Herbert C. Arico Scholarships

Congratulations to our 2026 Scholarship Winners!

The Winners (in alphabetical order):

KIERRA BUSSE
EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

 

KASSEM CHARAFEDDINE 
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 

JAE-SUN CHERRINGTON
HOWARD UNIVERSITY

 

MOUHAMMED DIOP 
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY

 

ALEYSE PABILONIA 
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

 

AYDEN RIENDEAU 
UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH

 

AMIRA RUIZ-MARENTE 
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

 

Samuel Weldon 
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

 

After merging with Self-Help Federal Credit Union in May of 2025, we were fortunate to be able to continue our Herbert C. Arico Scholarship in 2026. Our scholarship program is named after Herbert C. Arico, a WWII veteran who taught at Windham High School for 58 years and served on the Northeast Family Credit Union’s Board of Directors from 1964 to 2023. Northeast Family Credit Union began in 1938 to serve educators.