COLUMBUS, Ind. – Centra Credit Union and Centra Foundation are awarding a total of 35 scholarships to graduating high school seniors and adult students throughout the communities it serves in 2022. The Loretta M. Burd Scholarship Program typically awards one high school scholarship per Centra branch location, a number of adult scholarships, and two internal scholarships. This year, an additional six scholarships are being awarded to celebrate Burd’s career and service.
Loretta M. Burd began working at Centra in 1965 and established many new departments within the Credit Union, including the Human Resources, Inventory Control, and facilities departments. She became the President/CEO in 1987 when Centra had $123 million in assets.
When Burd began working at Centra, the Credit Union had almost 7,000 Members. At the time of her retirement in December 2012, Centra’s Membership had grown to 126,291 Members and $1.1 billion in assets. She continued to serve the organization on Centra’s Board of Directors until March 2022.
The full list of 2022 scholarship winners is available online at Centra.org.