Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union awards $19,500 in college scholarships
LOWELL, MA (July 3, 2024) — Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union awarded $19,500 in college scholarships to members through their MoneyStrong and Employee College Scholarship Programs. Each year, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union offers scholarships to incoming college freshmen and current college students attending an accredited two or four-year college.
The Credit Union received over 100 applications for the 24th Annual MoneyStrong Scholarship and granted twenty-five scholarships to students. Applicants were asked, “As you enter your college years, and subsequently, start your professional life, what specific personal finance skills have you learned that you feel will guide you through this phase of your life?” Among the recipients, nineteen are high school seniors preparing for their freshman year of college and six are current college students attending various colleges and universities.
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union’s commitment to its employees is evident through its Employee Scholarship Program. Jeanne D’Arc employees, as well as their eligible children or grandchildren, have the opportunity to receive one of five scholarships. Three are in honor of former Jeanne D’Arc employees and board members and two emphasize the importance of volunteerism. A total of $4,000 was awarded to the five recipients.
“Year after year, I find myself more impressed at the accomplishments of these incredible students,” said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. “Their hard work and commitment to their studies, activities, and communities is evident, and we’re honored to support them as they work to accomplish those goals.”
A reception was held on Wednesday, May 29, at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union’s Headquarters to honor and celebrate the scholarship recipients. The Credit Union takes great pride in supporting these deserving individuals on their educational journeys.
The MoneyStrong Scholarship Winners include:
Krtin Akkineni from Nashua High School South, Purdue University; Lamees Alasaad from Dracut High School, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Abhinav Avvaru from Nashua High School South, Columbia University; Edna Bonsu from Lowell High School, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Kelsey Branco of the Academy of Notre Dame, Quinnipiac University; Julia Canario of Greater Lowell Technical High School, University of Rhode Island; Leah Giallongo of Dracut High School, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kiley Green of Dracut High School, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Diana Heung of Lowell High School, Northeastern University; Kevin Jacobson of Dracut High School, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kuhu Jayaswal of Nashua High School South, Olin College of Engineering; Julia Malowitz of Central Catholic High School, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Charlotte Mcintosh of Dracut High School, University of Miami; Jelicity Mercado of Lowell High School, Regis College; Hannah Minnis of Haverhill High School, Roger Williams University; Christos Panagakis of Tyngsboro High School, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Abigail Rillovick of Lowell High School, Northeastern University; Morgan Ruel of Dracut High School, Fitchburg State University; George Vosnakis of Chelmsford High School, Purdue University; Isabelle Coit, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Fiona Haley, Providence College; Justin Hardy, Villanova University; Hannah Michaud, University of New Hampshire; Madeline Roma, Northeastern University; Sean Simonini, University of Massachusetts Lowell;
The Employee College Scholarship winners include:
Devin Desmarais of Rivier University, Dylan Desmarais of Rivier University, Justin Desmarais of Nashua Community College, Elizabeth Hughes of University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Samantha Nanco of University of Massachusetts Lowell.
cutline: Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union MoneyStrong and Employee Scholarship winners
gather with Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer (first row, second from left),
at an awards reception on May 29, 2024.
About Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, community-based financial cooperative. Locally owned by 102,000 members with $2.1 billion in assets, Jeanne D’Arc operates eight full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Methuen, and Westford, Massachusetts, and Nashua, New Hampshire; high-school branches at Lowell High, Dracut High, and Nashua High School South; a loan center in Lowell; and a mortgage center in Chelmsford. Follow Jeanne D’Arc on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
