First Community CU Awarding $40,000 in Scholarships This Year

Jamestown, ND - First Community Credit Union’s Board of Directors has once again awarded scholarships to first year college students from its membership. 17 graduating seniors from around the state will be receiving college scholarships. This year, FCCU will fund $40,000 in scholarships to members of the credit union, including multi-year scholarships.

We are honored to provide nine multi-year $1,000 scholarships to the following students to use toward their college academia:  Cole Ketterling and Michael Fettig of Wishek, Garrett Scheel of Dilworth, MN, Jake Rames of Glyndon, MN,Hannah Anderson of Milnor, Alyx Schmitz of Oakes, Dawson Rouse of Bismarck, Taylar Kloster of Fairmount, and David Fehr of Wahpeton.

An additional eight single-year $1,000 scholarships were given to:  Lakin Mauch of Mooreton, Tanner Carlson of Baldwin, Mya Steinwehr of Hankinson, Erin Freeland of Mayville, Shelby Roney of Oakes, Birgen Black of Bismarck, Morgan Ziesch of Pettibone, and Caitlyn Ell of Wilton.

Over the past 21 years, FCCU has provided more than $185,000 in college scholarships. The Board of Directors recognizes the importance of young people getting a good education and wants to encourage them to do their best. FCCU continues to do its part in providing incentives to help students reach their full potential. In recent years, the Credit Union donated $1 million into a scholarship foundation to provide additional scholarship dollars to graduating high school students.

“FCCU would like to extend our congratulations to the winners of the 2017 First Community Credit Union Scholarship Foundation Program. Best of luck to all our graduates this year,” said Steve Schmitz, CEO of First Community Credit Union.

During its 78 year history, First Community Credit Union has grown to be North Dakota’s largest credit union with 150 employees and 15 branches whose field of membership covers approximately one third of the state. As a credit union, FCCU is owned by its members. This is different than other financial institutions which are owned by a select group of stockholders. The Credit Union’s profits are returned to the members in the form of better services, accounts, and favorable rates on savings and loans.