Centra awards local graduates with scholarships

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Six local high school graduates have been awarded the Loretta M. Burd Scholarship from Centra Credit Union. The program awards one graduating high school senior per Centra Credit Union location with a $2,500 scholarship each year.

This year’s local recipients are:

• Jackson York of Hauser High School

• Gabriella Wheeldon of Columbus East High School

• Lauren Degner from Columbus East High School

• Levi McInerny of Southwest High School

• Mason Moore from Hauser High School

• Sidney Johnson of Columbus East High School

The Centra Foundation also awards $2,500 scholarships to adult or non-traditional students who have returned to school to pursue a degree or certification. This year’s adult scholarship recipients are Sophia Ramirez, Hyrum Croft, Roman Ramirez Herrera, Tory Hatton, Barbara Handt, and Yasmin Vargas.   

New this year, the program awarded two additional scholarships to individuals who are pursuing a technical trade or certification program. Those recipients are Cierra Newcomb (Columbus) and Joseph Gray (Seymour).   

Named in honor of Loretta M. Burd, who retired from Centra Credit Union after 47 years of service, the Loretta M. Burd Scholarship Program is designed to help local students pursuing a college or technical school education.  

The full list of winners is available at centra.org/centra-foundation/scholarships/.