WOODBURY, Minn. - United Educators Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its annual academic scholarship awards.
Carrie Warren of Coon Rapids has been awarded the $2,000 Educator Scholarship. Warren is currently an AVID tutor at Champlin Park High School. Warren holds a Bachelors Degree in American Indian Studies from Augsburg College, and will use the award to complete her K-12 special education teaching licensure and her Masters Degree in Education.
Mia Jackman of St. Paul received the $1,500 Education Major Scholarship Award. Jackman is currently a Junior at Hamline University in St. Paul, co-majoring in Education and Social Justice.
Three high school students received $1,000 scholarships: David Chatelaine of Owatonna, Rachel Huset of Wyoming, and Kathryn Uphus of Maplewood.
The United Educators Foundation Scholarship Award program, held annually, is open to United Educators Credit Union members, their families, and those pursuing degrees in education. Collectively the foundation awarded $6,500 in scholarships this year. The 2014 Selection Committee members included: Al Grandt - United Educators Credit Union and Foundation Board member, Dolly Buettner - Credit Union Supervisory Committee Chair, Rodney Rowe - Education Minnesota Secretary-Treasurer, Ramona Springis-Doss, UECU Board Member and teacher at Eagan High School, and Andrea Molnau, United Educators Credit Union Vice President of Marketing and Foundation Board Secretary.
The United Educators Foundation was established in 2008 to generate and provide contributive funding and resources that advance educational initiatives and support charitable causes within the educational communities United Educators Credit Union cooperative serves.
United Educators Credit Union was established in 1957, providing a full line of financial services to the Minnesota education community, their families, and those who support education by being a part of the United Educators Foundation. The credit union currently operates branch locations in Apple Valley, Coon Rapids, Eden Prairie, St. Louis Park, and Woodbury.
