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Greater Nevada awards $58,000 in scholarships to 29 students

GNCU celebrates 19 years of scholarship program for members totaling more than $430,000

CARSON CITY, NV (June 6, 2019) — Since 2000, Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU) has been proud to help more than 320 students pursue their education by awarding more than $430,000 in scholarships.

This year, GNCU received 125 applications and selected 29 winners to receive $2,000 each. The winners were selected from communities throughout Nevada and will attend the University of Nevada, Reno; Boise State University; Arizona State University; University of Vermont; and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, just to name a few.

The annual program is available to GNCU members and their families. Scholarship winners are selected based on financial need, academic performance, community involvement and educational and professional goals. The scholarships can be used for tuition, course registration, special classes or laboratory fees, room and board, textbooks and class materials.

To learn more about Greater Nevada Credit Union and its annual scholarship program, visit gncu.org or call (775) 882-2060.

L-R: At the Carson High School scholarship ceremony, Greater Nevada CU scholarship recipients Nura Tung, Cindi Redus, Greater Nevada CU’s Julie Slocum holds certificate for Aadra Reed (not pictured), Karla Torres, and Maritza Filson.


About Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU)

Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU) is headquartered in Carson City, Nevada and has been helping Nevadans with their financial needs for the past 75 years. The credit union serves more than 88,000 consumers and small businesses and has $1.76 billion in assets. GNCU’s subsidiaries include Greater Nevada Mortgage, Greater Commercial Lending and Greater Nevada Insurance. GNCU is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and has been consistently recognized as a Best Financial Institution in many of its service areas and as a top employer by the Reno/Tahoe Best Places to Work Awards. GNCU is also the title sponsor of Greater Nevada Field in Reno. For more information, call (800) 421-6674 or visit www.gncu.org.

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