LIVONIA, MI (March 25, 2013) – Co-op Services recently awarded a total of $14,000 in scholarships to seven 2013 graduating high school seniors in metro Detroit. The credit union’s scholarship program, now in its 19th year, was established to honor longtime Co-op Services’ volunteers and to recognize outstanding students. The credit union has awarded more than $180,000 in scholarship funds since the program began.
Scholarship recipients and their parents were honored this month at Co-op Services annual meeting which featured the theme of “Through the eyes of our members.”
“Every decision our credit union makes, including this scholarship program, is focused on what benefits the greater good of our membership,” said Lisa Fawcett, vice president of marketing for Co-op Services. “These scholarships recognize and help ensure the dreams of outstanding students, who are also our credit union members.”
Co-op Services Credit Union’s 2013 scholarship recipients include:
- Afton DeWyse, Franklin High School, Livonia – $4,000 Al Williams Scholarship
- Andrew Campbell, Franklin High School, Livonia – $4,000 Harlan Richardson Scholarship
- Brianne Victoria Recker, Walled Lake Northern High School, Commerce – $3,000 Dutch Farr Scholarship
- Sarah Noble, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Wyandotte – $1,000 Mark Stroebel Scholarship
- Jennifer Boulier, Winston Churchill High School, Livonia - $1,000 Margaret Kremer-Hehman Scholarship
- Mariah Laird, Romulus High School, Romulus - $500 William Allen Scholarship
- Angela Marie Williams, Renaissance High School, Detroit – $500 James Cullimore Scholarship
Beginning in November 2013, applications and details about the 2014 scholarship awards will be available on Co-op Services Credit Union’s website, www.cscu.org.
Headquartered in Livonia, Co-op Services Credit Union has more than 49,000 members and maintains eight full-service branch offices in metro Detroit. Members also have access to more than 6,800 credit union service centers and nearly 30,000 ATMs nationwide. Member deposits are insured to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. government agency. For more information about Co-op Services, visit the credit union web site at www.cscu.org or call 800.321.8570.