The Butler County Housing Authority on Wednesday awarded seven post-secondary education scholarships.

The awards are given to applicants participating in authority’s Section 8 program or living in authority property.

The authority gave out $6,500 this year in the scholarships.

Jordan Apodaca, Alecia Norfleet, Kimberly Rape, and Kimberly Maire are recipients enrolled at Slippery Rock University.

Other recipients included Dawn Dermond and Richard Mannas, who are both enrolled at Butler County Community College, and Thomas Schulte, who is pursuing an online business degree.

A selection committee chose the recipients based on essays, recommendations, extracurricular activity, and the students’ QPA.

It is the 19th year the authority has presented the annual scholarships. The authority has given out nearly $100,000 during that time.