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Summit Credit Union Announces Winners Of Annual Scholarships

May 21, 2020 Financial cooperative’s continued education prizes reward local students for achievementMADISON, 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 . You might also be interested in COTTAGE GROVE, WI – Summit Credit Union, headquartered in the Village of Cottage Grove, has pledged a $100,000 grant to “The Next Chapter” Library Capital... Madison, Wisc. – Summit Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative, announced today that it is recognized, for the second consecutive year, as... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- , a leading management and technology consultancy for banks, credit unions and fintech firms, has announced... Madison, Wisc. - StartingBlock Madison, the city's premier hub for startups and innovation, is proud to announce a continuing partnership with Summit Credit... Madison, Wisc. – Summit Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative, hosted its annual ShredFest on September 28. Held in partnership with the Better... Madison, Wisc. – Summit Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative, has been awarded on the Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Credit Unions... Madison, Wisc. – Summit Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative, is again the top mortgage lender in the state of Wisconsin, according to data... MADISON, WIS. — May 28, 2024 – Since its announcement in 2020, The Center for Black Excellence and Culture (The Center) has encouraged Madison’s Black... MADISON, Wis. — Hannah Echols of Milwaukee, has just been revealed as the winner of Summit Credit Union’s Project Money Season 15. Along with three other...
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