CHELSEA, MA — Metro Credit Union, the largest state-chartered credit union in Massachusetts, announced today that 19 students have been selected as 2023 Metro Scholarship recipients to further their education in the 2023-2024 academic year.
Each year, Metro provides financial support to local high school seniors who meet eligibility requirements. To apply for a scholarship, students must be Metro Credit Union members or have a parent or guardian who is a member, have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and plan to enroll in an accredited undergraduate or vocational-technical program in the upcoming school year. Selected scholarship recipients receive $1,000 to be used toward their tuition and education expenses.
“We are proud to offer scholarship funding to help students continue their education,” said Robert Cashman, President and CEO of Metro Credit Union. “It brings us great joy to see young members in our surrounding communities who are committed to advancing their education. Based on their outstanding high school accomplishments, we’re confident that the students benefiting from this year’s scholarships will continue to further achieve personal and academic success.”
Nineteen Metro Scholarship recipients were selected this year based on academic record, demonstrated leadership, work experience, a statement of educational and career goals and objectives, unusual personal or family circumstances, and an online recommendation. The 2023 recipients include:
- Emily Bass, Reading
- Keegan Boyden, Tewksbury
- Dhalia Christmas, Chelsea
- Lily Deal, Medford
- Jack Doyle, Salem
- Sydney Glickman, Natick
- Annie Kelley, Boston
- Alexander MacTaylor, Salem
- Sydney Mason, Hamilton
- Daniel Nguyen, Malden
- Michael Nuzzi, Waltham
- Grace Oladoja, Lynn
- Naomie Pierre, Medford
- Colin Roberts, Medway
- Anthony Rodrigues, Ashland
- Nadia Segura, Lynn
- Lyla Sneed, Natick
- Alexander Stankov, Quincy
- Dylan Warrell, Pembroke
Additionally, Metro awarded scholarship money to local students through the following initiatives:
- Peabody Veterans Memorial High School – graduating seniors employed at Metro’s Peabody branch during the 2022-2023 academic year were each awarded $500 to contribute toward their education.
- Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund – Metro contributed toward this fund designed to provide annual scholarships to graduating high school students in Lynn who are of Latino and/or Hispanic ancestry.
- Cooperative Credit Union Association (CCUA) Scholarship Program – Metro member Johanna Castillo Mejia was selected as the CCUA recipient for the Metro-Boston Chapter. She has received $1,500 to use toward her education next year.
Metro is proud of this year’s scholarship recipients and wishes them well as they head off to many great colleges in the fall, including Boston University, Drew University, Mount Holyoke College, Northeastern University, St. Anselm College, Union College, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, University of San Diego, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wesleyan University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
About Metro Credit Union
Metro Credit Union is the largest state-chartered credit union in Massachusetts, with $3 billion in assets. Metro provides a full range of financial products to close to 200,000 members in Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester counties in Massachusetts, and Cheshire, Hillsborough, and Rockingham counties in New Hampshire. Metro is the credit union of choice for employees at over 1,200 companies through its Metro@work program.
Founded in 1926, Metro currently operates 19 branch offices in Boston, Burlington, Chelsea, Dorchester, Framingham, Lawrence, Lynn, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Peabody, Reading, Salem, Tewksbury, and West Roxbury. Metro is also a Juntos Avanzamos (“Together We Advance”) designated credit union, an honor given to financial institutions for their commitment to serving and empowering Hispanic and immigrant consumers. Metro was recently named among the most charitable companies in Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal. Learn more at MetroCU.org.
