More than $125,000 in educational assistance
awarded through this year’s contest
Regions Bank has announced the 2018 winners of the
seventh-annual Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Essay Contest.
The contest celebrates Black History Month by allowing high school
seniors and college students who reside or attend college within
Regions’ geographic footprint to submit an essay about how an
African-American has been an inspiration in the applicant’s
life.
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This year’s 30 contest winners, selected from more than 7,300
entries, will divide more than $125,000 in scholarship funds.
Winning high school seniors each receive $5,000, and winning
college students each receive $3,500. One scholarship in each
category is awarded in each of the 15 states served by Regions
branches.
Winners of the 2018 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Essay
Contest are as follows (winner and essays can also be found at
www.regions.com/ridingforward):
High School Winners and University/College to be
attended:
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Alexia Tyler (Paducah, Ky.) – University of Louisville
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Anika Mittal (Blytheville, Ark.) – Harvard University
•
Bobby Keahey, Jr. (Birmingham, Ala.) – University of Alabama
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Dante Allen (Lilburn, Ga.) – Georgia Institute of Technology
•
DeAndre Phillips (Niceville, Fla.) – University of Central Florida
•
Delilah Sayer (St. Louis, Mo.) – Southeast Missouri State
University
•
Devin Franklin (Fort Worth, Texas) – University of Alabama
•
Jarad Portis (New Orleans, La.) – Dillard University
•
Jordyn Blakely (Carmel, Ind.) – Butler University
•
Justin Evans (Plainfield, Ill.) – Morehouse College
•
Kennedy Turner (Urbandale, Iowa) – University of Iowa
•
Michelle He (Knoxville, Tenn.) – Vanderbilt University
•
Raven Walters (Charleston, S.C.) – Spelman College
•
Sha’Qwanna Gandy (Quitman, Miss) – Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
College
•
Sydney Hanan (Fayetteville, N.C.) –
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
College Winners and their College/University:
•
Abbey Bethel (Baton Rouge, La.) – Southeastern Louisiana
University
•
Alexis McCowan (Rocky Mount, N.C.) – Howard University
•
Aletea Daniels (Pensacola, Fla.) – Florida A&M University
•
Aquavia Jones (Fort Smith, Ark.) – University of Arkansas-Fort
Smith
•
Andrew Shelton (Hoover, Ala.) – University of Montevallo
•
Bryn Evans (Decatur, Ga.) – Columbia University in the City of New
York
•
Colin Vaughan (Camby, Ind.) – Indiana University-Purdue
University-Indianapolis
•
Dell Zimmerman (Ooltewah, Tenn.) – University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga
•
DeMerrius Plair (O’Fallon, Mo.) – Jackson State University
•
Deja Jenkins (Chicago, Ill.) – Knox College
•
Grayson Kirk (Austin, Texas) – University of Texas at Austin
•
Henrietta Ransdell (Paducah, Ky.) – University of Louisville
•
Justin Randle (Coila, Miss.) – Mississippi State University
•
Isaiah Watson (North Charleston, S.C.) – Vanderbilt University
•
SeAira Mingo (Waterloo, Iowa) – University of South Alabama
“We are very proud of these students and delighted to help
support their education,” said Michele Elrod, head of Regions
Corporate Marketing. “Over the last seven years, we’ve received
thousands of essays that remind us about the impact of those who
came before us and the diversity that inspires students to make a
difference in the community.”
“For Regions, education is a key to helping our customers
achieve financial stability in the present and to inspiring the
leaders of tomorrow through lessons of the past,” said Lajuana
Bradford, head of Regions Corporate Social Responsibility. “The
essay contest allows us a meaningful way to invest in our
communities, to honor Black History Month, and make a difference in
the lives of more than 210 students who’ve benefited from the
scholarships since 2012.”
Since the inception of the scholarship program in 2012, $892,000
has already been awarded to students to further their educations.
In 2018, entries were accepted between Jan. 15 and Feb. 28.
For official rules, complete entry details and eligibility
requirements for the 2018 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Essay
Contest, visit the contest website
at www.regions.com/ridingforward.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $125 billion in
assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the
nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial
banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services.
Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and
through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,500
banking offices and 2,000 ATMs. Additional information about
Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at
www.regions.com.
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