Sallie Mae Awards $95,000 in Scholarships to Utah Students
Annual Scholarship Program Helps Fulfill Growing Demand for Engineers, Nurses, and
Teachers
Sallie Mae, the nation’s saving, planning, and paying for college company, today announced its Utah-based wholly owned
subsidiary, Sallie Mae Bank, has awarded $95,000 in scholarships to 36 students who will attend Utah colleges and universities
full-time in academic year 2016-17.
Sallie Mae Bank’s annual scholarship program provides financial assistance to deserving students whose courses of study will
lead them to careers in some of Utah’s most in-demand professions, including engineering, nursing, teaching, and respiratory
therapy. This year’s recipients received scholarships that ranged from $1,000 to $5,000. Since its inception in 2007, the program
has awarded nearly $812,000 to more than 200 Utah students.
According to “How America Pays for College 2016,” the national study by Sallie Mae and Ipsos, nearly half of all families used
a scholarship to help pay for college in academic year 2015-16. The study also found that scholarships and grants covered 34
percent of college costs last year, the largest proportion of any resource used to pay for college in the past five years.
“We commend our 2016 scholarship recipients not only for continuing their education, but also for committing themselves to
careers in fields that will enhance Utah’s economy and quality of life,” said Paul Thome, executive vice president, Sallie Mae, and
president, Sallie Mae Bank. “As a company dedicated to helping Americans save, plan, and responsibly pay for college, we are
pleased to help these students make their dreams of higher education a reality.”
The 2016 Sallie Mae Bank scholarship recipients pursuing a degree in teaching are:
- Elizabeth Cannon
- Amy Freeman Lewis
- Kaylee Huchendorf
- Shaun Morgan
- Allyson Smith
- Christopher Thomas
- Sidney Ward
- Stacie Woodruff
“The Sallie Mae Bank scholarship helps students with dreams of helping others in their future careers,” said Christopher Thomas,
an aspiring teacher attending Weber State University. “My time serving others has helped fuel my desire to become a secondary
education teacher. This scholarship will put me one step closer to achieving my dream of becoming an educator.”
The 2016 Sallie Mae Bank scholarship recipients studying nursing are:
- Megan Anderson
- Presten Beatty
- Andrea Brogdon
- Logan Burke
- Emily Dickson
- Brooke Eliason
- Monica Garcia
- Megan Harding
- Jonathan Jacobs
- Emily Jensen
- Sarah Kraus
- Jenna Lewis
- Alyssa Marsh
- Alexis McHale
- Sadie Neves
- Sydney Nuttall
- Jessica Peterson
- Britney Rencher
- Ryan Rigby
- Madelyn Robertson
- Christine Roper
- Daniel Smith
“I know that my ambitious goals and degree will allow me to give back to the community, just as Sallie Mae Bank so generously
gives back to aspiring students,” said Emily Jensen, a nursing student at Brigham Young University.
The 2016 Sallie Mae Bank scholarship recipients pursuing engineering degrees are:
- Alexander Blackmer
- Matthew Dawson
- Landon Foust
- John Garrett
- Joseph Kennedy
- Zachary Plato
Sallie Mae Bank, which is headquartered in Salt Lake City, funds and originates private education loans to students nationwide.
It also offers FDIC-insured online savings accounts and certificates of deposit. Sallie Mae Bank is ranked among the “Best Banks of 2016” by GOBankingRates.com and was named one of the “Best Banks of 2016 for CD Accounts.”
For free online tools and resources, including Scholarship Search by Sallie Mae, which is home to 5 million scholarships worth
more than $24 billion, visit SallieMae.com/PlanforCollege.
Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM) is the nation’s saving, planning, and paying for college company. Whether college is a long way
off or just around the corner, Sallie Mae offers products that promote responsible personal finance, including private education
loans, Upromise rewards, scholarship search, college financial planning tools, and online retail banking. Learn more at SallieMae.com. Commonly known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or
agencies of the United States of America.
Sallie Mae
Ellen J. Roberts, 302-451-0428
Ellen.Roberts@SallieMae.com
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