OSWEGO, Ill. — Earthmover Credit Union (ECU) awarded four Teen Investment Program (T.I.P.) College Scholarships totaling $4,000 to four local high school students. The tiered scholarships (first place: $2,000, second place: $1,000, third place: $500 and fourth place: $500) were awarded based on outstanding academics and an essay about what invention they wished had never been invented.
This year’s winners are:
- First place: Jensen Coonradt, Aurora: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, electrical engineering and computer science
- Second place: Joanna Oudyn, Yorkville: Moody Bible Institute, linguistics
- Third place: Ryan Walsh, Oswego: University of Indianapolis, mechanical engineering
- Fourth place: Ben Pavlick, Oswego: Iowa State University, mechanical engineering