California Credit Union Announces Winners of Second Annual College Scholarship Program
June 6, 2006 - Posted in College Grant, Education News, ScholarshipCalifornia Credit Union is pleased to announce the winners of its second annual California Credit Union College Scholarship Program. In an awards ceremony on Saturday, June 3, the credit union awarded $1,000 college scholarships to 35 deserving students. Two of the winners are already California Credit Union members.
Begun in 2005 with 25 scholarships, the California Credit Union College Scholarship Program has been expanded by adding an additional 10 scholarships. In addition, for the first time continuing and graduating students at any of the nine Los Angeles Community Colleges now qualify for the program.
Congratulating the students, California Credit Union Board of Directors Chairman Dr. Francis Nakano noted, “We are proud to support these students in their pursuit of higher education and we wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.”
California Credit Union is proud to announce its 2006 scholarship recipients:
Los Angeles County High School Seniors
Emily Ambrose, Burbank High School
Marvin Arias, Manual Arts High School
Gelila Asnake, Westchester High School
Heather Bandy, Reseda Science Magnet High School
Susana Banuelos, El Rancho High School
Kimberly Burfiend, Venice High School
Sunny Cardona-Orellana, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School
Charles Carnow, Granada Hills Charter High School
Jorge Castro, Bellflower High School
Emily Chen, Cleveland High School
William Daly, Lancaster High School
Itzayana Garcia, Ganesha High School
Corey Huber, Burbank High School
Yevgeniy Ivanov, Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies
Nicole Lanz, Valencia High School
Brittany Meadows, Westchester High School
Hayk Minasyan, Burbank High School
Lisa Nguyen, Abraham Lincoln High School
Marisol Ornelas, Venice High School
Sabrina Oukil, Mira Costa High School
Simone Ovsey, Taft High School
Tina Patel, Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies
Lindsay Pineda, Belmont High School
Clayton Puckett, Washington Preparatory High School
Janet Rodriguez, John Glenn High School
Luis Ruiz, Bellflower High School
Eric Sanabria, King/Drew Magnet High School
John Schauerman, Loyola High School
Beletech Shiferaw, John Marshall High School
Marcus Stewart, Notre Dame High School
Los Angeles Community College Students
Cynthia Aguirre, East LA College
Mary Alfaro, Valley College
Kendrick Batiste, Trade Tech College
Rene Carbajal, West LA College
Kaneetria Parker, West LA College
Congratulations on all your achievements!
Since being chartered more than 75 years ago by a small group of Los Angeles teachers, the education-related community has built California Credit Union into a billion-dollar federally insured financial institution. California Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial services institution serving nearly 80,000 members with 9 convenient branch locations throughout Los Angeles County. With assets totaling more than $1 billion, California Credit Union is ranked among the top 100 credit unions in the nation. Membership is open to anyone in the California private and public education community. More information about California Credit Union is available by calling (800) 334-8788 or by visiting our Web site at www.californiacu.org.
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Tracy Martinez, 818-291-5415
tracym@californiacu.org
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