Higher One Provides $50,000 in Scholarships for Colleges and Universities Nationwide

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Higher One®, a technology and payment services company focused on higher education, has selected 20 recipients of its annual One Scholarship.  Each student recipient gets $2,500 to put toward his or her college or university tuition. More than 400 applicants competed for the prize, which totals $50,000 in scholarship money. "Higher One was pleased to have received a wealth of submissions from students all over the country who have - or are working to - overcome personal and financial hurdles to achieve success through higher education.  All of the winners presented compelling, creative and inspiring stories and we congratulate them all," said Mark Volchek, co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Higher One. "The One Scholarship underscores our commitment to the pursuit of higher education."

The national winners are:

• Andy Bartlett, Northeastern Junior College (Sterling, Colorado)
• Kaitlyn Aleise Beuregard, Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, Texas)
• Erica Gish, Tyler Junior College (Tyler, Texas)
• Candy Johnson, Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, California)
• Amy Richards, Ozarks Technical Community College (Springfield, Missouri)
• Yanniel Silverio, Miami Dade College (Miami, Florida),
• Caren Sutton, Portland State University (Portland, Oregon)
• Ashlynn Lewis, Houston Community College (Houston, Texas)
• Kimberly Bates, John A. Logan College (Carterville, Illinois)
• Luke Messer, Cochise Community College (Nogales, Arizona)
• Patrick Wayne Brown, Southern University at Shreveport (Shreveport, Louisiana)
• Kyle Alexander Ricco, University Of North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
• Erika Marie White, University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)
• Megan Malcolm, Clayton State University (Morrow, Georgia)
• Roxana Rojo-Cruz, Clayton State University (Morrow, Georgia)
• Adrian Dewayne Lebian, Front Range Community College  (Westminster, Colorado)
• Tiana Wilder, Colorado Northwestern Community College (Craig, Colorado)

Three additional winners who wish to remain anonymous will also receive scholarship money to be put toward their school tuition.

Candidates for the scholarship were asked to consider how they have overcome obstacles to achieve educational goals and live Higher One's philosophy of "There is a way."  Submissions were received in the form of short videos and were evaluated based on creativity, originality, quality and impact of the student's story. Eligible candidates were students at colleges and universities nationally who partner with Higher One for OneDisburse® Refund Management® services, were enrolled either full or part time, were 18 years or older, and had a GPA of 3.0 or higher.  

About Higher One:

Founded in 2000, Higher One, Inc., a subsidiary of Higher One Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ONE), is a leading company focused on helping college business offices manage operations and provide enhanced service to students. Through a full array of services from refunds, payments, electronic billing, payment plans and more, Higher One works closely with colleges and universities to ensure students receive Financial Aid refunds quickly, can pay tuition and bills online, make on-campus and community purchases, and learn the basics of financial management.

Higher One provides its services to distinguished public and private higher education institutions throughout the country to approximately 5.3 million students. More information about Higher One can be found at HigherOne.com

Contact: Elissa D'Orazio, 1-212-642-7787, elissa.d'[email protected]

SOURCE Higher One Holdings, Inc.