Eighteen high school graduates receive 2010 Louisiana Bankers Education Council College Scholarships 07/16/2010 »

The Louisiana Bankers Education Council awarded 18 college scholarships thanks to the generous support of LBA members. Each fall, LBEC offers cash scholarships to incoming freshmen who have at least one parent employed with a bank or if the student is employed with a bank in Louisiana. The students must enroll in an accredited Louisiana college or university with a declared major in a banking related field.  For more information on the scholarship, go to http://www.lba.org/content.cfm?id=84.



(middle) LBEC Representative Monty Adams, Jr., of Caldwell Bank presents (far left) Bradley Weaver Cummings of Neville High School with a scholarship. Also pictured is Bradley's father, George Cummings, III, of Progressive Bank in Monroe.



(from left) LBEC Representative Ryan Thomas of Citizens National Bank presents Douglas Blake Thomas of C E Byrd High School with a scholarship. Also pictured is Blake's father, Doug Thomas.



(from left) LBEC Representative Stacy Dart of Citizens National Bank presents Kirby Allen of C E Byrd High School with a scholarship.



(from right) LBEC President Tori Flynn of Peoples State Bank in Many presents Merchants and Farmers Bank in Leesville Student Worker Justin LeBlanc of Hornbeck High School with a scholarship. Also pictured are Justin's brother, Matthew, father, Chuck and mother, Debet.



(from left) LBA Chief Operating Officer Ginger Laurent presents Meghan Trahan with Vandebilt Catholic High School with a scholarship. Also picture is Meghan's mother, Donna McKey of Coastal Commerce Bank.



(from right) LBEC Representative Brian Abshire of First National Bank of Louisiana presents Peyton Hargrave of Lake Arthur High School with a scholarship.



(from right) LBEC President Tori Flynn of Peoples State Bank in Many presents Shelby Millican of Monterey High School with a scholarship. Also pictured is Shelby's father, Tommy Millican of Concordia Bank.



(from right) LBEC Representative Brian Abshire of First National Bank of Louisiana presents Amanda Granger of Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts with a scholarship. Also pictured are Amanda's grandmother, Ruth Mauldin of Jeff Davis bank, and mother, Tracy Granger.



(second from right) Megan Calvit of Holy Savior Menard High School receives a scholarship. Also pictured (remaining, from left) are Ralph Thiels, regional president of The Evangeline Bank and Trust in Ville Platte, Megan's mother, Pam Calvit of The Evangeline Bank, and Randal Chapman, president and chief executive officer of The Evangeline Bank.



(from left) LBEC Representative Brian Abshire of First National Bank of Louisiana presents Chad Miller of Sulphur High School with a scholarship.



(from right) LBEC Representative Brian Abshire of First National Bank of Louisiana presents Lacey Andrus of Sulphur High School with a scholarship.



(from right) LBEC Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer Boggs of Gulf Coast Bank and Trust in Baton Rouge presents Daniel Carpenter of Denham Springs High School with a scholarship. Also pictured is Daniel's mother, Cathy Carpenter of Gulf Coast Bank and Trust. 



(from left) LBEC Education Chairman Kelly Dixon of Liberty Bank in New Orleans presents Bailey Landry of Academy of Our Lord with a scholarship. Also pictured is Bailey's mother Stephanie Stahl of First NBC Bank in Metairie.



(second from right) LBEC Vice President Joey A. Danos of Community First Bank in New Iberia presents (third from right) Aaron Martin of Comeaux High School in Lafayette with a scholarship. The remaining pictured are (from left) Aaron's brother Alex Martin, Aaron's mother Rebecca Martin of First Bank and Trust, Aaron's father Bob Martin and Ken Judice, First Bank and Trust market president.



(from left) LBEC President Tori Flynn of Peoples State Bank in Many presents Brittany Bankson of Rosepine Jr./Sr. High School with a scholarship. Also pictured: BJ Bjornberg, vice president/branch manager of City Savings Bank in Leesville.



(from right) LBEC Vice President Joey A. Danos of Community First Bank in New Iberia presents Kirk Miller of Kaplan High School with a scholarship.


2010 Louisiana Bankers Education Council College Scholarship Recipients

Chad Miller, Sulphur High School
Bradley Weaver Cummings, Neville High School
Daniel Carpenter, Denham Springs High School
Douglas Blake Thomas, C E Byrd High School
Amanda Granger, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts
Megan Ann Calvit, Holy Savior Menard High School
Meghan Elizabeth Trahan Vandebilt Catholic High School
Kirk Miller, Kaplan High School
Shane C. Bickham, Jesuit High School
Shelby Ann Kiefer, Archbishop Chappelle
Lacey Danae Andrus, Sulphur High School
Aaron Martin, Ovey Comeaux High School
Bailey Landry, Academy of Our Lord
Peyton Hargrave, Lake Arthur High School
Shelby Millican, Monterey High School
Brittany L. Bankson, Rosepine Jr./Sr. High School
Kirby Allen, C E Byrd High School
Justin LeBlanc, Hornbeck High School