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.