Date Published: May 6, 2025
EECU has awarded a college scholarship to twelve graduating high school seniors in Texas. The EECU Scholarship program began more than 35 years ago and honors our long-standing commitment to the education of our community.
After submitting applications for consideration earlier this school year, recipients were selected and honored at the EECU Annual Meeting on March 25. Recipients will each receive a $5,000 scholarship from EECU to help support the next chapter in their education journey.
Each scholarship awarded bears the name of a former EECU board member, in honor of their respective legacies and collective passion for education.
“EECU has deep roots in education, dating back more than 90 years,” said Lonnie Nicholson, EECU President and CEO. “We’re honored to recognize these deserving students and provide the financial support to help them as they take the next step in their education journey.”
We’d like to congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients:
Glenn Mandeville Memorial Scholarship
- Toluwalope Ajayi (Arlington, TX – James Martin High School)
- Samuel Draper III (San Antonio, TX – Johnson High School)
- Avery Fraser (Southlake, TX – Carroll High School)
- Armando Garcia (Haslet, TX – V.R. Eaton High School)
- Mackenzie Kates (Abilene, TX – Abilene Wylie High School)
- Madison Schwabe (Decatur, TX – Decatur High School)
- Hayden Smith (McKinney, TX – Emerson High School)
- Derek Yang (Colleyville, TX – Colleyville Heritage High School)
Verma Russell Memorial Scholarship
- Elise Gaspar (Dallas, TX – J.J. Pearce High School)
Jerry Deering Memorial Scholarship
- Tasneem Ahsan (Fort Worth, TX – Fossil Ridge High School)
Ora Dunlap Memorial Scholarship
- Reese Ramsey (Colleyville, TX – Grapevine High School)
Flo Jones Memorial Scholarship
- Kara Peterson (Arlington, TX – Lamar High School)
The students were selected via a review process that included academics, service to community, extracurricular leadership activities, references, and an essay
Since the inception of our scholarship program, EECU has awarded more than $780,000 in scholarship money to Texas students.
Information about upcoming scholarship awards and applications can be found
here.