2025 C1st Scholarship Recipients

posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 in Announcements

Community 1st Credit Union’s 2025 scholarship program has announced that $54,000 will be awarded to 26 area student-members this summer for the 2025-2026 academic school year. C1st has a long tradition of supporting local communities and education through its scholarship program for both traditional and non-traditional students. In the last decade, C1st has awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to local student-members.

The C1st Scholarship program includes one $4,000 scholarship, which goes to the child of a C1st employee, two $2,000 Rex Stewart Memorial scholarships to students majoring in an agriculture-related field, and 23 additional $2,000 awards to students at each C1st branch location seeking an undergraduate degree.

The C1st $2,000 scholarship winners given by each branch include Avery Halstead, a C1st Albia member; Keira Olson, a C1st Atlantic member; Alexia Shively, a C1st Bloomfield member; Halle Bormann, a C1st Cedar Rapids member; Kaylin McDanel, a C1st Centerville member; Chase Willis, a C1st Chariton member; and Mariah D’Attilio, a C1st Chariton member.

Additional $2,000 scholarship winners are Cassidy Mallinger, a C1st Fairfield member; Jack Stephens, a C1st Grinnell member; Matthew Sorfonden, a C1st Harlan member; Brody Roth, a C1st Indianola member; Ella Rankin, a C1st Knoxville member; Victoria Wilson, a C1st Mt. Pleasant member; Cali Arnold, a C1st Osceola member; and Breckyn Schilling, a C1st Oskaloosa member.

Also gaining a $2,000 C1st scholarship are Dominick Rath, Makayla Barnes, Lydia Roling, Samantha Weeks, and Araceli Zaragoza-Tapetillo, all C1st Ottumwa members. Additionally, Ellia Schmitz, a C1st Pella member; Carter Phipps, a C1st Shenandoah member; and Justine Lynn, a C1st Washington member.

The 2024 C1st Child of an Employee Scholarship for $4,000 is awarded to Mailliw Figueroa Alvarado, currently enrolled at the University of Iowa and a C1st Ottumwa-Richmond Branch member.

Two Rex Stewart Memorial Agriculture Scholarships of $2,000 each were given to Jedd Weinkoetz, a current undergraduate studying Agriculture, enrolled in Southwestern Community College, and Cael Butler, a current undergraduate also studying Agriculture, enrolled in Iowa State University.

“At Community 1st, we are thrilled to recognize the outstanding achievements of those deserving students in our community.  We sincerely believe one of the very best investments we can make is in helping our young members further their education,” said Greg Hanshaw, President and CEO. Congratulations to each recipient; your dedication and accomplishments inspire us every day.”