Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced the recipients of its 2020 Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced the recipients of its 2020 Bright Futures Scholarship Program. In Gurnee, a college scholarship was awarded to Christopher Nelson, a senior at Warren Township High School and the son of Lisa Mulvaney-Nelson and Michael Nelson. He plans to attend Fordham University.

Students were selected based on academic achievement, leadership, work experience and involvement in extracurricular activities.

"We are proud to present Christopher with a Bright Futures college scholarship in recognition of his academic accomplishments," said Jenny Lewis, vice president of the Kimberly-Clark Foundation. "We are pleased to support him as he pursues his studies in higher education, and we wish him continued success."

Marking its 28th year, the Bright Futures program is administered by the Kimberly-Clark Foundation and awards college scholarships to children of Kimberly-Clark employees across North America.

Each scholarship is worth up to $20,000 ($5,000 per year for up to four years) for full-time students studying at accredited colleges and universities. This year, scholarships totaling $900,000 were awarded to 45 students across the United States and Canada. Since its inception, the program has granted nearly $44 million in scholarships to more than 2,200 students.

This year's awardees will attend top colleges and universities such as Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, Fordham University, the University of Georgia and the University of Wisconsin. Past scholarship recipients have gone on to pursue successful careers in medicine, education, the armed forces and engineering.