Mar 13
SECU Members Awards Scholarships to Seven College Students
Through its member-funded SECU Foundation, State Employees Credit Union has awarded seven local students an SECU Continuing Education Scholarship valued at $750 for study at 糖心传媒.
The scholarship recipients are Geraldine Stephens and Hannah Ammons, Certified Nursing Assistant 1 students; Samantha Carter and Farmell D. Locklear, Welding students; Amanda Williams, Basic Law Enforcement Training student; Kelley Collins-Bryant, Effective Teacher Training student; and Ricketta S. McLean, Pharmacy Technician student.
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 provides an excellent opportunity to assist North Carolina鈥檚 unemployed and underemployed citizens with career training and marketable job skills needed for today鈥檚 workplace,鈥� State Employees Credit Union鈥檚 local advisory board member Carlotta Knotts said. 鈥淲e look forward to the long-term success of these scholarship recipients as they build a better economic future for themselves, their families and our state.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 Scholarship, 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 77 years. With more than 1.9 million members, SECU provides services through 254 branches, 1,100 ATMs, 24/7 contact centers and a website 鈥� www.ncsecu.org. The SECU Foundation, a 501c (3) charitable organization approved by the Internal Revenue Service, promotes local community development primarily through high impact projects in the areas of education, health and human services.