Shell Federal Credit Union Awards Scholarships
June 22, 2016
DEER PARK, TX (June 21, 2016) Shell Federal Credit Union extends the John Garrison Scholarship Award to graduating high school seniors each year. Recipients are selected based upon academic performance, communal involvement, extracurricular activities, and response to the application essay. The topic for this year"s essay asked applicants to explain the difference between a bank and a credit union, as well as why a young adult would use a credit union over a bank for their financial needs.
More than 70 applications were submitted for the John Garrison Scholarship this year from 29 different high schools throughout Harris County. Ten deserving high school seniors were selected as recipients for the 2016 John Garrison Scholarship award; each of the ten students will be awarded $2,500 to the college, university or vocational-technical school of choice. Below is a list of the 2016 selected scholarship recipients and the college of their choice for Fall 2016.
Hannah Jones of Clear Horizons Early College High School: Texas A&M University.
Miguel Serrano of La Porte High School: University of Texas-Austin.
Navya Sankoorikkal of Cypress Woods High School: Brown University.
Ashlyn Campo of Deer Park High School: Blinn College.
Trevor Ruffaner of Clear Horizons Early College High School: Lamar University.
Lacia Engels of Deer Park High School: Texas A&M University.
Lauren Taylor of Deer Park High School: Texas A&M University.
Candice Johnson of Deer Park High School: Texas A&M University.
Montserrat Tijerina of Pasadena Memorial High School: University of Chicago.
Shalini Lakshmi of Alvin High School: University of Houston.
Since 2000, Shell Federal Credit Union has awarded 98 students with the John Garrison Scholarship award totaling $237,500. The John Garrison Scholarship was established in memory of John Garrison, a dedicated volunteer Board Member of over 50 years. His vision and volunteer spirit is still an inspiration for us all. Our hope is that applicants will embrace that same spirit and carry it forward into their careers and volunteerism.