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A+ Federal Credit Union awards $50,000 in scholarships to 25 Austin area high school and college students
AUSTIN, TX (April 20, 2015) — The A+ Federal Credit Union (A+FCU) Board of Directors awarded $50,000 in scholarships to 25 Austin area high school and college students.
Each student received $2,000 to help with educational expenses. The winners were selected for their outstanding academic achievement, as well as for their community involvement. This year’s winners represent a myriad of area school districts, including Austin, Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Georgetown, Hays, Leader, Liberty Hill, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos and Thrall, as well as five different universities. Recipients are:
2015 High School Students
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Districts |
Recipients |
School |
Major |
|
AISD |
Veronica Marie Espinosa |
Akins HS |
Music Education |
|
Kendrick Orion Painter |
Akins HS |
Music Education |
|
|
Caroline Young |
Anderson HS |
Biomedical Engineering |
|
|
Christopher Garcia |
Austin HS |
Civil Engineering |
|
|
Bastrop ISD |
Oscar Udave |
Cedar Creek HS |
Chemical Engineering |
|
Blanco ISD |
Abbie Culton |
Blanco HS |
Nursing |
|
Burnet CISD |
Megan Chambers |
Burnet HS |
Theatre |
|
Georgetown ISD |
Hannah Lindsey |
East View HS |
Elementary Education |
|
Hays CISD |
Holly Hogsett |
Hays HS |
Elementary Education |
|
Leander ISD |
Patrick Bauer |
Vista Ridge HS |
Architecture |
|
Mackenzie Dunnehoo |
Vista Ridge HS |
Business |
|
|
Liberty Hills ISD |
Logan Hageman |
Liberty Hill HS |
Chemical Engineering |
|
Pflugerville ISD |
Esther Lee |
Connally HS |
Elementary Education |
|
Keelie Brydson |
Hendrickson HS |
Biomedical Science |
|
|
RRISD |
Kristen Nicole Runyen |
Cedar Ridge HS |
History/Secondary Education |
|
San Marcos ISD |
Jacob McGee |
San Marcos HS |
Pre-Medical |
|
Alexandria Reyes |
San Marcos HS |
Kinesiology |
|
|
Thrall ISD |
Kelsey Faykus |
Thrall HS |
Biology/Education Minor |
|
Colten Heine |
Thrall HS |
Education |
|
|
Kameron Hooker |
Thrall HS |
Elementary Education |
2015 Collegiate Students
|
Recipients |
College |
Major |
|
Dana Phillips |
Concordia Portland |
Secondary Education |
|
Katie Stewart |
Lubbock Christian University |
Elementary Education |
|
Amber West |
St. Edwards University |
Special Education |
|
Lila Gomez |
University Autonomous of Madrid |
Education |
|
Maria Cristina Lopez |
University of Texas-Austin |
Education |
The A+FCU Scholarship Program is one of the many ways the Credit Union supports students across the Central Texas area in reaching their academic goals. The Credit Union also provides numerous financial education programs and resources aimed at helping students achieve a successful financial future. For more information on these educational programs, visit aplusfcu.org.
A+ Federal Credit Union has 19 Austin area locations, over $1 Billion in assets, and more than 120,000 members that include not only educators, students, and their families, but other members of the community as well. To find out more, visit the website at aplusfcu.org.