2016 Mountain America Recipients Recognized Mountain America congratulates its 2016 scholarship winners. The students being honored have demonstrated their commitment to academic excellence and to pursuing future educational opportunities. In addition, their dedication to serving their communities through participation in innovative programs that assist others is truly inspiring and supports the credit union philosophy of People Helping People. “For many years, we have provided scholarships to our members because we believe education is one of the major drivers that keeps economic development thriving. Those winning these scholarships will be the leaders of tomorrow, bringing innovation to the forefront. Each year, we are amazed at the academic abilities, community service and personal goal setting demonstrated by our scholarship applicants. Helping provide financial assistance to students as they pursue their career dreams and life aspirations is an honor,” notes Sharon Cook, SVP marketing/public relations at Mountain America. We offer our congratulations and best wishes to all of our scholarship applicants and winners. Paul R. Ball Winners — $2,000 Kara Nelson—General Academic and Other Majors Joseph Lunt—Business and Communications Majors Summer Van Moorlehem—Community Service and Social Service Majors UPEA Winners — $1,000 Amanda Bento Kimberly Howell Dario Jokic