California Credit Union has awarded 10 scholarships of $1,000 each to college-bound students in Los Angeles and Orange Counties in its annual College Scholarship Program. Through the program, California Credit Union recognizes exceptional students who are active in both their schools and the communities, giving back to others through service and volunteer work.

The 2022 California Credit Union scholarship recipients in Los Angeles and Orange County are:

California Credit Union Scholarship Recipient Teresa Xiao, a senior at Abraham Lincoln Senior High School in Los Angeles.

Recipient

School

City

Jesse Adame

Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine

Huntington Park

Genesis Argueta

Century High School

Santa Ana

Ilsi A. Cruz

Public Service Community School at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

Los Angeles

Ellen Kang

Yorba Linda High School

Yorba Linda

Parishi Kanuga

Cleveland High School

Reseda

Legend Lee

City of Angels School

Los Angeles

Jakob Lukus Lopez

Santa Ana Valley High School

Santa Ana

Ramon Quevedo

Millikan High School

Long Beach

Rachel Hasmik Tomasek

Burbank High School

Burbank

Teresa Xiao

Abraham Lincoln Senior High School

Los Angeles

"We were excited to see so many promising students participate in our program this year and hope these scholarships will make the road to a college education just a little bit easier," said California Credit Union CEO Steve O'Connell. "We are proud to recognize these students not just for their hard work in school, but also for their commitment to supporting their local communities. We wish all these inspiring students the very best of luck in their future education and careers."

College-bound high school seniors and community college students transferring to a four-year university who maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and plan to attend an accredited college or university in the coming year were eligible to participate. This year, the credit union's Scholarship Program received 800 applications, which were reviewed by a Scholarship Committee consisting of credit union staff who selected the award recipients.

The California Credit Union Annual College Scholarship program was created in 2005 to recognize outstanding students within its local communities. Since the creation of the program, the credit union has awarded more than $375,000 in scholarships to students across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego counties.