Credit Union Awards $12,500 in Scholarships
April 18, 2014
DALTON, GA - Georgia United Credit Union is excited to announce the winners of their 2014 scholarship programs.� A total of $12,500 was awarded and disbursed to thirteen high school seniors through the Vernon E. Carne Scholarship program and the Archbishop John F. Donoghue Catholic Scholarship program.�This is the 20th�year that Georgia United has given the Vernon E. Carne Scholarship and the 7th�year for the John F. Donoghue Catholic Scholarship. A total of approximately $142,500 has been awarded to high school seniors during the tenure of both programs.� Recipients are chosen based on an essay competition with consideration given to academic accomplishments, leadership and participation in both school and community activities.� The top winners for 2014 were Colin Humble of George Walton Comprehensive High School and Joseph Long of Loganville High School, respectively.����
Whitfield County also had a Georgia United Scholarship Recipient this year: Robert Braden Howard of Northwest Whitfield High School in Tunnel Hill.�Already accepted at Southern Polytechnic State University, Braden is a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society, a member of the Drama Club and plays trombone in NWWHSs Marching Band.� A member of the schools Wrestling and Tennis teams through his Junior year, Braden is also a peer tutor in Math. He is the son of Brian and Jennifer Howard of Cohutta.