News

For Immediate Release
Peoples National Bank awards $37,000
in local community scholarships to graduating high school seniors
74 students throughout Southern Illinois receive scholarship
Peoples National Bank announced that 74 high school graduating seniors were awarded
$37,000 to continue their secondary education. “Our commitment to the communities we
serve is part of who we are, what we do and why we have been in business since 1909. We
are proud to significantly increase our scholarship awards this year. It has been a challenging
year for this senior class and we want to provide support for their future endeavors,”
commented Hunt Bonan of Peoples National Bank.
In keeping with the tradition of community service and commitment to the education of
future civic and business leaders, Peoples National Bank established an educational
scholarship that assists high school graduates in continuing their education at a university,
college, trade or vocational school. Each recipient of the Peoples National Bank scholarship
receives a $500 scholarship. Scholarships are awarded to students exhibiting positive
leadership and character in academic, community and extra-curricular activities. To date,
Peoples National Bank has awarded 1,154 students with over $676,000 in scholarships.
Jefferson County students receiving scholarships include Mt. Vernon Township High School
students Anderson Edward Barker, Ann Maria Binu, Robert J. White II, Sophia Payton Ziegler
and Victoria M. Bocock; Sesser Valier High School students Isabella Kay Loreen Wilson,
Kimber Ann McMurray and Mackenzie Kay Seddon; Waltonville High School students
Lilyann Mae Lentz and Seth Jacob Karnes; Webber Township High School students Alexis
Hazel Legg, Alexis Marlene Sandy, Dylan Thomas French, Emerie Lynn Marlow, Sarah Renee
Myers Odell and Savanah Meadow Phillips; and Woodlawn Community High School
students Dawson Montgomery Upton and Kennedi Grace Odum. “At Peoples National
Bank, we believe investing in the future of our youth makes strong communities. This
commitment will provide the sense of hope, encouragement, and support that will
empower today’s students to be the civic leaders of tomorrow,” said Hunt Bonan,
Community Bank President of the Mt. Vernon branch.
Peoples National Bank serves 18 communities throughout Southern Illinois and Missouri.
With assets over $1.7 billion, Peoples National Bank is a locally owned and operated
community bank with 23 locations in Southern Illinois and St. Louis Metro. For more
information about Peoples National Bank, please visit our website at
www.peoplesnationalbank.com