St. Louis Postal Credit Union, has named the Express ClubScholarship Contest winners. The credit union awarded a total of$2,400 this year for higher education. This year's two scholarshiprecipients are Jonathan Collum and Mike Puricelli. Winners wereselected based on their response to the following essay question:“What are your career goals and what do you plan on doing toachieve your career goals?” Pacific Resource Credit Union, LosAngeles, has announced this year's scholarship recipients.Scholarship selection is based on grades, overall school and/orcommunity contribution, leadership, and need. The top scholarshiprecipient, Amber Stevens, was presented a check for $2,000; ThomasFletcher received $1,500; and Helen Coupe was awarded $1,000.Augusta Metro Federal Credit Union, Ga., has named Amie E. Bryan,an Edmund Burke Academy senior, as its 2005 Scholarship recipient.AMFCU selected Bryan based on several factors including academics,community involvement, recommendations, financial need, and anessay. This is the first year that Augusta Metro FCU has offeredthe academic scholarship. Clearview Federal Credit Union,Charlotte, N.C., has announced local winners of the 2005 Ralph B.Canterbury Scholarship. Twins Amanda and Andrew Lathom were eachawarded scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to use toward theircollege education. This marks the sixth Annual Ralph B. CanterburyScholarship, presented in honor of Ralph B. Canterbury'soutstanding service and loyalty to the credit union during his 34year tenure. Applicants are judged based on a number of criteria,including: academic performance, community activities/involvement,a statement of personal goals and an essay on “What is a creditunion, anyway?” Jersey Shore Federal Credit Union, Northfield, hasnamed high school seniors Rebecca Lee Crema and Danielle Martelloas the recipients of its $500 Benson/Hunt Scholarship Awards. Theteens competed against a pool of high school senior credit unionmembers and both scored the highest points for their academicperformance, extracurricular and community activities. Raritan BayFederal Credit Union, Sayreville, N.J., has awarded Kyle DeLucca a$500 scholarship drawn on behalf of the Marion Lindson MemoriamScholarship Fund. John. T. Lindson has been awarding thisscholarship since 2000, in loving memory of his late wife, Marion.His desire is that the scholarship be given to an all-around,worthy South Amboy High School senior each spring. GHS FederalCredit Union, Binghamton, N.Y., has awarded its annual collegescholarship to Chenango Forks high school senior ZacharyVredenburgh. The $500 scholarship will help pay his expenses whenhe begins his freshman year at Cornell University this fall.Vredenburgh was selected based on his outstanding academic andextracurricular achievements. AEDC Federal Credit Union, Tullahoma,Tenn., has awarded $1,000 scholarships to 10 deserving MiddleTennessee students. For the third consecutive year, the AEDCFederal Credit Union Scholarship will help members who plan tocontinue their education at an accredited college, university,technical or trade school. Checks for the $1,000 non-recurringcredit union scholarship will be mailed to each student's school ofchoice. Port Washington Federal Credit Union, N.Y., has announcedthe winners of its 2005 scholarship program. Halsey Diakow, DeonGoodman and Stefanie Fertitta have each been awarded $500scholarships. The winners were chosen based on academicachievement, community involvement and essay responses. Co-opServices Credit Union, Livonia, Mich., has awarded scholarshipstotaling $11,000 to six lucky recipients. Since the scholarshipprogram began in 1995, Co-op Services Credit Union has awarded morethan $80,000 in scholarships to outstanding high school seniors whoare also members.

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