LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank has awarded five $1,000 scholarships to children of its employees.
Executive Vice President of Human Resources Cynthia Sparacio said, "West Coast Bank 's dependent scholarship benefit is much anticipated and appreciated each year by a highly competitive group of high school and college students. It's another way the company increases value to our employees and ensures that we are an employer of choice."
Kyle Martz, a junior at Whitman College, Tobin Ettig, a freshman at the University of Oregon, Rochelle Schwartz, a sophomore at Pacific University, Ashley Harold, a freshman at the University of Idaho, and Danny Garcia, a freshman at Lewis and Clark College, were each awarded $1,000 scholarships based on academic performance, and participation in school and community activities.
West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.3 billion in assets, operating 56 offices in Oregon and Washington. The company combines the sophisticated products and expertise of larger banks with the local decision making, market knowledge and customer service of a community bank. For more information, visit the Company web site at http://www.wcb.com/.