Neighbors Credit Union Awards Annual Scholarships

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May 25, 2017

Neighbors Credit Union Awards Annual Scholarships

St. Louis, MO – Neighbors Credit Union awarded four, $1,500 Scholarships to My.Bux Club members at their Annual Meeting held on May 16, 2017 at the Royal Orleans Banquet Center.

The 2017 Neighbors Credit Union Scholarship Contest awarded four $1,500 scholarships in honor of four previous board members: Adell Allen, Lynn Beckwith, Clarence Hagemann, and Harry Somers. These board members gave their time to provide community service for all the members of the credit union for many years. The previous broad members, of Neighbors Credit Union, have been great leaders not only for the credit union but in the community as well. As part of their submission, students were asked to describe how they have demonstrated leadership ability in their school, work, or community.

The scholarship contest is open to all My.Bux Club members who will be attending college in the fall of 2017. My.Bux consists of Neighbors Credit Union members between the ages of 13 and 19. Each scholarship recipient received $1,500 to be used for higher education expenses. The winners of this year’s scholarship contest are Taylor Dedic of University of Mississippi, Morgan Dimercurio of Lutheran High School North, Mallory Rodell of Hazelwood West High School and Tyra Searcy of Vanderbilt University.

Taylor Dedic is a Freshman at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, where she is double majoring in International Studies with a concentration in government and politics and French. Taylor is involved in Ole Miss Model United Nations, Kappa Alpha Theta and Gamma Beta Phi on campus. Morgan Dimercurio is a senior at Lutheran High School North and will be attending the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the fall. Morgan wants to be in Management for a hotel and resort after she achieves her bachelor’s degree. Mallory Rodell is a senior at Hazelwood West High School and will be attending Truman State University in the fall. Mallory is ranked 7th of her class of 537 and has been a member with Neighbors Credit Union for 18 years. Tyra Searcy is a Sophomore at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where she is pursuing a Communications Studies degree. Tyra is a ESPNU Campus Connection Contributor.

Neighbors Credit Union is dedicated to providing young members with opportunities to help continue their education. For more information about our My.Bux Club and the financial programs we offer for youth please visit, NeighborsCU.org. Scholarship contest information for 2018 will be placed on the website in fall of 2017.

Neighbors Credit Union is a not-for-profit, full service financial cooperative owned and controlled by its members. Established over 85 years ago, Neighbors Credit Union is one of the strongest financial institutions in Missouri and is open to the communities of St. Louis City (MO), St. Louis County (MO), St. Charles County (MO), Jefferson County (MO), St. Clair County (IL), Madison County (IL) or Monroe County (IL). Because of the combination of federal and private insurance, Neighbors Credit Union proudly insures deposit accounts to at least $500,000 and Individual Retirement Accounts to at least $500,000. Since our motto is “People Helping People,” we are dedicated to providing competitive products and services to meet the financial goals of our members, the owners.

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Photo: (from left to right) Taylor Dedic, scholarship winner, Mallory Rodell, scholarship winner, John Servos, CEO/President of Neighbors Credit Union, Tyra Searcy, scholarship winner and, Morgan Dimercurio scholarship winner.