Dort Financial Credit Union Presents Annual Scholarships

Local Students Recognized at Credit Union’s Annual Meeting

Grand Blanc, MI – Dort Financial Credit Union is again assisting students in their pursuits of higher education.

Dort Financial’s Board of Directors Scholarship Committee presented 18 students with $2,000 scholarships through its annual Student Scholarship program recently during its annual meeting.

The 2026 recipients included Andrew Fuller, Crystal Garcia-Pitts, Grace Gill, Jax Turner, Adelynn Wilcox, Lucia Kudwa, Olivia Owens, Eli Pake, Evan Pampreen, Katherine Rosebrough, Peyton Rowe, Connor Gross, Mackenzie Jacobson, Catherine Kudwa, Micah Bell, and Jayla Davis from Michigan.

The credit union also presented Addison White and Darren Chanel-Volmar from Florida with scholarships. Dort Financial Credit Union operates four Florida branches as Flagler Credit Union, a Division of Dort Financial.

The Student Scholarship Program received a high number of submissions again this year from student-members from both Dort Financial Credit Union and Flagler Credit Union.

“We received nearly 100 applications for the Student Scholarship Program this year,” said Beverly Kittle, Dort Financial Scholarship Committee Chair. “It is exciting to have so many students apply and see our credit union grow with younger members.”

Recipients were selected based on a variety of criteria including their academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and service to their communities.

“We are happy to be able to help our members take the next step in their educational journey to universities and colleges across the nation,” Kittle noted.

Dort Financial Credit Union Board Chairman, Wayne Natzke congratulated the scholarship recipients and thanked the Dort Financial Board committee members for their work on this year’s scholarship program.

“Dort Financial and Flagler Credit Union graciously support our communities through acts of volunteerism, donations and sponsorships, and through the annual scholarship,” Natzke said. “We are proud to show our commitment to all of our communities, the ones that we have been a part of for decades, and also the newer ones we serve.”

“Dort Financial extends a sincere congratulations to all the recipients on their academic achievements and wish them success in their future endeavors,” Natzke added.