RAHWAY, N.J. –Merck Employees Federal Credit Union has awarded seven $5,000 scholarships to high school seniors in three states—New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
“We are honored to have entries from so many talented young people. The sheer breadth of their talents and aspirations for their next level of studies was awe inspiring,” said MEFCU President Paul Gentile.
The following seven individuals were chosen from nearly 100 applicants located all over the United States:
- William Garrett, who is planning to attend Tufts University in Boston and study Applied Mathematics with a focus on Sustainability Studies
- Nicholas Geissler, who will continue his educational journey at Johns Hopkins University and study Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- Kaitlyn Harms, who will attend The College of New Jersey School of Science, majoring in Biology and minoring in Business
- Megan McIntyre, who will attend Notre Dame and study accounting or finance at the Mendoza School of Business
- Olivia Wee, who will continue her education at Claremont McKenna College where she plans to major in International Relations or Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Sheeline Yu, who will attend Yale University and plans on studying applied mathematics on the pre-med track
- Jack Ziets, who plans to attend American University and major in Political Science