FENTON, Mo.– Alliance Credit Union awarded $1,000 college scholarships to five Dennis J. Sommer Scholarship for Excellence in Education recipients at its 70th Annual Meeting here.
Scholarships recipients were selected on their ability to highlight how they would change their community in a positive way in an essay. Academic achievements, community involvement, and financial need were also considered in the selection process. Since its 1997 inception, Alliance's scholarship program has awarded more than $80,000 in college scholarships to date.
“It’s an honor each year to recognize the hard work and dedication of these young students,” said Alliance CEO Tim Stephens. “Their essays demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities, which will help them throughout their college and professional careers.”
To be eligible, applicants must be Alliance Credit Union members (or the son, daughter or grandchild of an Alliance member), as well as either a full-time college student or a high school student that will be a full-time college student in the following year.
At right, from left: Alan Peng, Jalen McBride, Emily Rose Jenning, Mackenzie Hahn, and Isabelle Antonacci.