Brian Azar, President and Chief Executive Officer, announced July 28 the recipients of the Coastal1 Credit Union’s Investing In Your Future scholarship program. Ten scholarships totaling $28,000 were awarded to high school students pursuing higher education at the following schools – University of Notre Dame, Duke, Clemson, Roger Williams, Yale, University of South Carolina, University of Rhode Island, Endicott College, John Paul the Great Catholic University and St. Lawrence University.

As a longtime champion of financial literacy and education, we’re proud to invest in tomorrow’s leaders,” said Azar. “And enabling recipients to focus on their educational goals with less economic distraction is right in line with the core credit union philosophy of people helping people.”

From left to right, front row: Delaney Reynolds, Coventry High School; Elizabeth Walsh, LaSalle Academy; Meghan Bonin, Tolman High School; Morgan Eaton, North Attleboro High School; and Emily Bowdish, Tolman High School.

From left to right, back row: Nicholas Perrotta, Cranston West High School; Jason Hernandez, VP/Community Outreach; Brain Azar, President & CEO; Tim Jermain, Exec. Vice President & COO; and Evan Theroux, Smithfield High School

Not Pictured: Michael Ciolino, Cumberland High School; Lauren Richard, LaSalle Academy; and Corey Szabo, East Greenwich High School. (Submitted photo)