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 to the following students. The winners were based on outstanding academics, extracurricular involvement and an essay about what the title of their life would be and why.

This year’s winners are:

First place: Jenna Buss, Yorkville: Aurora University: Animal Sciences & English

Second place: Cecelia Woods, Oswego: Aurora University: Nursing

Third place: Riley Mont, Aurora: DePauw University: Business Finance

Fourth place: Sara Sienkiewicz, Plainfield: Central College: Biology & Art

ECU’s Board of Directors and staff wish them the best as they pursue their studies.

ECU is a not-for-profit full-service banking institution that has been serving its members for over 60 years. Membership is available to anyone living or working in one of the following counties: Kendall, Kane, DuPage, Will, LaSalle, DeKalb and Grundy. As a not-for-profit organization, Earthmover returns its earnings to its members through lower loan rates, higher savings rates, lower fees and more. ECU currently provides banking services to over 29,000 members at its six branch offices, located in Yorkville, Montgomery, Oswego, Aurora and North Aurora, as well as a student-run branch in the Oswego High School. For more information, please contact ECU at 630-844-4950 or log onto www.earthmovercu.com.