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  • BRS Family Member Awarded
    2015 Union Plus Scholarship
    Updated On: Jul 209, 2015

    BRS Family Member Awarded
    2015 Union Plus Scholarship

    Winner Honored for Achievement and Union Values

    Union Plus recently awarded $150,000 in scholarships to 106 students representing 36 unions, including one winner representing the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, in the 2015 Union Plus Scholarship Program. In this 24th year of the program, more than 5,000 applications were received from union members, their spouses and their dependent children in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This year’s BRS winner is:

    • Janai Heise of Hagerstown, Md. Janai, whose father, John Heise, is a member of BRS Local 31, has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship.

    “The burden of student debt will be felt for decades to come,” said Leslie Tolf, President of Union Privilege, the organization that provides Union Plus benefits for union families and manages the scholarship program. “Our scholarship winners understand this nightmare and have an uncanny ability to budget, hold down jobs and internships, and continue to excel in their studies. They are informed consumers, which is increasingly important in today’s world.”

    — MEET THE 2015 BRS HONOREE —

    Janai Heise

    Janai is a biology major at Hagerstown Community College with an expected graduation date of May 2016. She also is pursuing a biotechnology certificate and plans to attend a four-year college after earning her associate degree. Janai’s career aspiration is to help increase crop production and ensure a safe and healthy food supply. She currently is developing a honeybee education curriculum to explain the honeybee’s importance in crop production. Janai is a Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member as well as a Hagerstown Community College Dean’s List honoree. She twice earned a Presidential Volunteer Service Award (silver level) and has earned a Level 5 Diamond Clover Award in 4-H. She also is active with her church’s youth drama ministry and volunteers as a teacher’s assistant for youth art classes at a local museum. Since her father accepted a union job seven years ago, Janai has seen him receive many benefits, including a fair wage and raises. “He has a trusted organization in case of a problem, and he gained a new family of friends. He loves his job, has job security, and people treat him with respect,” she said.

    Learn More About the Union Plus Scholarship Program

    Union Plus Scholarship awards are granted to students attending a two-year college, four-year college, graduate school or a recognized technical or trade school. Since starting the program in 1991, Union Plus has awarded more than $3.7 million in educational funding to more than 2,500 union members, spouses and dependent children.

    Union Plus is committed to helping union members and their families fund their college education. In addition to the scholarships, Union Plus also offers the following benefits to help union families afford higher education:

    • Discounts of 15 to 60 percent on college and graduate school test preparation courses from The Princeton Review. Discounts are available for classroom, online and private tutoring for the SAT®, ACT®, GMAT®, LSAT®, GRE® and MCAT® as well as college affordability and admissions online courses. Visit UnionPlus.org/CollegePrep or call 1-888-243-7737.
    • Discounts on textbooks. Union families save 5 percent or more when renting or buying textbooks. New, used and digital textbooks are available. Free shipping is included on orders over $59. Visit UnionPlus.org/Textbooks.
    • College counseling discounts of 15 percent from Collegewise, the admission division of The Princeton Review. College counselors help high school students find, apply to and attend the right colleges. Visit UnionPlus.org/CollegeCounsel for more information.
    • Union Plus Student Debt Reducer Grant* helps eligible Union Plus Credit Card, Mortgage and Insurance participants pay down their student loans. Visit UnionPlus.org/DebtReducer for more information.

    Visit UnionPlus.org/Education for applications and benefit eligibility.

    Union Plus also provides a wide range of money-saving benefits and services for union members and families, including discounts on all-union AT&T wireless service, a credit card and mortgage with unique financial assistance, savings on travel and recreation, and more. To learn more, visit UnionPlus.org.


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