MT. PLEASANT, WI (May 17, 2018) — Educators Credit Union celebrated success and excellence at its 2018 scholarship recipient dinners in Janesville and Milwaukee.
Educators awarded our 2018 scholarship to 35 graduating seniors that attend schools throughout our 11-county service area. This is the largest group of scholarship winners in the history of this program. Each student will receive $2,000 to help pay for college.
In order to be awarded a scholarship, the students had to demonstrate one or more of Educators’ core values, attend a high school in our service area, be eligible to graduate at the end of the 2017-18 school year, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 by the end of the first semester, be accepted by an accredited college or technical school, and be the primary owner of an Educators Credit Union account.
“This is an amazing group of students,” said Educators’ Director of Community Engagement Victor Frasher. “Every year, we get hundreds of submissions from truly incredible people. It was hard for our Scholarship Committee to make a final selection, but we ended with 35 exceptional students who we believe are going on to do big things.”
These students certainly have big ambitions. At the ceremony, many announced their plans for the future. Some wanted to be biomedical engineers, and others wanted to be politicians. One student is going to school to become an astronaut, while another is going to Harvard in the hopes of becoming a neurologist.
Educators Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial institution serving more than 170,000 members. Educators membership is open to anyone who lives or works in Dane, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washington or Waukesha Counties.
For more information about Educators Credit Union, visit www.ecu.com.
2018 Scholarship Winners by County:
Jefferson County: Jenna Gaal, Lakeside Lutheran HS
Kenosha County: Willem Fellman, Bradford High School; Benjamin Hufendick, St. Joseph Catholic Academy; Madelyn Lacroix, LakeView Technology Academy; Alicia Lorta, Indian Trail HS; De’Andra Tucker, Bradford HS
Milwaukee County: Morgan Coleman, Rufus King HS; Martha Dix, Shorewood HS; Madison Gordon, West Allis Central HS; Jaime Litwin, St. Thomas HS; Olivia Nwachukwu, Rufus King HS; Zachary Schmidt, Burlington HS; Allison Spring, Case HS; Gabriela Ollmann, Oak Creek HS
Ozaukee County: Jenna Klos, Grafton HS
Racine County: Megan Heather, Burlington HS; Caila Rose Holsapple, Case HS; Emily Wentorf, St. Catherine’s HS; Pang Yia Xiong, Case HS
Rock County: Evan Bitter, Craig HS; Alexandra Burke, Milton HS; Erin Calkins, Craig HS; Kennedy Cox, Craig HS; Neil Garcia, Milton HS; Holly Gunnink, Milton HS; Max Kisting, Parker HS; Kaitlin Larson, Milton, HS; Cassandra Sala, Beloit Memorial HS; Nancy Suarez, Parker, HS
Walworth County: Julia Pulokas, Elkhorn HS; Lydia Wiley Deal, Whitewater HS
Waukesha County: Ava Barker, Brookfield East HS; Carolann Grzybowski, Brookfield East HS; Ethan Helfenstein, Kettle Moraine HS; Sophia Sun, Brookfield Central HS
Educators Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial institution committed to helping people make informed financial decisions through educating and advising. We are dedicated to consistently building relationships, providing affordable financial products, and helping those we serve achieve their financial goals. Educators is open to anyone who lives or works in southeastern Wisconsin. For more information, visit ecu.com.
Shannon Huot
262.321.3599
shuot@ecu.com.
