Marion Financial Corp. Awards Two Scholarships

Houston, TX — Marion Financial Corp. is pleased to announce that two high school seniors have each been awarded a $4,000 scholarship for the 2009 – 2010 academic years.  The recipients of the tenth annual Marion Financial Corp. Scholarship Award are:

Mitchell Steinfeld, whose father is employed at Grant & Weber, plans to attend Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Leticia Ventura, whose stepfather is employed at ARKS Radiology Management, Inc., plans to attend the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.

The purpose of the Marion Scholarship is to provide assistance to further the educational development of students who have an affiliation with the Accounts Receivable Management Industry.  The competition for this year’s awards was open to the graduating class of 2009 high school students who are employed, or the child of an employee, in the Accounts Receivable Management Industry.

The Marion Scholarship is for high school seniors beginning their first year at any accredited public or private college, university or trade school.  To apply, students were asked to complete an application form and submit an essay entitled “Why Further Education is Important to Me”.  The recipients were selected based on their essay, grade point average and extra-curricular activities.

Marion Financial Corp. would like to extend their gratitude to judges Dan Desatnick, and Loraine Lyons for their commitment to the scholarship selection process.

For more information, contact Tom Edens or Jill Mussman, Marion Scholarship Committee by phone at (713) 988-8000, or by e-mail: mussman@marionfinancial.com.