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 success looks like in their desired career field. 

This year’s winners are:

• First place: Garrett Gatza, Plano: Unity College, Wildlife Conservation

• Second place: Grace Loy, Montgomery: North Central College, Elementary Education

• Third place: Miranda Mahoney, Oswego: Illinois State University, Environmental System Sciences and Sustainability

• Fourth place: Paige Amwoza, Wheaton: University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Biology

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.