Kennametal Foundation announces 2017 Scholarship winners

The Kennametal Foundation, Latrobe, Pa., has announced the winners of its 2017 Kennametal Foundation Scholarship Program in partnership with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Each winner receives a scholarship award renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study that they can use at a regionally accredited U.S. college or university.

The 2017 winners are:

• Amy Cook, Penn Trafford High School, Harrison, City, Pa.
• Nicole Marie Lakovic, McKeesport Area Senior High School, McKeesport, Pa.
• Yizhe Liu, Greater Latrobe High School, Latrobe, Pa.
• Jarod Lowe, Cottonwood High School, Cottonwood, Ala.

The Kennametal Foundation partners with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation to administer and review applications for the scholarship program. Selections are evaluated on academic records, qualities of leadership, extracurricular activities, PSAT/NMSQT scores, and school recommendations.