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Cobb Hill Construction, Inc. awards Place, Roemer and MacKinnon $500 scholarships

Cobb Hill Construction, Inc. has selected three recipients for its annual scholarship program. The selected graduated seniors, one from Concord High School, one from Bow High School, and one from Bishop Brady High School each received a $500 scholarship. The recipients include: Brandon Place from Concord High who will be studying Architecture at Norwich University; Gregory Roemer from Bow High who will be studying Construction Management at the University of Maine; and Ian MacKinnon from Bishop Brady High who will be studying Civil Engineering at Clarkson University. For eleven years, Cobb Hill Const. has been dedicated to promoting careers in the construction, engineering, and architectural fields. To that end, Cobb Hill annually awards up to $2,000 in scholarships to deserving area high school seniors. "All three graduating seniors were selected above all other applicants as a result of their demonstrated high ethics and dedication to furthering their careers in the construction and engineering fields," said Jerry Kingwill, president of Cobb Hill. "Our industry needs young people of this caliber to make a career of building better and more energy efficient buildings to improve the future for all of us."
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