2015 Scholarship Opportunities Announced Mountain America Credit Union’s 2015 scholarship program launched February 20, with a total of six scholarships being offered to credit union members and their families (3 - Paul R. Ball and 3 - UPEA Scholarships). The scholarships are awarded based on a student’s academic performance, community volunteer service, a written summary of their educational and career aspirations, and a written essay. Paul R. Ball Memorial Scholarship Mountain America awards $2,000 each to three winners of the Paul R. Ball Memorial Scholarship, which honors a former Mountain America vice president who died in a tragic automobile accident in 1992. The scholarship is available for credit union members or their families. Applications are available on this site only beginning February 20, 2015, through the link below. Applications must be completed by the student and mailed to Mountain America postmarked by April 24, 2015. Paul R. Ball Scholarship winners will be notified and their names posted on the Mountain America website by June 5, 2015. Presentation of the awards will be held in June. Questions may be directed to Louisa Ingalls at 801-325-6507. Paul R. Ball Application Utah Public Employees’ Association Scholarship Another option is the Utah Public Employees’ Association (UPEA) Scholarship, which awards $1,000 each to three winners. This scholarship is available for those who are Mountain America and UPEA members or their dependents who live in Utah. UPEA Scholarship application is now available through both the link below, and on the UPEA website, www.upea.net. Applications must be completed and submitted to UPEA by 5:00 p.m. on March 3, 2015. Scholarships will be awarded on Friday, March 26, 2015, at the UPEA General Council at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. UPEA Application