Point Breeze Credit Union Awards $22,500 in College Scholarships to 15 High School Students

– Point Breeze Credit Union announces the recipients of its tenth annual scholarship program. Fifteen (15) high school students were awarded scholarships of $1,500 each towards his or her higher education.

Candidates for this program were required to illustrate great academic and extracurricular ambition in school and the community and be a member of Point Breeze Credit Union. This year’s essay question asked students to think about their career goals and what they anticipate their first job’s starting salary to be. With this in mind, applicants were asked to outline their short term (1-2 years) and long-term (5 years plus) financial goals and submit a monthly budget based on expected salary and anticipated expenses. A selection committee evaluated each application based on academic excellence, involvement in school and community activities, leadership skills, initiative and the credit union philosophy of “People Helping People.”

The 2016 Point Breeze Credit Union Scholarship winners are:

· Blake Francis – Blake is from Parkton, Maryland and will be attending Brigham Young University—Hawaii.

· Julia Heinrich – Julia is from Reisterstown, Maryland and will be attending Towson University.

· Jennifer Huston – Jennifer is from Sparks, Maryland and will be attending Hawai'i Pacific University.

· Janie Kowalchek – Janie is from Bel Air, Maryland and will be attending University of Delaware.

· Alicia Kozlowski – Alicia is from Lutherville, Maryland and will be attending University of Cincinnati.

· Paige Lind – Paige is from Baltimore, Maryland and will be attending Hood College.

· John Garrett Lohnes – John is from Monkton, Maryland and will be attending University of Kentucky.

· Sierra Miceli – Sierra is from Baltimore, Maryland and will be attending Community College of Baltimore County.

· Olivia Rupkalvis – Olivia is from Southport, North Carolina and will be attending University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

· Emily Thompson – Emily is from Marriottsville, Maryland and will be attending Carroll Community College.

· Alexander Toma – Alexander is from Parkton, Maryland and will be attending Elon University.

· Steven Treadwell Jr. – Steven is from Hampstead, Maryland and will be attending Carroll Community College.

· Shannon Whalen – Shannon is from Baltimore, Maryland and will be attending Community College of Baltimore County.

· Kaleb Whiteford – Kaleb is from Abingdon, Maryland and will be attending Harford Community College.

· Madison Wilson – Madison is from Lutherville, Maryland and will be attending University of South Carolina.

“At Point Breeze Credit Union we want to help high school students continue their journey for knowledge and help them to achieve their goal to attend an institution of higher education,” said president and CEO Bernie McLaughlin. “These students represent the talent and ambition in the next generation of business leaders and community influencers.”

Point Breeze received more than 75 submissions for its 2016 scholarship program from students planning to attend a full-time accredited four-year college, two-year college or technical school in 2016.

About Point Breeze Credit Union

Point Breeze Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative serving more than 51,000 members and over 500 employer groups. The growing credit union, with total assets exceeding $750 million, currently has offices in Hunt Valley, Rosedale and Bel Air and plans for expansion into Westminster in 2016. Members also have access to over 5,000 shared branch locations across the United States. Individuals who work, worship or volunteer within 20 miles of a Point Breeze location are eligible to join. Point Breeze offers consumer and business checking, savings and loan services. Federally Insured by NCUA. Equal Housing Lender. For more information, please visit www.pbcu.com.