United Services Credit Union Announces Scholarships

United Services Credit Union, a local not-for-profit financial institution, is helping its members achieve their dreams of a higher education with their third annual scholarship program. Four credit union members, already attending or admitted to an institution of higher education, will receive a $750.00 scholarship each to be awarded during the credit union’s 54th Annual Membership Meeting on April 20, 2010.

This is a merit based scholarship; applicants must submit proof of enrollment at an institution of higher education, proof of GPA, the minimum is 3.0, and a one page essay highlighting their achievements in high school or college as well as their community involvement and volunteer activities. A committee of five community leaders reviews the entries to select the four winners. Volunteering their time in the committee are Fernando Little, Director of Human Resources at Mission Hospital, Allison Jordan, Executive Director of Children First of Buncombe County, Janet Moore, Director, Community Relations, Marketing & Communications at Mission Hospital, James Carter, Director of Membership Sales at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Holly Waltemyer, Assistant Director UNC Asheville Career Center. United Services Credit Union would like to thank the committee their time in selecting four deserving winners.