OSWEGO, IL (June 27, 2025) |
Earthmover Credit Union (ECU) awarded four Teen Investment Program (T.I.P.) College Scholarships totaling $4,000 to four local high school students. The tiered scholarships (first place: $2,000, second place: $1,000, third place: $500 and fourth place: $500) were awarded to the following students. The winners were based on outstanding academics and an essay about what financial literacy means to them.
This year’s winners are:
First place: Owen Miller, Aurora: University of Iowa, mechanical engineering
Second place: Aidan Qitaku, Montgomery: Iowa State University, architecture
Third place: Thomas O’Driscoll, Aurora: University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, civic engineering
Fourth place: Rich Meszaros, St. Charles: Michigan Technological University, construction management
ECU is a not-for-profit full-service banking institution that has been serving its members for over 60 years. Membership is available to anyone living or working in one of the following counties: Kendall, Kane, DuPage, Will, LaSalle, DeKalb and Grundy. As a not-for-profit organization, Earthmover returns its earnings to its members through lower loan rates, higher savings rates, lower fees and more. ECU currently provides banking services to over 30,000 members at its six branch offices, located in Yorkville, Montgomery, Oswego, Aurora and North Aurora, as well as a student-run branch in the Oswego High School. For more information, please contact ECU at 630-844-4950 or log onto www.earthmovercu.com.
