MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2005--U.S. Bank has
announced the 30 high school seniors who will receive a $1,000 U.S.
Bank Internet scholarship. The 30 winners were selected from students
throughout the country who applied for the ninth annual Internet
scholarship program sponsored by the U.S. Bank student banking
division.
The 2004-2005 U.S. Bank Internet scholarship winners are:
Laura Stewart - Anchorage, Alaska
Leslie Congdon - Safford, Arizona
Sheena Jones - Hermitage, Arkansas
Omar Ramil - Carson, California
David Sarra - Antelope, California
Brenda Nix - Wiggins, Colorado
Brittany Brooks - Post Falls, Idaho
Corinna Cicmanec - Grayslake, Illinois
Kathryn Dunning - Braidwood, Illinois
Samuel Key - Marion, Indiana
Whitney Winterfeld - Ogden, Iowa
Shannon Creek - Olathe, Kansas
Lloyd Jackson Jr. - Louisville, Kentucky
Trent Pink - Kelliher, Minnesota
Alicia Dowell - Monroe City, Missouri
Cassie Strauss - Great Falls, Montana
Michaela Anderson - Bellevue, Nebraska
Steve Lee - Sparks, Nevada
Amber Jensen - Kenmare, North Dakota
Neil Anderson - Lexington, Ohio
Amy McMahan - La Grande, Oregon
Tracy Bertalot - Spearfish, South Dakota
Eric Fiegen - Dell Rapids, South Dakota
Felicia Foreman - Pulaski, Tennessee
Michael Noyes - Lyman, Utah
Nina Hampton - Koosharem, Utah
Corinna Wright - Sequim, Washington
Jorie Tappa - Green Bay, Wisconsin
Lukas Barthel - Franksville, Wisconsin
Matt King - Guernsey, Wyoming
"U.S. Bank is pleased to provide Internet scholarships to these
students," said Russ Kruse, senior vice president of U.S. Bank Student
Banking. "A college education costs more every year, and we like to do
what we can to help students pay for one of the biggest investments of
their lives through our Internet scholarship program and our wide
range of student banking products and services."
The 2005-2006 online scholarship application will be available
beginning October 2005 via U.S. Bank's website,
usbank.com/studentbanking. Applicants must be high school seniors
planning to enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year
college or university.
U.S. Bank is one of the top student banking institutions in the
nation, providing a comprehensive line of student banking products
including student loans, campus ID card programs, Internet banking,
U.S. Bank student checking and savings, and Visa Buxx(R) prepaid
spending cards. U.S. Bank student loans offer quality toll-free
customer service, state-of-the-art loan processing, online application
accessibility, and a variety of repayment options that offer savings
to borrowers. Student loan products include Federal Stafford, PLUS,
Consolidation, and Supplemental education loans. The U.S. Bank web
site usbank.com/studentbanking offers the full array of student
banking products, services and paying for college information as well
as a powerful scholarship search engine.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) is the parent company of U.S. Bank. With
assets of $204 billion, it is the 6th largest financial holding
company in the United States. The company operates 2,383 banking
offices and 4,877 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of banking,
brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services
products to consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp is
home of the Five Star Service Guarantee which assures customers of
certain key banking benefits and services or customers will be paid
for their inconvenience. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.
Member FDIC.
CONTACT: U.S. Bank
Media Relations
Amy Frantti, 612-303-0733
SOURCE: U.S. Bank
