2024 Scholarship Recipients

To further our mission of making a meaningful impact on the lives of our community members, Cedar Point and Cedar Point Financial Services, Inc. offer four scholarships to graduating seniors residing in Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties. These are the Beacon Scholarship, the Frank E. Gorely Scholarship, the Keepers Club Scholarship, and the Cedar Point Financial Services Scholarship.

The Beacon Scholarship was established to aid and encourage further education. The Frank E. Gorely Scholarship was established in memory of Frank E. Gorely, founding member and first CEO of Cedar Point. The recipient of the Keepers Club Scholarship will serve as an ambassador for our credit union’s youngest members for the coming year. The Cedar Point Financial Services Scholarship was established to aid and encourage further education.

Hundreds of students apply for these scholarships yearly through the St. Mary’s County Business, Education, and Community Alliance (BECA) Common Scholarship Application. This year's recipients are: 

Frank E. Gorely Scholarship

Lake Dawson, Leonardtown High School, attending Salisbury University

CPFCU Keepers Club Scholarship

Tanner George, St. Mary’s Ryken, attending the University of Maryland

Beacon Scholarship

Grace Maggio of Chopticon High School, attending the College of Southern Maryland

Cedar Point Financial Services Scholarship

Vada Mercer, Leonardtown High School, attending the University of Maryland

These exceptional individuals were selected from a pool of over 200 applicants. These students' achievements in and out of the classroom are outstanding. These final four stood out due to their impeccable scholarship, leadership, and citizenship.

Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Recipients! Cedar Point is honored to have such well-rounded recipients and looks forward to the amazing things they will do.

Posted by: Ashton Osborne, Public Relations Specialist