FCS Financial awards $30,000 in scholarships

FCS Financial is pleased to announce the recipients of their 2008 Scholarships. Those receiving a $1,000 scholarship are Aaron Earley, Cameron; Adam Casner, Carrollton; Cayanne Schlueter, Carrollton; Rikki Thompson, Clinton; Chelsea Chamberlin, Cole Camp; Elizabeth Gayer, Columbia; Laura Mooney, Fredericktown; Alex Callow, Graham; Morgan Quinn, Hale; Mason  Ritter, Halfway; Dana White, Hardin; Kimberly Rohlfing, Hermann; Lauren Smithey, Lebanon; Elizabeth Miles, Leonard; Lillie Raasch, Liberty; Micah Parker, Lockwood; Ryne Watts, Macon; Rosalind Thiel, Marshall; Brandon Thiel, Marshall; Brett Jones, Mt. Vernon; Adam Coats, Mtn. Grove; Kate Crabill, Philadelphia; Kyra McNeal, Pleasant Hill; Ashton Starbuck, Queen City; Megan Westerhold, Rich Hill; Erica Bussell, Rogersville; Jamie Fitzgerald, Salisbury; Samuel Cope, Truxton; Brett Fitchpatrick, Wentworth; and William Kimbrough, West Plains

More than $150,000 has been distributed through the FCS Financial Scholarship Program since it was established by the FCS Financial Board of Directors in 2004.  The program is designed to encourage and support higher education for dependents of FCS Financial members. To qualify, applicants must be a graduating senior at a Missouri high school and a child or grandchild of an FCS Financial member. Additionally, they must attain a 2.5 or higher GPA, an ACT score of at least 26 or rank in the top 20 percent of their senior class. The scholarship applicants are then judged by a non-partisan committee on leadership roles, work experience, community involvement and essays.