From left, John Hughes,Tewksbury; Align President and CEO, Ken Del Rossi; Melissa Marchetti, Framingham; Nicole Raphael, Boxford; Collen Noonan, Amesbury; Nyomi White, Methuen; Chantz Mello, Lowell; Alex Corcoran, Dracut; and Align Board Member and Scholarship Committee Chairman Rick Piecewicz.
Align Credit Union awarded $13,000 in scholarships to 15 area students, including two from Haverhill and one from Methuen.
The credit union, which has offered a scholarship program since 1994, has awarded scholarships to 255 students during that time to assist them pursue higher education.
“One of the best investments a person can make is in his or her education,” said Align President and CEO Ken Del Rossi. “With the cost of a college education escalating each year, it’s also becoming one of the largest investments. With Align’s scholarship program, we’re able to help students achieve their goal of a college degree and help them go on to be successful in their professional lives. It’s an honor to have a small part in their success.”
This year’s Member Scholarship winners are:
- Molly Burke of Westborough (Bentley University)
- Alexander Corcoran of Dracut (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
- Andrew Dunn of Westford (University of Maryland)
- John Hughes III of Tewksbury (Fitchburg State University)
- Chantz Mello of Lowell (Middlesex Community College)
- Cameron Murray of South Hampton, N.H. (University of New Hampshire)
- Nicole Raphael of Boxford (University of Maine)
- Kayla Rich of Billerica (Clark University)
- Madeline Scovotti of Haverhill (Suffolk University)
This year’s High School scholarship winners are:
- Erin Dixon, Lowell High School
- Melissa Freed, Danvers High School
- Melissa Marchetti, Framingham High School
- Coleen Noonan, Amesbury High School
- Julia Norton, Haverhill High School
- Nyomi White, Methuen High School