SCHOLARSHIPS

Community Credit Union, Plano, Texas, in conjunction with 18 area communities, has awarded $27,000 in scholarships to 27 high school seniors in the Greater Dallas area. Winners were chosen based on their level of need, scholastic accomplishments and community involvement. Each recipient receives a $1,000 scholarship and is recognized at both their school awards ceremony and their community's city council meeting. CCU has $752 million in assets and serves more than 145,000 members. Como Northtown Community Credit Union, St. Paul, Minn., has awarded a total of $5,000 in scholarships to seven students through its Annual Scholarship Fund. To be eligible members had to complete a resume and write an essay about the ways members will be served by credit unions in the new millennium. Award amounts ranging from $700-$1,200 were presented to the following recipients: Tim Poeschl, Kelly Ligday, Keriann Prokop, Ann Cooper, Peter Farrell, Lucas Jannett and Kathryn Keller. First Financial of Maryland FCU, Lutherville, has awarded $5,000 scholarships to five graduating high school seniors. Criteria for the award included academic achievement, community involvement, school activity, financial need, and membership in the credit union. The five award recipients are Jessica Seidel, Perry Hall High School; Peter Goldwine, Perry Hall High School; Carrie Cantwell, Hereford High School; Mary Kara Flanigan, Maryvale Preparatory School; and Julia Kimani, Notre Dame Preparatory School.