Earthmover Credit Union (ECU) awarded five Teen College Scholarships totaling $10,000 to five local high school students. Each scholarship recipient received $2,000.  The winners were based on outstanding academics and an essay about a time their beliefs were challenged.

This year’s winners are:

• Lucas Orozco | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, mechanical engineering
• Ruth Oudyn | Waubonsee Community College and transferring to University of Illinois Chicago, nursing
• Lucas Schuster | Northern Illinois University, biomedical engineering
• Saralisse Morales | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, speech and hearing science
• Owen Cousins | University of Notre Dame, economics

The $10,000 in scholarships is a large increase from previous years and a demonstration of our commitment to the community. We wish these five students all the best in their future endeavors! 

ECU is a not-for-profit full-service banking institution that has been serving its members for over 60 years. Membership is available to anyone living or working in one of the following counties: Kendall, Kane, DuPage, Will, LaSalle, DeKalb and Grundy. As a not-for-profit organization, Earthmover returns its earnings to its members through lower loan rates, higher savings rates, lower fees and more. ECU currently provides banking services to over 30,000 members at its six branch offices, located in Yorkville, Montgomery, Oswego, Aurora and Batavia, as well as a student-run branch in Oswego High School. For more information, please contact ECU at 630-844-4950 or log onto www.earthmovercu.com.

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