ESL Federal Credit Union
For Immediate Release:
April 19, 2012
For more information, contact:
Francine Patella Ryan
ESL Public Affairs Manager
fpatella@esl.org
585.336.1089 or 585.261.6220 (cell)
ESL MEMBERS NAMED ROCHESTER CHAPTER CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK 2012 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
ESL Federal Credit Union members and recipients of Rochester Chapter of the Credit Union Association of New York 2012 College Scholarship Awards (left to right): David Fiedler, ESL Federal Credit Union President/CEO; Christopher Garman, Avery Gnolek, Carolyn Thornton, Benjamin Zauski, Miranda DiMaria, and Bradley Whitmore; missing from photo: Briana Brown, Erika Steensma and Nadia Wallace
Rochester, New York... Nine local high school ESL Federal Credit Union Members were recently named recipients of the Rochester Chapter of the Credit Union Association of New York 2012 College Scholarship Awards. The nine were among a total of 12 students who received a scholarship award. This year's ESL recipients include:
| Briana Brown | Rush-Henrietta |
| Miranda DiMaria | Hilton |
| Christopher Garman | Webster Thomas |
| Avery Gnolek | Webster Thomas |
| Erika Steensma | Wayne Central |
| Carolyn Thornton | Spencerport |
| Nadia Wallace | Hilton |
| Bradley Whittemore | Hilton |
| Benjamin Zauski | Honeoye Falls-Lima |
More than 250 students applied for the scholarship awards and only 12 were selected. Applicants were judged on their academic performance, community involvement and essay responses. The students were formally recognized for their achievements at a banquet held earlier this month.
Scholarship award funding is provided by the Annual Rochester Chapter Credit Union Scholarship Golf Tournament, an event organized and hosted by credit union industry volunteers. To learn more about the tournament visit www.credituniongolf.golfreg.com.
Founded by George Eastman in 1920, ESL Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution with $4.0 billion in assets. ESL employs more than 600 people locally and has about 300,000 members world-wide. The company was recently ranked 16th as one of 2011 Best Small and Medium Workplaces in America by the Great Place to Work® Institute and presented by Entrepreneur® - the second consecutive year the company was named to the list. Access to the credit union includes 19 branch locations and more than 40 ATM locations, a Contact Center, and Internet, online and mobile banking channels. The company is headquartered at 225 Chestnut Street, in Rochester, and can be found on the Internet at esl.org.