Contact: Joanne Belanger, 608-243-5000x 2833, joanne.belanger@summitcreditunion.com
Cheryl Tessier, APR, 608-695-6510, ctessier@finessepr.net
MADISON, Wis. – Khaleah Monger, a senior at LaFollette High School in Madison, Wis., was awarded the Summit Faust Scholarship at the Boys & Girls Club Hearts for Helping event recently in Madison. The $5,000 continuing-education scholarship is awarded annually to eligible high school seniors who are members of the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County and members of either STAR Credit Union, the only youth-chartered credit union in the world, or Summit Credit Union, the supporter of STAR Credit Union.
A member of the National Honor Society, Monger is her school’s class president, is active in several school organizations and volunteers at her church and other community organizations. She is also a participant in Summit’s Project Teen Money, a scholarship challenge for high school students.
“Khaleah’s achievements make her a wonderful representative of the Boys & Girls Club and an example of the spirit behind the Summit Faust Scholarship award,” said Kim Sponem, STAR Credit Union founder and Summit Credit Union president/CEO. “We wish her the very best as she pursues a degree in nursing this fall.”
Including the Faust Scholarship, Summit Credit Union awards more than $20,000 in scholarships to students each year. To learn more, please visit: www.summitcreditunion.com. Applications for the 2015 Summit Faust Scholarships will be available at STAR Credit Union, located at 2001 Taft St., in Madison, beginning November 2014.
About STAR Credit Union:
Subsidized by Summit Credit Union, STAR is the only youth-chartered credit union in the world. It is STAR’s mission to help instill financial literacy and responsibility among members of the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County, Inc., by providing access to financial services and the opportunity to participate in the development and operation of the credit union. For more information, visit: http://www.saveatstar.com/.
About Summit Credit Union:
Established in 1935, Summit Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative open to anyone in Wisconsin. Summit holds $2 billion in assets and has more than 136,000 members with a total of 28 locations throughout the Madison and Milwaukee areas. For more information, visit www.summitcreditunion.com or call (608) 243-5000 or (800) 236-5560.
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Summit Credit Union awarded the Summit Faust Scholarship to Khaleah Monger, a senior at LaFollette High School in Madison, Wis. Pictured, from left to right are: Michael Johnson, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County; Kim Sponem, Summit Credit Union president/CEO; Monger and her mother, Malika Evanco.
