PES Scholarship Supporter – John W. Estey Outstanding Scholar

This program is supported by donations to the IEEE Foundation PES Scholarship Plus Fund. The S&C Foundation created an endowed fund to support the establishment of the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative John W. Estey Outstanding Scholar Award. John W. Estey is past CEO of the S&C Electric Company and past IEEE PES President.

The IEEE PES John W. Estey Outstanding Scholar Award is given annually to the top PES Scholar recipient in each Region 1-7.

• Up to 7 awards will be presented, one for each Region 1-7; no ties are possible.
• $6,000 US for education expenses (tuition, books, student fees, etc.); the funds are paid directly to the recipient’s school
• IEEE and IEEE PES Student Membership for the upcoming year
• Up to $1,000 US in travel honorarium to attend a PES Flagship Conference – PES General Meeting, PES Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exposition, PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition.
• Plaque

The 2025/26 John W. Estey Outstanding Scholars are listed below:

Region 1 – Orion DeLisle, Clarkson University
• Region 2 – Matthew Nawn, Villanova University
• Region 3 – Eric Sisson, Mississippi State University
• Region 4 – Ryan Flaskamp, Iowa State University of Science and Technology
• Region 5 – Olivia O’Reilly, Wichita State University
• Region 6 – Jesse Hofer, California State Polytechnic University
• Region 7 – Dorothy Ma, McGill University