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Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union awards $10,000 in scholarships to high school students
DALEVILLE, AL (July 2, 2014) — Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union (AACFCU) is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 scholarship, recently renamed the Jim H. Mitchell Scholarship. Scholarship winners competed against nearly 100 other applicants from AACFCU’s service area and scored as the top ten candidates. Applicants were judged on academic achievement, extra-curricular activities and essay responses.
“We were extremely impressed with the high caliber of students that applied,” said Lisa Hales, AACFCU vice president of marketing. “We are very proud to help these students further their education.”
Scholarship winners are as follows:
Olani Borders, Enterprise, Ala.: Graduate of Enterprise High School attending the University of Alabama
Charles Foy, Niceville, Fla.: Graduate of Niceville High School attending the University of West Florida
Alexander Fries, Dothan, Ala.: Graduate of Dothan High School attending the University of Alabama
Cecilia Hughes, Geneva, Ala.: Graduate of Geneva High School attending Auburn University
Sarah McGhee, Enterprise, Ala.: Graduate of Enterprise High School attending Samford University
Christopher Mock, Samson, Ala.: Graduate of Samson High School attending the University of Alabama
Katherine Obrion, Enterprise, Ala.: Graduate of Enterprise High School attending Troy University
Meridith Schmieder, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.: Graduate of Fort Walton Beach High School attending the University of Florida
Hayley Sherman, Mobile, Ala.: Graduate of Baker High School attending the University of Alabama
Kimberly Spillers, Enterprise, Ala.: Graduate of Enterprise High School attending Troy University
Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union offers ten $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors each spring. A student must be a member of AACFCU to be eligible to apply. Information for the 2015 Jim H. Mitchell Scholarship will be available at www.aacfcu.com in the fall.
About AACFCU:
Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union was founded 47 years ago by seven soldiers at Fort Rucker, Ala. on the principles of the “Credit Union Movement.” Today, AACFCU serves more than 120,000 members worldwide with 19 branches throughout Southeast Alabama, Florida’s Emerald Coast and the Mobile Bay Area. For more information, visit www.aacfcu.com.