Gardiner Federal Credit Union announces scholarship winners

GARDINER — The Scholarship Committee from Gardiner Federal Credit Union has announced the winners of $3,000 in scholarships. Six scholarships, in the amount of $500 each, were made available to deserving students who are pursuing post-secondary education or graduate degrees.

To be considered for the scholarships, applicants had to complete the application process and submit two qualifying essays. Applicants do not need to be members, but must have qualified for membership by living, working, worshiping or attending school in Kennebec County, Lincoln County, or the towns of Palermo or Richmond.
The committee received 81 applications for the six available scholarships, which went to 2018 high school graduates. There were dozens of remarkable essays among them, and members of the committee said they enjoyed reading all of the essays.
Scholarship winners:
* Brandon Gosselin — Cony High School, to attend University of Maine, Augusta * Jacob Lamoreau — Erskine Academy, to attend University of Maine, Farmington * Megan Pepper — Gardiner Area High School, to attend Kennebec Valley Community College * Logan Eckel — Lincoln Academy, to attend Cornell University * Olivia Tamborini — Maranacook High School, to attend Rochester Institute of Technology * Molly Tomascik — Richmond High School, to attend Husson University.