Credit Union Awards $8,000 in Scholarships

July 16, 2014
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vermontBurlington, VT. Vermont Federal Credit Union is excited to provide four, $2,000 scholarships in 2014. Scholarships were awarded to graduating high school seniors, Emma Griesser and Jillian Villeneuve, as well as Kayleigh Ehler-Vock and Christopher Hango who are currently enrolled in higher education. Emma Griesser graduated in June from Champlain Valley Union High School. This fall, Emma will be studying Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Jillian Villeneuve is a recent graduate of Milton Junior/Senior High School and has been accepted to Boston College where she will study Biology with a pre-med focus in the fall. Kayleigh Ehler-Vock is currently attending the University of Vermont in pursuit of her Bachelors Degree in Nursing. Kayleigh is a graduate of South Burlington High School class of 2012. Christopher Hango is currently pursuing his Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering and Music at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Christopher graduated from Richford Junior/Senior High School in 2011. Recipients were selected by a volunteer Scholarship Committee and were chosen based on academic achievement, leadership activities, service to community, as well as responses to anessay question. Vermont Federal Credit Union would like to congratulate all scholarship recipients and wish them the best in their future endeavors. Vermont Federal is a $418 million-plus financial institution, with seven locations currently serving close to 36,000 members. Members are part of a cooperative, meaning they share ownership in the Credit Union and elect a volunteer Board of Directors. Vermont Federal Credit Union provides membership to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Chittenden, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Franklin, Washington, or Addison Counties in Vermont. Vermont Federal Credit Union is committed to providing support to the communities it serves and to make a decided difference in the lives of its members and other Vermonters.� For more information about Vermont Federal Credit Union, call (888) 252-0202, visit www.vermontfederal.org, or find us on Facebook.  
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