Virginia Credit Union awards scholarships to 25 students

The Virginia Credit Union has awarded $62,500 in college scholarships to 25 student members through its 2009 Dorothy J. Hall Scholarship Program.

Students selected for the $2,500 scholarships were recognized for scholastic achievement, community service, extracurricular activities, an essay and work to defray the cost of education.

The winners include 13 high school graduates from the Class of 2009 and 12 college students. All of the recipients are Virginians. The high school winners are:

Kayla Carter of Henrico, a graduate of Varina High School

Jessica Chen of Mechanicsville, a graduate of Maggie Walker Governor's School

Victoria Dickens of Richmond, a graduate of James River High School

Emily Fox of Mechanicsville, a graduate of Atlee High School

Jennifer Jackson of Chesterfield, a graduate of Meadowbrook High School

Kendahl Kean of Chester, a graduate of Thomas Dale High School

Michelle Lewis of Richmond, a graduate of Richmond Community High School

Tiffany Shell of Richmond, a graduate of Lloyd C. Bird High School

Brittanie Smith of Chesapeake, a graduate of Hickory High School

Courtney Tackett of Mechanicsville, a graduate of Hanover High School

Alexander Vakili of Henrico, a graduate of Godwin High School

Aria Willis of Dabneys, a graduate of Louisa County High School

Justin Yaworsky of Chesterfield, a graduate of Matoaca High School

In addition, Virginia Credit Union scholarships were awarded to following students already enrolled in college:

Kayla Brown of Richmond, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University

Kimberly Brust of Sandy Hook, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University

Quintin Costin of Henrico, a student at Virginia Tech

Leeand Diggs of Glen Allen, a student at Old Dominion University

S. Price Dunn Jr., of Mechanicsville, a student at Columbia Southern University

Anthony Gavaldon of Goochland, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University

Kelsey Pecsek of Virginia Beach, who will attend Virginia Tech

Letitia Pulliam of Rocky Mount, a student at Liberty University

Sean Sharff of Amelia, a student at James Madison University

Stephanie Siegmund of Chesterfield, a student at Dartmouth College

Thomas Tibbett of Mechanicsville, a student at the College of William and Mary

Sarah Workman of Richmond, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Since 1991, the credit union has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships to student members.

Virginia Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative serving more than 188,000 members. Eligible members include employees and retirees of Virginia's state and local governments, public school systems, other approved employee groups and their family members, state college students, as well as individuals who live, work, or attend school in the cities of Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell and several other localities..