Consumers Credit Union announces 2016 Consumers Scholars Award winners
KALAMAZOO, MI (June 8, 2016) — Consumers Credit Union is pleased to announce the winners of our annual Consumers Scholars Program. “Consumers Scholars is a great way for Consumers employees to give back to student members who want to further their educations,” says Andrea Goodin, Consumers Scholars Chair. The program, which is funded primarily by Consumers employee’s donating their personal funds towards the scholarships as well as a percentage that comes from coin machines, located in select Consumers offices.
This year Consumers awarded 20 graduating high school seniors $500 dollars and an iPad. Each scholar is evaluated with equal emphasis on their academic achievement, letters of recommendation, and an essay. This year the topic was, “If you could create a viral #Hashtag, what would it be?” Consumers will showcase the #hashtags from each winner throughout the year with #ConsumersScholar in tweets and instagrams.
Consumers Scholars were honored in a reception held at the credit union’s Stadium Drive corporate office in Kalamazoo. The 2016 Consumers Scholars recipients represent 12 different districts in the area. Please join us in congratulating this year’s scholars:
- (Christian) Teddy Bolin of Holland High School will be attending the University of Michigan.
- Amanda Reijonen of Gull Lake High School will be attending Western Michigan University.
- Austin Jacks of Mattawan High School will be attending Butler University.
- Bryce Anderson of Plainwell High School will be attending Western Michigan University.
- Conor Handlogten of Portage Northern High School will be attending the University of Michigan.
- Emily Wallace of West Ottawa High School will be attending Taylor University.
- Isabella Cowles of Loy Norix High School will be attending Butler University.
- Josephine Fiore of Loy Norix High School will be attending Michigan Technological University.
- Kaylynn Ruger of Vicksburg High School will be attending Indiana Wesleyan University.
- Kento Kirakawa of Portage Central High School will be attending Kalamazoo College.
- Lauren Grainger of Mattawan High School will be attending Michigan State University.
- Madissen Kozel of Bangor High School will be attending Grand Valley State University.
- Mark Freyhof of Hamilton High School will be attending University of Nebraska.
- Nicholas Minor of Mattawan High School will be attending Grand Valley State University.
- Paige O’Connor of Gull Lake High School will be attending Bowdoin College.
- Rex Dopp of South Haven High School will be attending Earlham College.
- Riley Compagner of Mattawan High School will be attending Michigan State University.
- Sophia Cucci of Mattawan High School will be attending the University of Michigan.
- Sydney Rivera Prince of Holland High School will be attending the University of Southern California.
- Thomas Lyon of South Haven High School will be attending Michigan State University.
Over 100 scholarships have been awarded since the start of the scholarship program, over 20 years ago, giving the opportunity for Consumers to help young adults achieve their dreams of attending college.
About Consumers Credit Union
Headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Consumers Credit Union is a full-service financial institution and a leader in digital banking technology, mortgages and business lending. Consumers has more than $2 billion in assets and has averaged 18 percent annual growth for more than 35 years. Locally owned since 1951, Consumers serves more than 131,000 individuals and businesses through 26 offices located in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Grand Rapids, Coldwater, Lansing and up the Lakeshore, with member access to 30,000+ free CO-OP Network ATMs nationwide. For details, visit ConsumersCU.org. Editors, please refer to Consumers Credit Union in short as Consumers, rather than CCU. Thank you!
