MURRAY, Utah, Aug. 13, 2009—Sallie Mae Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sallie Mae, the nation’s leading saving, planning and paying for education company, today announced that it has awarded 15 $5,000 scholarships to undergraduate students enrolled in an engineering, nursing or teaching program at a higher education institution in Salt Lake County or other Utah counties.
This is the third year of the Sallie Mae Bank scholarship program. To date, the company has awarded nearly $200,000 in scholarships through this program.
This year, the following undergraduate students received a $5,000 scholarship:
Suzanne Arthur Western Governors University
Brittany Bayles Brigham Young University
Alyse Bennett Brigham Young University
Ashley Graff Brigham Young University
Heidiann Heiniger Brigham Young University
Ryan Hone Brigham Young University
Jamie Jarvis Brigham Young University
Camille Jensen Brigham Young University
Hayley Kirkland Brigham Young University
Janel Marx Brigham Young University
Rachel Naylor Brigham Young University
Thuy Nguyen University of Utah
Jacob Nibarger Brigham Young University
Jasmine Sears Brigham Young University
Joshua Stewart Brigham Young University
“We at Sallie Mae Bank are pleased to help these admirable local Utah students invest in their dreams of higher education,” said Mark Howard, president, Sallie Mae Bank. “It is our hope that these scholarships will help enable these ambitious undergraduates to succeed.”
Sallie Mae Bank, a subsidiary of Sallie Mae, funds and originates private education loans to students and families nationwide. Opened in November 2005, the bank is headquartered in Murray, Utah, and is regulated and its deposits insured by the FDIC.
For more information contact:
Erica Eriksdotter (703) 984-5628
SLM Corporation (NYSE:
SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the nation’s leading saving, planning and paying for education company. Sallie Mae’s saving programs, planning resources and financing options have helped more than 31 million people make the investment in higher education. Through its subsidiaries, the company manages $176 billion in education loans and serves 10 million student and parent customers. In addition, the company’s Upromise program has enabled 11 million members to earn more than $525 million in rewards to help pay for college. Its Upromise affiliates also manage more than $23 billion in 529 college-savings plans. Sallie Mae offers services to a range of institutional clients, including colleges and universities, student loan guarantors and state and federal agencies. More information is available at
www.SallieMae.com. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.