Velocity awards scholarships to members

2017 marks the 24th year that Velocity Credit Union has awarded scholarships to Austin-area students pursuing their educations.

We presented scholarships to four graduating high school seniors, and eight more to past winners who are currently in college. This year, the awards totaled $13,250. Over the life of the program, the credit union has awarded 140 scholarships totaling more than $170,000.

The following four students excelled in their commitment to education and are taking their love for academics to the next level — college! Please join us in celebrating the following: Casey Stiles, who plans to attend Concordia University to study education; Caitlin Duty, attending Texas A&M University to study Biology; Dawson Warnken, headed to Colorado University to study Biomedical/Biochemical Engineering; and Micaela Rodriguez, who plans to study accounting at the University of Texas.

Velocity’s Board of Directors also awards an ongoing scholarship to assist past winners who are continuing their undergrad education. This year, seven scholarships were awarded to previous ongoing scholarship recipients.

“I am so impressed by the academic excellence of these students. Each year it gets more competitive,” said Debbie Mitchell, president and CEO. “I can’t wait to see where these students end up.”