HRCU doles out $1,000 scholarships to 13 deserving graduating seniors

Student scholarship winners joined by HRCU scholarship committee, board members, and CEO.Brian Hughes (Courtesy photo)

ROCHESTER - HRCU on Monday announced the winners of its 2023 HRCU Annual Scholarship Program. The credit union gave 13 outstanding area students a total of $13,000 in scholarship awards. Each year, this program recognizes members of HRCU who are pursuing higher education as either full- or part-time students. HRCU has awarded 264 scholarships worth more than $266,000 since the program's inception in 1996.

"Each year we receive applications from many deserving young members and it is always a challenge for our scholarship committee to make the selections among such impressive students," said Brian Hughes, President and CEO of HRCU. "We have no doubt this year's award recipients have bright futures ahead of them, and we are proud that HRCU can play a role in their education."

HRCU was honored to award scholarships to these exceptional students:
Anilise Brooks, Dover High School, University of New Hampshire
Haley Faucher, Spaulding High School, University of New Hampshire
Sebastian Gannon, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Emory University
Theo Grandmaison, Somersworth High School, Gordon College
Timothy Grosky, Spaulding High School, University of New Hampshire
Rhegan Hart, Spaulding High School, University of New Hampshire
Ryan Hilliard, Somersworth High School, University of New Hampshire
Emalie Johnson, Spaulding High School, University of New Hampshire
Anderson Pickard, Berwick Academy, Rice University
Jadyn Stevens, Spaulding High School, University of New England
Jennalyn Williamson, Spaulding High School, Syracuse University

This year, HRCU added a new scholarship award for the children of employees. The 2023 recipients were Samantha Dunton and Colin Bissonnette, who were each awarded $1,000. Dunton is the daughter of Carlynne Pouliot, HRCU AVP of Financial Services. She graduated from Coe Brown High School and will attend Colby-Sawyer College in the fall. Bissonnette is the son of Travis Bissonnette, SVP of Lending at HRCU. He is a 2023 Spaulding High School graduate and will attend the University of New England.