SCHOLARSHIPS

Community Credit Union, Plano, Texas, has in conjunction with the city of Plano, awarded the Paul L. Standberry Memorial Scholarship to Starlett Carter and Paymon Bagheri. Scholarship recipients are awarded $500 per semester during their first year of college to assist with expenses. In addition, CCU has raised $25,105.16 for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica program. The total donation was a result of several programs including Tennis Shoes Sale and Blue Jeans for Babies. CCU was named the Top New Team for the fund raising effort and among all teams in the 100-499 employee division,the credit union took first place for its T-shirt design. CCU has $752 million in assets and serves over 145,000 members. Dearborn Federal Credit Union, Mich., has announced that Joseph Tracz of Northville, Jennifer Somand of Bloomfield and Aditi Saxena of Livonia are the recipients of the Founder's Scholarship. Applicants were chosen based on their extra-curricular and community service activities, grade point average and an original essay focusing on the theme "Who in your life has most demonstrated the credit union philosophy of `people helping people'." Tracz and Somand have been awarded $1,500 that is renewable up to four years based on continued academic achievement. Sazena has received a one-time $500 scholarship. California Credit Union League, CUNA Mutual Group and the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation, an educational and philanthropic organization, have awarded $38,700 in scholarships to help credit union professionals attend Western CUNA Management School. The awards will help 44 credit union professionals from 10 western states attend the intensive training program for credit union executives, managers and supervisors. Foundation scholarships vary in size based in part on students' need, educational level and the sized of their credit union. Western Division Credit Union, Williamsville, N.Y., has awarded six $500 scholarships to high school seniors. Applicants were judged on academic performance, extracurricular activities, community service, leadership positions, honors and awards. The scholarship winners are Alicia Sim, Frontier Central; Kathryn Crocker, LaSalle Senior High School; Benjamin Ahlstrom, Dunkirk Senior High School; Sean Dixon, City Honors; Amanda Alessi, Immaculata Academy; and Nicole Barone, Kenmore West High School.