WATERLOO, Iowa: Veridian Credit Union has awarded $8,000 in scholarships to four Iowa students pursuing higher education. Applicants submitted a 500-word essay and professional resume. A panel of Veridian employees selected recipients in four categories to receive $2,000 each toward tuition in the 2019-2020 academic year.
Applicants in the Incoming Freshman, Undergraduate and Graduate categories submitted essays defining financial literacy and outlining plans for their own successful financial future. Veridian’s scholarships in those categories were awarded to the following students:
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Category
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Recipient
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City of Residence
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Recipient’s College
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Incoming Freshman
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Emily Hayes
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Cedar Falls
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University of Iowa
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Undergraduate
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Alexis Hahn
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Cedar Falls
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University of Northern Iowa
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Graduate
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Taylor Broshar
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Urbandale
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University of Pittsburg
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Applicants for Veridian’s ArtShare Scholarship submitted essays detailing their future in the arts. The 2019 ArtShare Scholarship was awarded to:
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Category
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Recipient
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City of Residence
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Recipient’s College
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ArtShare
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Carly McCoy
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Ankeny
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Grandview University
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Details about Veridian’s scholarships, including the next funding cycle, are available at veridiancu.org/scholarship.
Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members. The credit union offers a full range of business and consumer financial services and employs nearly 800 people throughout 31 branches in Iowa and eastern Nebraska. For more information, visit veridiancu.org or call (800) 235-3228.