NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The BayPort Foundation today announced it has awarded $100,000 in 11 different scholarship types to a total of 38 member students in the surrounding local communities attending a college, university, trade, or vocational school.
Since 1961, BayPort Credit Union has supported member students in funding their educational pursuits. Over that time, it has awarded over $1 million in scholarships. Today, the credit union’s philanthropic arm, the BayPort Foundation, continues its mission to enrich members’ lives by providing tuition assistance. Scholarship applications are scored on financial need, academic achievements, school and community involvement, and a written essay. In addition, students must be pursuing a degree or certification at an accredited college, university, trade, or vocational school.
BayPort has partnered with WAVY-TV NBC and WVBT-FOX43 to honor its 2024 scholarship recipients as part of the BayPort Foundation Scholarship Salute recognition program. The Scholarship Salute will air daily between June 24 and July 28. For more information and to view the entire voluntary series beginning on June 24, please visit BayPort’s YouTube channel.
The BayPort Foundation 2024 scholarship recipients are as follows:
Beard-Bennett Memorial ScholarshipEmma Veitz, York High SchoolHayden Keatley, Lloyd C. Bird High SchoolIsrael Hill, Phoebus High SchoolIvan Zagursky, Hampton Christian Academy Jarett Stephens, Menchville High SchoolKendall Glover, Smithfield High School
Burton P. Hill ScholarshipBreea Dresler, Randolph Macon College
Directors ScholarshipAshley Nau, Bridgewater CollegeChakyia Lee, High Point UniversityJasmin Piggott, Old Dominion University
Kailee Morris, University of WashingtonLilleen Rochelle Franck, The Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineNevaeh Deloatch, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVictoria Orie, High Point University
Donald I. Steppe Memorial ScholarshipKaitlyn Stone, William & Mary
George R. Dudley, Jr. ScholarshipJasmine Johnson, Smithfield High School
McGee Family ScholarshipKaniqua Thomas, Virginia Peninsula Community College
Rowe Family Scholarship Jonathan He, Johns Hopkins University
Student-Run Credit Union Member ScholarshipAlysia Porter, Heritage High SchoolDaniel Claiborne, Kecoughtan High SchoolKennedy Moore, King’s Fork High SchoolOlivia Dearman, Poquoson High SchoolOlivia Washington, Kecoughtan High SchoolSarah Litton, Poquoson High School
Student-Run Credit Union Teller ScholarshipAdelsie Najacque, Kecoughtan High School
Celine Ellis-Magee, York High SchoolJazmin Stanfield, Kecoughtan High SchoolKenya Mitchell, King’s Fork High SchoolMason Ferrell, Smithfield High SchoolShreya Noor, York High School
Tuition Booster ScholarshipAlison Cobb, William & MaryChristopher Molina, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityNaza Agbasi, Old Dominion UniversitySariah Gainey, Norfolk State UniversityTucker Sharp, Liberty UniversityYunus Mursalin, East Coast Polytechnic Institute
Wiatt Memorial Apprentice School ScholarshipChrishaunda Carter, Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeShaana Thomas, Southern New Hampshire University
About BayPortBayPort Foundation is the charitable arm of BayPort Credit Union, headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, and was established to extend the credit union’s philosophy of “people helping people.” The Foundation is an extension of the credit union’s charitable giving. BayPort Credit Union commits more than half a million dollars in annual corporate donations and pays all the Foundation’s overhead to ensure that 100% of the Foundation donations support its mission. For more information, visit bayportfoundation.org.
SOURCE BayPort Credit Union
