OTIS Federal Credit Union Awards Ten $1,000 Scholarships to High School Seniors
JAY, Maine—Ten graduating high school seniors were recently awarded $1,000 OTIS FCU scholarships. The scholarship recipients submitted brief essays for consideration, along with completed scholarship applications, letters of recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor, and copies of acceptance letters from a college, university, or technical school.
The 2026 OTIS FCU Scholarship winners are as follows:
Madison Cordes – Spruce Mountain High School
Jack Hanrahan – Newington High School
Liliana Huntley – Mount Blue High School
Kali Judkins – Mount Blue High School
Elijah Kalchik – Mount Blue High School
Isabelle Martin – Spruce Mountain High School
Levi McClure – International School of Beaverton
Keegan Parker – Mount Blue High School
Annalaya Spear – Spruce Mountain High School
Emma Van Tuinen – Leavitt High School
To be eligible for the OTIS scholarship, applicants were required to be a primary member of OTIS FCU, a graduating high school senior, gain acceptance to a post-secondary school, and continue their higher education within one year of completing high school.
Scholarship recipients were selected by the Credit Union’s Scholarship Committee, comprised of OTIS FCU employees as well as members of the OTIS FCU Board of Directors.
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Media Inquiries
Please direct all media inquiries to Kimberly Couture, Director of Marketing and Communications, at (207) 320-4985, or email KimberlyC@otisfcu.coop.
About OTIS Federal Credit Union
OTIS Federal Credit Union was founded in April of 1954 by eleven local millworkers. Pooling their respective deposits of $5 each, they associated themselves as charter members of OTIS under the provision of the Federal Credit Union Act. At a time in America when obtaining a loan was difficult for the average family, the founders of OTIS sought to form a cooperative, independent financial institution, operated and controlled solely by its local membership. Since its inception, OTIS has been committed not only to providing quality financial products and services to its shareholders, but to giving back to the community. Today, OTIS is a full-service financial center offering real estate, auto, and personal lending; digital banking; a variety of checking, savings, and investment accounts; credit cards; financial planning; and much more. OTIS serves nearly 12,000 members and holds over $290 million in assets. We proudly serve the counties of Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Somerset, and York. The Credit Union is located at 170 Main Street in Jay, Maine. For more information, please visit www.otisfcu.coop or call (800) 848-3688.