Marquette Bank Awards Scholarships Local High School Graduates

Marquette Bank, a locally-owned neighborhood bank, continued a 45-year tradition by awarding $2,500 scholarships to 54 graduating seniors from neighborhood high schools in Chicago and the southwest suburbs. A total of $135,000 was awarded to local students. Funded by the Marquette Bank Education Foundation (MBEF), scholarships were awarded to students who were recommended by guidance counselors and principals and selected based on financial need, scholastic achievement and a record of volunteer service in their respective communities.

“Education has always been an important issue to Marquette Bank and we are proud to invest in our local students,” said George Moncada, President and CEO of Marquette Bank. “The recipients have not only demonstrated academic excellence, but have shown a commitment to their community through volunteerism and service,” said Moncada. Since 1967, over $2.3 million in scholarships have been awarded to 1,281 neighborhood high school students from Chicagoland neighborhoods.

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