Catholic Vantage Financial Awards 12 Scholarships to Area Students

Plymouth, Mich. (April 29, 2019) When Catholic Vantage Financial (CVF) invited members to apply for the credit union’s 2019 scholarship program, the plan was to award 10 scholarships. Because of the outstanding response to this year’s scholarship program, CVF’s volunteer board of directors voted to increase the total number of scholarships to 12.

The winning students and their families were recognized at CVF’s Annual Membership meeting in March.

Eight scholarships in the amount of $500 each were awarded to help cover tuition for students attending Catholic schools, with four scholarships for youth in elementary school and four in high school. 

Elementary school recipients include:

Matthew Conely, South Lyon, Spiritus Sanctus

Elizabeth Henderson, Canton, Our Lady of Good Counsel

Ariana Medel, South Lyon, Our Lady of Victory

Daniel Spears, Plymouth, Our Lady of Good Counsel.

High school recipients are:

Dominic Maccani, Livonia, Divine Child High School

Kelly Mahoney, Canton, Mercy High School

Isabella Merucci, South Lyon, Mercy High School

Joshua Mohlman, Livonia, Catholic Central High School

In addition, four college scholarships of $1,000 each were awarded to 2019 high school graduating seniors from private or public high schools. Along with completing an online application, each student was required to submit a short essay about their understanding of financial matters.

The winners include:

Rebecca Damuth, Redford, Grand Valley State University

Agnes Mathew, Livonia, University of Michigan

Camryn Murphy, Livonia, Schoolcraft College

Trenton Zylinski, Canton, Michigan State University

“Catholic Vantage Financial has a long standing commitment to financial literacy and to helping students and their families who live their faith every day,” said Emma Teller, vice president of operations. “We are honored to be able to help these students further their education and build a solid foundation for the future.”

Catholic Vantage Financial is considered Michigan’s leading and most well respected Catholic Federal Credit Union. In addition to the credit union’s offices, ATMs and extensive online services, members have access to more than 5,000 shared branches and nearly 30,000 ATMs nationwide. Member deposits are insured to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. government agency. For more information and to learn how you can join, call 734-432-0212 or visit www.mycvf.org.