2010 ProFed Scholarship Recipients

Scholarship recipients and their family members attended a ceremony honoring
their achievements on June 15. Left to right: Melanie Stauss, Kyle Andrews, Abigail Burgan, Michal Knappenberger, Brooke Scheumann, Denise Wells, and Renee Frantz. 

ProFed Credit Union is pleased to announce the winners of the Carroll R. Phillips Memorial Scholarship and Robert A. Weaver Scholarship for the 2010-2011 
academic year.

Carroll R. Phillips Memorial Scholarship

The Carroll R. Phillips Memorial Scholarship was created in 1994 to honor the name and memory of Carroll R. Phillips, former chairman of ProFed’s Board of Directors. Mr. Phillips taught at Fort Wayne Community Schools for 35 years and was a past president of the Allen County and Fort Wayne Teachers’ Associations and of Fort Wayne Area Retired Teachers. Mr. Phillips served on ProFed’s Board of Directors for 30 years, spending 28 years as chairman.

This year ProFed is proud to honor five local students and award each of them $1,000 in Mr. Phillips’ name. ProFed commends them for their past academic success and wishes them the best for the future.

Kyle Andrews of Monroe is a graduate of Adams Central High School. He attends the University of Saint Francis, studying medicine.  

Abigail Burgan of Bluffton is a graduate of Bluffton High School. She plans to attend Saint Mary's College in South Bend, studying History, Spanish and Political Science.

Renee Frantz of Fremont is a graduate of Fremont High School. She plans to attend the University of Indianapolis, studying Nursing.

Michal Knappenberger of Fort Wayne is a graduate of Homestead High School. She attends Ball State University in Muncie, studying Education.

Brooke Scheumann of Decatur is a graduate of Bellmont High School. She plans to attend Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, studying Nursing.

The Robert A. Weaver Scholarship was created in 2007 to provide qualified adults with financial assistance to pursue their educational goals, including apprenticeships, vocational training, and two-year degrees or four-year degrees. Mr. Weaver was the former chairman of ProFed’s Board of Directors. He served on the board in various capacities from 1986 to 2007. Mr. Weaver also served the board in the honorary capacity of Director Emeritus. He was a retired educator, having taught government, social studies and economics at Fort Wayne Community Schools for over thirty years. He was also an adjunct faculty member at Indiana Institute of Technology. Mr. Weaver's dedication to education led him to work with many civic organizations, including Junior Achievement and the Indiana Credit Union League.

This year, ProFed is proud to honor two recipients of the Robert A. Weaver Scholarship and award them $1,000 each. 

Melanie Stauss of Fort Wayne attends Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, pursuing a Master's degree in Social Work.

Denise Wells of Auburn attends Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, pursuing a degree in Human Services.

Applications for the 2011-2012 academic year will be available online beginning
in the spring of 2011.