American Airlines FCU awards 2019 scholarships to 11 students

American Airlines Federal Credit Union’s 2019 Scholarship winners who attended this year’s annual shareholders meeting are, from left, Benjamin Benjadol, Arjun Mehendale, Nicholas Cave, Neel Sheth and Lauren Clark.

For more than a decade, American Airlines Federal Credit Union in Fort Worth, Texas, has been proud to invest in the futures of its young member-owners by providing scholarship awards toward higher education. This year, out of more than 500 initial applicants, the credit union was pleased to award a total of 11 scholarships. Six high school students and five college students each received $5,000 scholarships.

“We take great pride in doing what we can to help these outstanding young people pursue their dreams,” said Lori Hall, senior vice president of member experience at American Airlines FCU. “We have no doubts that we will see great things from each and every one of them.”

The recipients of the 2019 American Airlines Federal Credit Union Scholarship are:

High school students

• Benjamin Benjadol, 18, of Euless, Texas, plans to study mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University.
• Jenna Leihgeber, 18, of Tyler, Texas, will study industrial distribution engineering at Texas A&M University.
• Arjun Mehendale, 18, of Grapevine, Texas, will study neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas.
• Neel Sheth, 18, of Flower Mound, Texas, will study accounting at the University of Southern California.
• Claire Tebbutt, 18, of Cabot, Arkansas, plans to study international studies at Georgetown University.
• Valeria Vela, 18, of Key Biscayne, Florida, plans to study mathematics at Harvard University.

College students

• Nicholas Cave, 20, of Southlake, Texas, is studying commercial entrepreneurship at Florida State University.
• Ashley Jackson, 33, of Cypress, Texas, is pursuing her Master of Business Administration at Baylor University.
• Connor McLeod, 19, of Brewster, Massachusetts, is undeclared at the College of the Holy Cross.
• Kathryn Raeder, 20, of River Forest, Illinois, is studying geography at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
• Victoria Rodriguez, 19, of Miami, Florida, is studying nursing at Barry University.

In addition to our scholarship winners, we also awarded $1,000 to Jacob Vaughn of Charlotte, North Carolina. Vaughn is studying banking and finance at the University of Mississippi. This award was provided by Student Choice, the credit union’s primary provider of student lending products.

The 2020 American Airlines Federal Credit Union Scholarship applications will be available in December 2019. To learn more or to become a member owner, call 800-533-0035, visit AACreditUnion.org, or visit your local credit union branch.

About American Airlines Federal Credit Union
Founded in 1936, American Airlines Federal Credit Union now serves the present and former employees of American Airlines, their family members, and people who work in the air transportation industry. Now in its 83nd year, the Credit Union has more than 300,000 members nationwide and assets in excess of $7.2 billion. As a not-for-profit financial cooperative, American Airlines FCU is committed first and foremost to enriching its member-owners’ financial well-being through its participation in the products and services of the credit union. For more information, visit AACreditUnion.org.