Credit Union Hosts Scholarship Presentation

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. Two $1,000 scholarship awards were presented by the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 155 at the Service Credit Unions Corporate Offices recently.

Sandra Poteet received the SMSgt William Sowers Scholarship which was presented by Service Credit Union Assistant Vice President of Member Services Richard Martell, retired Colonel and former Wing Commander of the 157^th Air Refueling Wing of the New Hampshire National Guard, and Anne Sowers, widow of Sowers. Poteet is the wife of TSgt. Justin Poteet. The award is given for continuing education. The CMSgt. David Eaton Scholarship was awarded to Dan P. Andrews, the son of SMSgt. John Andrews. The scholarship is given to a graduating high school senior for the first year of college. Andrews, who has moved to Wisconsin and will attend the University of Wisconsin, was not in attendance.� Chapter Member Al Caldwell accepted the award on behalf of Andrews from Martell, Chief Master Sergeant Brenda Blonigen, command chief of the 157^th Air Refueling Wing, and Eatons wife Nancy and daughter Brittany. "We are happy to be here at Service Credit Union and very fortunate to be able to present these scholarships, so relatives of our Chapter can benefit," says Dick Dolbec, president of the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 155. Also on hand for the presentations was Service Credit Union Credit Committee member Raymond Drapeau, who is the scholarship chairman of the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 155. "We are privileged to be able to host this fine event at our new Corporate Offices in Portsmouth where we have three community rooms for groups like the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 155 to use," says Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union. Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution, offering a wide range of financial products to its members.� With 42 branch locations including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full online banking services, Service Credit Union serves anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire (excluding Coos County), 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA., and all branches of the U.S. Military and Department of Defense employees and their families. With over $2.3 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has 24 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, and 17 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany. Photo: Sandra Poteet, middle, received the SMSgt William Sowers scholarship from Service Credit Union Assistant Vice President Richard Martell, right, and Sowers widow, Anne Sowers. The award is given by the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 155.