By Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union cares about the education of our young members and has awarded six $2,000 scholarships. The Fort Campbell Federal Scholarship Program was established to help student members pursue a post-secondary education toward an undergraduate or associates degree or trade certification.
Congratulations to this year’s Fort Campbell Federal Scholarship Program winners: La Nyrah Catherine White from Fort Campbell High School will be attending Spelman College for Biology – Pre-Medicine; Nicole DiMatties from Heritage Christian Academy will be attending Western Kentucky University for Agriculture – Animal Science; Maria Lafferty from Northwest High School will be attending Tusculum College for International Business; Carter Scott Jackson from Clarksville High School will be attending Austin Peay State University for Computer Science; Drew Reynolds from West Creek High School will be attending Austin Peay State University for Engineering; and Heaven Santos from West Creek High School will be attending Austin Peay State University for Accounting.
Fort Campbell Federal is extremely proud of this year’s scholarship winners. These graduating high school seniors had to meet certain criteria to be considered for this scholarship. The criteria include a Grade Point average of at least 2.0 on a 4-point scale, being the primary Credit Union account holder of an account that is in good standing, and becoming full-time students at an accredited college, university, community college or technical school. Every applicant also had to submit an essay on the topic “Two ideas on ways to promote financial services to your generation”. These winners worked hard to win this scholarship and Fort Campbell Federal is happy to be a part of their very bright future.
For details about the 2015 scholarships, visit www.fortcampbellfederal.org at the beginning of the year.