Redstone Federal awards scholarships
Recipients of Redstone Federal Credit Union scholarships are Katherine Sisk, from left, Tori Williams, Jacob Suski, Meredith Wilkes, Ian Thompson, Shalonda Haygood, Alton Conwell, Kayleigh Keith, Hailey Chance, Jalen Luter, Kelly Stephens and Elizabeth Pirani. Not pictured are Caleb Currier and McKenna Sampson. (CONTRIBUTED)
MADISON COUNTY – Redstone Federal Credit Union awarded scholarships to 14 exceptional students during its recent Scholarship Awards Dinner.
The amount of each of these scholarships was $2,000. Since 1996 in its first year for these awards, Redstone has awarded more than $250,000.
“These are amazing students. Nearly 600 applications were submitted this year, by far the largest number we have ever received,” assistant vice president of community relations Mary Grace Evans said. “So, it’s clear that the 14 chosen are certainly the cream of the crop.”
Redstone’s philosophy of “People Helping People” permeates everything it does, credit union president and CEO Joseph H. Newberry said. Even with that outlook, “scholarship presentations are special,” Newberry said.
Kayleigh Keith and Jalen Keith Luter from Madison were among the scholarship recipients.
Other students in Madison County receiving scholarships were Alton Conwell, Caleb Currier, Shalonda Haygood, Elizabeth Pirani, Jacob Suski and Ian M. Thompson of Huntsville; Hailey Ann Chance, Hazel Green; Meredith Wilkes, Toney; Katherine Anne Sisk, Brownsboro; and Tori Williams, Elkmont.
“We appreciate that this scholarship money may be just the thing a student needs to complete a semester or to complete a degree. We know that completing those studies will have a direct impact on the rest of their lives,” Newberry said. “We are glad to be a positive part of their educational pursuits.”
In addition to the scholarship awards, recipients and their families, along with college and university representatives, were invited to a ceremony including a formal dinner.
Chartered in 1951, Redstone Federal Credit Union has served its members in the Tennessee Valley area for 62 years and has 24 branches across North Alabama and Tennessee. Based in Huntsville, Redstone serves more than 375,000 members.
