Western Division Awards $6500 in Scholarships to Local Students

Western Division is pleased to announce the 2023 Scholarship Award winners.  Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors planning to further their education at a two-or-four year college or university.

The scholarships were awarded to students that exhibited excellence in four categories: GPA; community service; leadership roles and an essay question.  This year’s winners received $1000 each, with one recipient awarded $500 due to their service to the community.

 

Daniel Peyser (Williamsville, NY) – Academic Award

High School: Canisius High School

College: University of South Carolina

Career: Political Science/Law

 

 

 

Eric Frys (Lancaster, NY) – Academic Award

High School: Lancaster High School

College: John Carroll University

Career: Finance

 

 

 

Katelyn Dena (North Tonawanda, NY) – Academic Award

High School: Niagara Wheatfield High School

College: SUNY Geneseo

Career: Business Administration

 

 

Luke Sutherland (North Tonawanda, NY) – Academic Award

 High School: Niagara Wheatfield High School

College: Penn State University

Career: Mechanical Engineering

 

 

Mackenzie Renn (Depew, NY) – Academic Award

High School: Lancaster High School

College: University at Buffalo

Career: English

 

 

 

Mark Zeder (Lancaster, NY) – Academic Award

High School: Lancaster High School

College: SUNY Geneseo

Career: Psychology & Music

 

 

 

Paige Bessel (East Amherst, NY) – Community Service Award

High School: Williamsville North High School

College: University at Buffalo

Career: Psychology

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________Herd of HopeWe Have a Name!

***Rumble***

The time has come!  We have chosen the winner of our ‘Name the Buffalo’ contest that we’ve been holding over the last several weeks, and we have to say it’s been quite the fun experience.  We’ve loved reading all the entries and we admire how creative some of you are!  We’re extremely grateful to everyone who participated in this contest.

Choosing the winning entry wasn’t easy, but we felt the name “Rumble – because he fights cancer“ submitted by Devon O’Brien, from Akron, NY, was perfect.

Thank you everyone for your participation and welcome Rumble to our membership.

 

Blue Buffalo Contest

For 80+ years Western Division has been a hometown credit union supporting our members and helping them achieve their financial goals.  That’s why partnering with Roswell Park Cancer Institute made sense to help them achieve one of their goals through the Herd of Hope Program.  (This is where our beautiful Blue Buffalo at our Williamsville branch location came from.)