AmeriCU Credit Union Awards $10,000 to Ten Area Students ROME, NY — March 13, 2008 AmeriCU Credit Union has offered its scholarship program for the past 14 years, recognizing student members for academic excellence. This year, three additional $1,000 scholarships have been added, bringing the total to ten scholarships that were awarded on Monday, March 10th at AmeriCU’s Annual Meeting. The program was originally started as a means of assisting members to achieve their goals of higher education and representatives say they’re proud that the program has been expanded to award and recognize area students. “At AmeriCU, we are proud to recognize the achievements of deserving students,” Joe Turczyn, AmeriCU Board Member and Chairman of the Scholarship Committee said. “We believe this is part of our commitment to being an active, involved and caring organization of the communities our members call home.” More than 85 applications were submitted for the consideration of the scholarship committee. From those applications, the following students were rewarded: In the graduating High School senior category: Ashley Armstrong of Rome; Douglas Doolen of Verona; Craig Hunter of Auburn; Stacy Jackson of Vernon; Eileen Kain of Utica and Lauren Leonardson of Sterling. In the Continuing College category: Kaitlin Bates of Rome; Zachary Johnson of Rome; Meghan Kusch of Rome and Brent Popovich of Rome. AmeriCU Credit Union membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships and/or attends school within our eight-county footprint in New York State. Those counties include: Cayuga; Herkimer; Jefferson; Lewis; Madison; Oneida; Onondaga; and Oswego. AmeriCU Credit Union is located in central New York and is among NY State’s largest full-service financial cooperatives. The organization has built relationships with members since 1950 and currently serves over 102,000 world-wide through its remote contact center and its thirteen full-service branch locations. In addition to its full offering of traditional banking services, AmeriCU provides investment, insurance and financial planning services and consultation. You can find AmeriCU Credit Union locations in Utica, Rome, Oneida, Syracuse, Liverpool, Auburn, Watertown, Fort Drum and now in Herkimer, Cicero & Lowville. The three newest branches (Herkimer, Lowville & Cicero) offer state-of-the-art technology (kiosks), the first of its kind in Central New York. The kiosks allow members to perform a multitude of transactions such as cash withdrawal and deposit; check withdrawal and deposit; fast cash; transfer funds; make a loan or mortgage payment; view account history and more. AmeriCU staff will be on-site to assist members and service continues to be the number one priority for the membership. The kiosks’ role at the new branch serves as part of AmeriCU Credit Union’s friendly and convenient service to accommodate the growing needs and wants of its membership. AmeriCU is the first financial institution to offer this technology in upstate New York. For more information, visit www.americu.org. AmeriCU Credit Union-Experience Financial Freedom.
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