First Capital FCU awards scholarships

First Capital Federal Credit Union (FCU) recently announced that Benton Koons, Isabella Hons, Anna Watson and Jessica Rose have been selected as the 2023 Dennis Flickinger Honorable Scholarship winners.

Sue DeStephano, First Capital FCU president and CEO, noted that the company expanded its scholarship awards program this year to include not just two, but four students.

Benton is a senior at Red Lion High School and plans to attend the University of Maine in the fall to major in history. Benton is on the cross-country, baseball and wrestling teams and is part of the chamber orchestra.

Isabella attends Central York High School. She plans to attend the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., in the fall to pursue a degree in business management. Isabella is in the Student Council and National Honor Society (NHS) and plays lacrosse.

Anna is a senior at Spring Grove Area High School and plans to attend Washington & Jefferson College this fall to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Anna is the class communications officer and the NHS parliamentarian. She is a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, symphonic band, jazz ensemble and volleyball team.

Jessica is a senior at Eastern York High School and plans to attend Wake Forest University this fall to study biology. Jessica plays soccer and is involved with Student Council, Interact Club, NHS and yearbook club.

The First Capital FCU scholarship program was renamed the Dennis Flickinger Honorable Scholarship Program in 2016 to honor former CEO Dennis Flickinger, who retired in 2015. Flickinger advocated for financial education in schools and worked to promote credit unions as a choice for students' financial futures.

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