MIAMI, FL (June 6, 2013) South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union (FCU) recently awarded $197,000 in scholarships to 15 graduating high school seniors during its 18th Annual Hubert O. Sibley Scholarship Ceremony.
Each of the 15 recipients received a full tuition scholarship covering the cost at any of Florida’s 11 state universities through the Florida Prepaid University Plan. The scholarship prepays tuition and fees for 120 undergraduate semester credit hours.
Students also have the option of transferring the value of the scholarship to the majority of private or public colleges in Florida, technical schools and out-of-state colleges.
Since the program began in 1995, South Florida Educational FCU has awarded more than $2.5 million to 278 high school seniors.
In addition to the Hubert O. Sibley Scholarship Program, South Florida Educational FCU also annually awards ten $1,000 graduate school scholarships and three $1,000 tuition reimbursement scholarships to Miami Dade College students.
2013 South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union Scholarship Recipients:
| Henna Ali | Coral Reef Senior High School |
| Valerie Benard | John Ferguson Senior High School |
| Nicholas Castano | John Ferguson Senior High School |
| Christopher Charters | Coral Reef Senior High School |
| Abigail Farfan | South Dade Senior High School |
| Wayne Gallo, III | Homestead Senior High School |
| Melissa Gonzalez | Southwest Miami Sr. High School |
| Krystal Hernandez | G. H. Braddock Sr. High School |
| Dorian Mellerson | American Sr. High School |
| Alex Ramirez | Southwest Miami Sr. High School |
| Kevin Salvatierra | Barbara Goleman Sr. High School |
| Jasmine McMillan | Miami Northwestern High School |
| Cherae Teal | W. H. Turner Tech Art High School |
| Andres Valdes-Recio | Miami Sunset Sr. High School |
| Alexandria Williams | Miami Lakes Educational Ctr. |
| Leroy Wilson | Robert Morgan Educational Ctr. |
To be eligible for South Florida Educational FCU’s Hubert O. Sibley Tuition Scholarship, high school seniors or their parent/legal guardian must have had a Credit Union account for at least one year prior to the scholarship application deadline. For more information on South Florida Educational FCU’s programs, call 305-270-6633 or email youthed@sfefcu.org.
South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union is the largest Credit Union headquartered in Miami-Dade County and serves educators, students and the families of Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Miami Dade College. South Florida Educational FCU is committed to increasing educational opportunities for students in Miami Dade County. Please visit www.sfefcu.org/aboutus/community.html for more information.