2020 Dakota West Credit Union Scholarships Awarded

(WATFORD CITY, ND, 15 May 2020) – Breaking from its tradition, Dakota West awarded $500 to every student who submitted an application for its 2020 Dakota West Credit Union Annual Scholarships.  Originally planning to award four scholarships, current high school seniors and enrolled college and trade school students submitted essays focusing on the Dakota West value of Communication.

“The unconventional circumstances for most students right now made the final months of this school year an exercise in self-discipline.  Any students who made the effort to speak to their viewpoint on the importance of Communication in this time of social-distancing deserves to be recognized for his or her dedication,” Juliet Jones, Marketing Coordinator for Dakota West, explained of the change in the number of recipients.

These seven students received news of their receipt of these scholarships on Dakota West’s Facebook page on Friday, May 15.

Dakota West expresses its congratulations and gratitude to the all the student members who belong to the non-profit credit union headquartered in Watford City, North Dakota.  Established in 1941, each of its branches and its members and employees help grow the Dakota West family with exceptional commitment to building relationships and strengthening communities.

Dedicated to exhibiting its values of Responsibility, Positive Attitude, Respectfulness, and Communication throughout west and central North Dakota, Dakota West Credit Union is instilling its young members with skills to maintain personal financial responsibility throughout their education.  Dakota West supports all its members grow with comprehensive, competitive financial products partnered with personal, professional service.  To learn more about its services and communities, visit our Member Service page.

Watch for individual profiles of these outstanding young members on our News & Events page throughout the summer.

Education Matters At Dakota West

Responsible financial decisions start when we are young and continue throughout our lives and Dakota West is building an educational foundation in our communities to guide and reward our students and teachers.

Every year Dakota West offers high school seniors, and this year also current college and trade school students, the opportunity to apply for the annual Dakota West Members Scholarship.  Winners will be announced on Friday, May 15.  We also support the annual CU Care Campaign which helps fund additional scholarships through the Credit Union Foundation of the Dakotas.

On March 12 we announced the winner of our inaugural Teacher Financial Literacy Grants to give teachers the financial resources to integrate financial education into our schools.  While Suzy Jacobson misses spending time with her 5th and 6th graders, we are excited to help her bring financial education to her students in the future.

Parents who are adding new home curriculum to their daily schedule can also utilize the resources we offered to Suzy and all the Teacher Financial Literacy Grants applicants at the below links.

Learn more about all the Dakota West programs in our communities on our News and Events page or by following us on Facebook.

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