Georgia Federal Credit Union, Duluth, Ga., announced therecipients of the 14th annual Vernon E. Carne scholarship. A totalof $10,000 in scholarships is awarded to 11 high school seniors inhonor of the founder of Georgia FCU. The selection criterionincludes individual essays on how teens can personally benefit andachieve their goals by participating in credit union membership,academic achievement and community involvement. The first place$3,000 scholarship recipient was Winnie Markey who attends ForsythCentral High School. Markey was accepted to Polytechnic Universitywhere she plans to major in architecture.

GFA Federal Credit Union, Gardner, Mass., awarded its firstannual David Jacques Memorial Scholarship to Jenna LeMieux ofPhillipston, Mass. LeMieux is a senior at Gardner High School andwill be pursuing a degree in nursing. The award will be givenannually to a local high school senior who embodies the cooperativeand community ideals held by David Jacques. Jacques is a long-timeadviser to GFA and served as a board member for over 25 years andalso served as chairman of the board. Funds for the scholarshipwere raised through GFA's annual community and member appreciationday as well as other community events and employee donations.

Charter Oak Federal Credit Union, Groton, Conn., announced its2008 Scholarship winners at its 69th annual meeting. The first setof scholarships were presented to the recipients of the Charter OakFederal Credit Union scholarship. The scholarship awards $2,000 toeach recipient. The winners were: Weijing Liu, Ashley Welch, TaylorLynch, Curtis Tripp and Jessica Marie Malboeuf. Charter Oak alsoawarded two scholarships that were in memory of two employees. TheLouise Jackson community outreach scholarship was awarded toShaniqua Walton. The LuAnn Dugas memorial scholarship was awardedto Dugas' son Charles Dugas and was presented by her husband TomDugas. Charter Oak received over 150 applications from variouslocal high schools.

El Paso Employees Federal Credit Union, El Paso, Texas, awardeda total of $211,000 in scholarships to high school seniors andundergraduate students. At its annual meeting El Paso awarded$20,000 in scholarships to eight high school seniors and sixundergraduate students. Adrian Miranda from Silva Magnet HighSchool and Annai Escobedo from Clint High School received $4,000scholarships. High school graduates Cody Logsdon, Sonia Bernal,Jesus Madrid, Annette Valdiviezo, Ymaliz Hernandez and JeanetteSanchez each received $1,000 scholarships. Undergraduate studentsRebecca Arellano, Justine Logsdon, Ernesto Gutierrez, JoseLanderos, Veronica Hernandez and Mauricio Lara each received $1,000scholarships toward completing their degrees.

Arsenal Credit Union, St. Louis, awarded scholarships to fourcollege-bound students. Meghan Lenhardt, Michelle McAtee, ColleenCarter and Amanda Hancock. Each were awarded a scholarship based onacademic achievements, extracurricular activities and communityinvolvement. Lenhardt received a $1,000 scholarship and will attendMissouri State University to pursue biology. McAtee received a$1,000 scholarship and will attend Truman State University to studyhistory. Carter received a $500 scholarship and will attend theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia to pursue a degree in biology andpre-med. Hancock received a $500 scholarship and will attend theUniversity of Arkansas to study economics and finance.

DuPont Fibers Federal Credit Union, Richmond, Va., awarded two$2,500 Ruby A. Robinson scholarships. The two recipients areKatherine Kraft and Tom Fisher. Kraft attends Henrico High Schooland will be attending the University of Virginia, where she willstudy international business. Fisher attends the Maggie L. WalkerGovernor's School and will be attending the College of William andMary where he will study economics. The Ruby A. Robinsonscholarship is designed to commemorate the 30 years Robinsondedicated to the credit union as one of its first employees. DuPontFibers has awarded a total of $109,000 since the program started in1993.

Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, Phoenix, awarded its grandprize 2008 community scholarship award to Kayleena Tejada, ahome-schooled student. Tejada received $10,000 and is the firsthome-schooled student winner in history of the scholarship program.The program started four years ago and each year offersscholarships to students in Maricopa, Pinal and Gila counties.Tejada was awarded the grand prize based on her scholasticachievements and work in serving her community through Athletes inAction, public youth education programs, city clean-up programs andhomeless food service programs. Scholarship applicants were askedto complete 100 or more hours of community service between June2007 and February 2008 in addition to achieving scholasticexcellence and being a member of Desert Schools for at least sixmonths. A total of $20,000 was awarded to seven local students.Other scholarship recipients include: Erin O'Brien, $5,000, fromMesa High School; Jennifer Herrera, $1,000, Gateway Early CollegeHigh; Justin Yeh, $1,000; Mesquite High School; Kristin Simione,$1,000, Foothills Academy College Preparatory; Ranique Rodriguez,$1,000, Marcos de Niza High; Tara Johnson, $1,000, Higley High.