HOUSTON, Texas–Cy-Fair FCU has awarded $11,000 in higher education scholarships to six Cypress-Fairbanks ISD high school seniors. One of the scholarships includes the $3,500 Pattie R. Miller Memorial Scholarship, a full-year paid tuition at Lone Star College. This year’s recipient is Brayan Gutierrez of Cy-Falls High School.
“I have been happy to have a lot of ‘firsts’ in my life, and with this scholarship, I am closer to being the first in my family to attend a four-year college,” said Gutierrez. “I plan to transfer from Lonestar to the University of Houston to pursue a degree in chemical engineering.”
Cy-Fair FCU awarded the $1,500 Bilingual Spanish/English Scholarship to Fernanda Varela of Cy-Springs High School. To qualify, applicants had to be enrolled in English as a Second Language or New America College English Acquisition class and submit their application essay in both English and Spanish.
In addition, the credit union awarded Jessica Omokheyeke of Cypress Woods High School the $1,500 Membership Scholarship, reserved for an outstanding student who is a Cy-Fair FCU member or has an immediate family member with an account at the credit union.
Cy-Fair FCU also awarded three high school seniors with the credit union’s Community Scholarship. In all, the $11,000 in scholarships represent Cy-Fair FCU’s commitment to the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD community and families seeking higher education opportunities for their students.
“These scholarships reflect our intent to help deserving, outstanding high school seniors reach their higher education goals as part of our overall mission to seek impactful ways to invest in our local community,” said Cameron Dickey, Cy-Fair FCU’s CEO and president. “These remarkable students are a testament to the exceptional Cypress-Fairbanks school community and we know that they will go far in their education.”
Cy-Fair FCU began its scholarship program in 1992 and has now awarded financial assistance to 202 students totaling $207,000. The scholarship program is open to all Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and Waller ISD students, and funds may be used for tuition at any accredited college, junior college or university.