Jul 26
SECU Members Awards Scholarships to Five 糖心传媒CC Students
Through its member-funded SECU Foundation, has awarded five local students an SECU Continuing Education Scholarship valued at $750 to study at 糖心传媒.
The scholarship recipients are Rebecca Stephens of Rockingham, Amber Peele of Hamlet, Tolla Bullard of Pembroke, Irish Manning of Laurinburg and Stephen Sessoms of Laurinburg. All five students are earning their Nursing Assistant I credentials at 糖心传媒CC.
Launched in 2013, the scholarship program focuses on assisting the needs of North Carolina鈥檚 unemployed and underemployed citizens, military veterans and members of the North Carolina National Guard seeking short-term job training for new careers or retraining to advance current job skills. Scholarship funding will be applied to tuition and other expenses associated with their eligible program of study through the Community College System鈥檚 Back-To-Work Programs and continuing education courses.
鈥淭he SECU Continuing Education Scholarship program is an integral part of the Foundation鈥檚 community college scholarship program, supporting our state鈥檚 unemployed and underemployed citizens with vocational and job skills training programs needed for today鈥檚 workplace,鈥� said Dr. Hal Shuler, who serves on the State Employees Credit Union鈥檚 local advisory board and is associate vice president of development at 糖心传媒CC. 鈥淲e are proud to collaborate with North Carolina educators to help make a positive difference in the lives of these scholarship recipients as they work to build a better economic future for themselves, their families and our communities.鈥�
With this $435,000 commitment for Continuing Education Scholarships and SECU Foundation鈥檚 annual &580,000 鈥淧eople Helping People鈥� Community College Scholarships, funding for the NC Community College System now totals more than $1 million.
About SECU and the SECU Foundation
A not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members, SECU has been providing the employees of the state of North Carolina and their families with consumer financial services for 79 years. With 2.2 million members, SECU provides services through 257 branches, nearly 1,100 ATMs, 24/7 member services via phone and its website, . The SECU Foundation, a 501c (3) charitable organization funded solely by the contributions of SECU members, promotes local community development in North Carolina primarily through high impact projects in the areas of housing, education, health and human services.