Fiserv Announces 2005 Education Exchange College Grant Winners; Cash Awards Sponsored by Fiserv-owned ACCEL/Exchange Network
Fiserv Announces 2005 Education Exchange College Grant Winners; Cash Awards Sponsored by Fiserv-owned ACCEL/Exchange Network
August 30, 2005
Fiserv Announces 2005 Education Exchange College Grant Winners; Cash Awards Sponsored by Fiserv-owned ACCEL/Exchange NetworkBROOKFIELD, Wis.--Aug. 30, 2005--Thirty-four members of the high school graduating Class of 2005 have been awarded a total of $50,000 in college grants thanks to the Fiserv-owned ACCEL/Exchange Network and its Education Exchange college grant program. The program, established in 1994, helps ACCEL/Exchange Network members recognize, honor and assist hardworking and academically talented students nationwide to further their education and prepare for their careers.
Graduating seniors are selected from high schools across the country to share Education Exchange grant awards provided by the ACCEL/Exchange Network. From an initial pool of thousands of applicants, four $5,000 grants and 30 $1,000 grants are offered each year. The awards are based upon scholastic achievement, volunteerism and extracurricular activities, character and leadership, essay responses and financial need.
This year's $5,000 grant recipients were Megan Boatright of Pace, Fla.; Rachel Kirklin of Merritt Island, Fla.; Emily McMillan of Pensacola, Fla.; and Robin Toler of Harlingen, Texas.
Boatright, sponsored by Pen Air Federal Credit Union, is a graduate of Pace High School, where she was secretary of the National Honor Society and listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students. She was a National Merit Commended Student and member of the Anchor Club, Beta Club, Foreign Language Club, Literary Club, and 4-H Citizenship Club. Megan will pursue a degree in linguistics at Oxford College of Emory University.
Kirklin was sponsored by the Kennedy Space Center Federal Credit Union and graduated from Merritt Island High School. She was class valedictorian, chorus historian and a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Club. She has been active in the Girl Scouts and has volunteered extensively at a local nursing home. Rachel will pursue her career goals in medicine at the University of Florida.
McMillan was also sponsored by Pen Air Federal Credit Union. She is a graduate of Woodham High School, where she was listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students and was a member of the National Honor Society and National Honor Roll. She was a varsity member of the soccer, cross country, and swim and dive teams, served in the Student Government Association, and was president of the BETA Club. Emily is an active community volunteer and will pursue her degree in elementary education at the University of West Florida.
Toler, sponsored by the Harlingen Area Teacher's Credit Union, is a graduate of Harlingen High School South, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, National Honor Roll and was listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students. She was also the editor of the Hawkeye student newspaper, captain of the Spelling and Vocabulary Team, treasurer of the Key Club, and a United States Achievement Academy All-American Scholar. Robin will pursue a degree in media communications and business at Harvard University.
ACCEL/Exchange is one of the nation's premier electronic funds transfer (EFT) networks, providing the infrastructure for member financial institutions to provide their customers with anytime, anywhere access to their demand deposit accounts. ACCEL is the network's POS mark and Exchange its ATM brand. Both offerings provide comprehensive EFT services and the regional, national, and international coverage clients require.
Owned and operated by Fiserv EFT, a leader in the EFT marketplace, ACCEL/Exchange is a comprehensive ATM and POS network that maintains industry-leading authorization rates and 24 x 7 network switch availability. The value inherent in ACCEL/Exchange has made it one of the fastest-growing EFT networks in operation. ACCEL/Exchange transactions are currently enabled at 73,000 ATMs and approximately 2.4 million POS devices nationwide.
Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV) provides information management systems and services to the financial and health benefits industries, including transaction processing, business process outsourcing and software and systems solutions. The company serves more than 16,000 clients worldwide, including banks, credit unions, financial planners and investment advisers, insurance companies and agents, self-funded employers, lenders and savings institutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., Fiserv reported $3.4 billion in processing and services revenues for 2004. Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the U.S. financial services industry in the 2004 FinTech 100 survey by the American Banker newspaper and the Financial Insights research firm. Fiserv can be found on the Internet at www.fiserv.com.
Graduating seniors are selected from high schools across the country to share Education Exchange grant awards provided by the ACCEL/Exchange Network. From an initial pool of thousands of applicants, four $5,000 grants and 30 $1,000 grants are offered each year. The awards are based upon scholastic achievement, volunteerism and extracurricular activities, character and leadership, essay responses and financial need.
This year's $5,000 grant recipients were Megan Boatright of Pace, Fla.; Rachel Kirklin of Merritt Island, Fla.; Emily McMillan of Pensacola, Fla.; and Robin Toler of Harlingen, Texas.
Boatright, sponsored by Pen Air Federal Credit Union, is a graduate of Pace High School, where she was secretary of the National Honor Society and listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students. She was a National Merit Commended Student and member of the Anchor Club, Beta Club, Foreign Language Club, Literary Club, and 4-H Citizenship Club. Megan will pursue a degree in linguistics at Oxford College of Emory University.
Kirklin was sponsored by the Kennedy Space Center Federal Credit Union and graduated from Merritt Island High School. She was class valedictorian, chorus historian and a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Club. She has been active in the Girl Scouts and has volunteered extensively at a local nursing home. Rachel will pursue her career goals in medicine at the University of Florida.
McMillan was also sponsored by Pen Air Federal Credit Union. She is a graduate of Woodham High School, where she was listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students and was a member of the National Honor Society and National Honor Roll. She was a varsity member of the soccer, cross country, and swim and dive teams, served in the Student Government Association, and was president of the BETA Club. Emily is an active community volunteer and will pursue her degree in elementary education at the University of West Florida.
Toler, sponsored by the Harlingen Area Teacher's Credit Union, is a graduate of Harlingen High School South, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, National Honor Roll and was listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students. She was also the editor of the Hawkeye student newspaper, captain of the Spelling and Vocabulary Team, treasurer of the Key Club, and a United States Achievement Academy All-American Scholar. Robin will pursue a degree in media communications and business at Harvard University.
ACCEL/Exchange is one of the nation's premier electronic funds transfer (EFT) networks, providing the infrastructure for member financial institutions to provide their customers with anytime, anywhere access to their demand deposit accounts. ACCEL is the network's POS mark and Exchange its ATM brand. Both offerings provide comprehensive EFT services and the regional, national, and international coverage clients require.
Owned and operated by Fiserv EFT, a leader in the EFT marketplace, ACCEL/Exchange is a comprehensive ATM and POS network that maintains industry-leading authorization rates and 24 x 7 network switch availability. The value inherent in ACCEL/Exchange has made it one of the fastest-growing EFT networks in operation. ACCEL/Exchange transactions are currently enabled at 73,000 ATMs and approximately 2.4 million POS devices nationwide.
Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV) provides information management systems and services to the financial and health benefits industries, including transaction processing, business process outsourcing and software and systems solutions. The company serves more than 16,000 clients worldwide, including banks, credit unions, financial planners and investment advisers, insurance companies and agents, self-funded employers, lenders and savings institutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., Fiserv reported $3.4 billion in processing and services revenues for 2004. Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the U.S. financial services industry in the 2004 FinTech 100 survey by the American Banker newspaper and the Financial Insights research firm. Fiserv can be found on the Internet at www.fiserv.com.