2011 ProFed Scholarship Recipients

Scholarship recipients and their families attended a ceremony honoring their achievements on June 21. The 2011 Carroll R. Phillips Scholarship and Robert A. Weaver Scholarship recipients (left to right): Stephany Bourne, mother of Andrew Bourne; Brooke Scheumann; Rachel Gilson; Michelle Johnson; Abigail Burgan; Rebecca Williams; and Megan Bolinger.

ProFed Credit Union is pleased to announce the winners of the Carroll R. Phillips Scholarship and Robert A. Weaver Scholarship for the 2011-2012 
academic year.

Carroll R. Phillips Scholarship

The Carroll R. Phillips 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.

Megan Bolinger of Columbia City is a graduate of Columbia City High School. She attends Saint Mary's College in South Bend, studying Business and Law.

Andrew Bourne of Fort Wayne is a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington. He attends Purdue University graduate school, studying Technology.

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

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

Rebecca Williams of Kendallville is a graduate of East Noble High School. She attends Depauw University, studying Medicine.

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. 

Rachel Gilson of Columbia City is a graduate of Purdue University. She attends Ball State University, pursuing a master's degree in Nursing.

Michelle Johnson of Fort Wayne is a graduate of International Business College. She will attend the University of Saint Francis, pursuing an associate's degree in Radiologic Technology.

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