SECU MD Foundation Scholarship Program Awards HoCo Students

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — SECU MD Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Maryland’s largest state-chartered credit union SECU, has announced its 2022 scholarship recipients. The SECU MD Foundation Scholarship Program has awarded $115,000 in scholarships to 27 SECU members from communities across the state who will be attending a trade or technical school, college or university for the fall 2022 semester for either undergraduate or post-graduate work.

Of the 27 recipients, four grand prize winners were identified for their outstanding commitment to their communities and passion for making the world a better place. Each grand prize winner received $5,000 in scholarships in memory of Donald Tynes, Sr., SECU’s longest-serving board member who passed away in March 2022.

In honor of Tynes' legacy, mentorship and philanthropy, each of the grand prize winners also will receive a donation on behalf of the SECU MD Foundation that will be gifted to a Maryland nonprofit of their choice.

The SECU MD Foundation recognized this year’s winners at an award celebration June 28. The recipients from Howard County are:

• Peter Banyas
• Ruby-Louise Braxton
• Lucero Espinal (grand prize winner)
• Daniel He
• Rebecca Namubiru