Huntington Bank will present scholarships totaling $10,000 to five University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation students at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 in the Huntington Sales Lab, located on the fourth floor of the college’s Savage & Associates Business Complex.

The recipients are graduate student Cassandra Wenman ($3,000) and undergraduate students Paviele Pena ($2,000); Kaleigh Rapp ($2,000), Jae Huth ($2,000) and Boram Kim ($1,000).

“We were extremely impressed with the recipients, and their respective accomplishments and aspirations – a compliment to the talented students that the University is developing,” said Joel Jerger, senior vice president of Huntington Bank, Toledo. “The scholarships reflect Huntington’s commitment to Northwest Ohio. We look forward to continuing to work with the University as it educates the next generation of leaders.”

Through an expanded banking program between Huntington Bank and UT, Huntington is providing $150,000 in academic programming and scholarships for students and additional convenient banking options on campus.

“Both The University of Toledo and the College of Business and Innovation are extremely grateful to Huntington Bank for their outstanding support of our tremendous students,” said Dr. Gary Insch, dean of the college. “Huntington is serious about its role as UT’s banking partner, and these new scholarships reflect their commitment to provide meaningful financial support to some of our extraordinary business students.”

Rapp, a junior double majoring in accounting and finance, said, “Becoming a recipient of this scholarship shows that my hard work has paid off. It really means a lot that I was chosen out of a pool of recipients to represent the College of Business and Innovation. This scholarship is going to help me achieve my academic goals because I will be able to focus more on my school work rather than the stress of making ends meet.”

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