Foundation Announces 2009 Winners Of

$11,000 College Scholarship Awards Program

The Credit Union Foundation of Maryland and the District of Columbia is pleased to announce the winners of their $11,000 College Scholarship Awards for 2009.  The ten $1,000 essay-based scholarships and one $1,000 video-based scholarship will be awarded to the winning applicants. 

This year’s essay topic resulted in some creative thinking among the more than 200+ entrants:

"Credit Union Gen Y"
Create a credit union that is strictly run by people under the age of 30, from the Board of Directors to the president to the tellers. In 750 words or less, explain what your credit union looks like, where it’s located, what products and services you focus on, and the unique aspects that make your credit union stand out.

To view the 2009 winning essays, click here

New for 2009 was a video category.  Applicants were asked to submit entries based on the topic, "How are credit unions and banks different?"

Eight young producers submitted entries and the winner, crafted by Brendan Shelton was,

"Credit Union Man!"

Click Here To View The Windows Media Viewer Version of "Credit Union Man!"

Click Here To View The QuickTime Version of "Credit Union Man!"

2009 Scholarship Recipients