M-O FCU Awards Two Scholarships

​Students receive financial assistance for their continued education from their local credit union. 

M-O FCU recently awarded two student members with educational scholarships.  Karlie and William were each awarded $500 to use toward their continued schooling this fall.

Karlie is the daughter of Jim & Maria Bigelow, and a 2021 graduate of Huron High School.  She will be attending the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, MN for Music Ministry.

William is a 2021 graduate of Huron High School, and is the son of Bryan & Teresa Smith.  He will be attending Lake Area Technical College to become a Fixed-Wing Pilot.

A special congratulations to Karlie & William, and good luck
​to all graduates as they start the next chapter of their lives!

M-O Federal Credit Union (M-O stands for Missouri-Oahe) is located in Huron, South Dakota. The credit union was chartered in 1950 when 14 members from the US Bureau of Reclamation pooled their money together. As the Bureau of Reclamation employees were working on building the Oahe Dam at the Missouri River, traveling from Huron to Pierre each week was creating a hardship for many families. The credit union was formed to lend money to the federal employees traveling to work on the dam. Shortly thereafter, membership was expanded to include all federal and postal employees and their families. Today, they have more than 2,000 members and hold over $34M in assets.