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Summit Credit Union Announces Winners Of Annual Scholarships

May 21, 2020 undefined Financial cooperative’s continued education prizes reward local students for achievement MADISON, Wisconsin— Summit Credit Union has announced the winners of its 2020 Board of Directors Scholarships, Faust Scholarship and Credit Union Movement Scholarships. The awards are one of several ways the member-owned financial cooperative, which gives over $20,000 in scholarships to area students annually, supports continued education. “At Summit, we know that higher education can play a powerful role in helping young people reach their goals,” said Summit Credit Union CEO & President Kim Sponem. “We’re proud to reward these deserving students for their continued excellence and wish them the best as they continue their educational journeys.” Summit announced that Sydney Breitbach, Donald Conway and Emma Boehm will each receive $1,500 as the winners of the 2020 Board of Directors Scholarships. Each year, the scholarships are awarded to three Summit members in their senior year of high school or who are currently enrolled in college or technical school. Breitbach is a graduating senior at Verona Area High School and will attend Indiana University to study business marketing. Conway, also a graduating senior, currently attends La Follette High School and will enroll in UW-Madison in the fall as an engineering physics major. Boehm is currently an undergraduate student at St. Olaf College studying anthropology and sociology.   Alexcia Brown, a graduating senior at Madison East High School, was awarded $5,000 as this year’s Faust Scholarship winner. The award is given annually in honor of Andy Faust’s 28 years as CEO of Summit to a student who is a member of both Summit Credit Union and the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County. Brown is currently an intern at Madison East High’s Summit branch and plans to attend UW-Madison’s School of Human Ecology in the fall. Summit also announced that Karina Kloth and Tessa Parisi are the winners of its 2020 Credit Union Movement Scholarships. As the first-place award winner, Kloth earned a $1,500 continuing education scholarship. She is currently attending UW-Madison, where she studies economics and environmental studies and plays trumpet in the UW Marching Band. Parisi, a graduating senior at Edgewood High School, took home the $1,000 second-place award. She will begin her studies at UW-Madison later this year. Over the past five years, Summit has awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to students throughout south-central and southeastern Wisconsin. To learn more about Summit’s commitment to supporting higher education and for information on its annual scholarship program, visit . Featured Products Certificates Checking Accounts Home Equity Loans Home Loans Business Banking Certificates Checking Accounts Home Equity Loans Home Loans Business Banking Financial Education Upcoming Events Programs Tools & Calculators On-demand Webinars Podcasts Upcoming Events Programs Tools & Calculators On-demand Webinars Podcasts About Equity in Money™ About Summit Careers News Community Giving Equity in Money™ About Summit Careers News Community Giving Help & Support Contact Us Member Support Center Schedule an Appointment Find a Branch Contact Us Member Support Center Schedule an Appointment Find a Branch Please read the following before proceeding to: The website you are about to visit is solely the responsibility of the merchant or other party providing the site. The content of this third-party site, including materials and information, is solely the responsibility of the provider of the site. The Credit Union is not responsible for any such third-party content. Any transactions that you enter into with a vendor, merchant or other party that you access through this third-party site are solely between you and that vendor, merchant or other party. The Credit Union does not endorse the content contained in this third-party site, nor the organization publishing the site, and hereby disclaims any responsibility for such content. The Credit Union Privacy Policy does not apply to this third-party site, and for further information you should consult the privacy disclosures of the third-party site. NCUA Insurance Estimator Privacy, Security & Accessibility Rates, Fees, Terms & Disclosures Routing Number *  The Wisconsin's #1 Mortgage Lender designation is based on the number of loans in 2022, gathered from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data compiled annually by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The results of the data were obtained through the LEI: 254900NTAC4H10MGSU23 **  SBA Lender of the Year Award for Credit Unions as awarded by the Small Business Administration of Wisconsin in 2023. Copyright 2024 © Summit Credit Union. All rights reserved. If you are using a screen reader and are having problems using this website, please call 608-243-5000 for assistance. Insured by NCUA