Centra announces Burd scholarship winners
Centra Credit Union is announcing the winners of this year’s Loretta M. Burd Scholarships.
Centra provides one $2,500 scholarship to a graduating high school senior for each credit union location in the communities it serves. Awards can be used at two- or four-year colleges, universities or technical schools for the fall 2025 semester.
Locally, the credit union recognized
- Adalyn True from Brown County High School
- Ella Powell from Columbus East High School
- Sara Hobbeheydar, Macy Eaton, Nicole Brault., Lucy Wilson and Jonathan Klaus from Columbus North High School
- Caleb Murphy from Edinburgh High School
- Maddix Elston from Jennings County High School
- Brylee Ramsey from Seymour High School
- Sofia Sipes from Shelbyville High School
- and Carlie Cathey from South Decatur High School
The Centra Foundation also awards $2,500 adult scholarships for adult or non-traditional students who have returned to school to pursue a degree or certification.
Among the recipients this year are Kayley Vanderbok, Bridget Burnett and Christina Shaw from Columbus and Michael Roemmich from Greensburg.
The scholarships are named after Burd who retired from Centra Credit Union after 47 years of service,.