OTTUMWA — Community 1st Credit Union will award $54,000 in scholarships to 26 student-members for the 2025-26 academic year as part of its annual scholarship program.
The awards include one $4,000 scholarship for a child of a C1st employee, two $2,000 Rex Stewart Memorial scholarships for agriculture majors, and 23 $2,000 scholarships awarded to students representing each C1st branch location.
Among this year’s area $2,000 scholarship recipients are Avery Halstead (Albia), Kaylin McDanel (Centerville), Alexia Shively (Bloomfield), Cassidy Mallinger (Fairfield), Breckyn Schilling (Oskaloosa), and five Ottumwa members: Dominick Rath, Makayla Barnes, Lydia Roling, Samantha Weeks, and Araceli Zaragoza-Tapetillo.
Mailliw Figueroa Alvarado, a University of Iowa student and Ottumwa-Richmond Branch member, received the $4,000 employee child scholarship. Rex Stewart Memorial Agriculture Scholarships were awarded to Jedd Weinkoetz (Southwestern Community College) and Cael Butler (Iowa State University).
C1st has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships over the past decade. President and CEO Greg Hanshaw said, “We sincerely believe one of the very best investments we can make is in helping our young members further their education.”
Community 1st Credit Union, headquartered in Ottumwa, serves 70,000 members with 23 branch locations across Iowa. For more information, visit c1stcu.com.
