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6/10/2010

Contact: Jeff Bailey, President and CEO
541-676-0201
Or jbailey@beobank.com

Bank of Eastern Oregon awards $8,000 in scholarships

Bank of Eastern Oregon awarded sixteen $500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors through its Agricultural/Business Scholarship Program. Judging was awarded on the applicant’s academics, leadership, and citizenship. This is the 18th year the bank offered this program, giving away over $76,000 to date.

The scholarships were awarded to Ashley Wolff, Keenan Jack, Jodessa Chapa, Jessica Hughes, and Cherisse Lemmon, Heppner High School; R.J. Ramos, III, and Brianna Peterson, Ione High School; Jessica Cronin, Crane Union High School; Meagan McKenzie, Wallowa High School; Dustin Osborne and Alizabeth McCorkle, Irrigon High School; Erik Glover, Sherman High School; Nolan Fischer, Spray High School; Skylar Fast, Prairie City High School; and Jason Hendricks and Tanner Wightman, Riverside High School. Bank of Eastern Oregon congratulates these hard-working and dedicated students.

ABOUT BEO BANCORP

BEO Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon, which operates 12 branches and two loan production offices in nine eastern Oregon counties. Branches are located in Arlington, Ione, Heppner, Condon, Irrigon, Boardman, Burns, John Day, Prairie City, Fossil, Moro, and Enterprise; loan production offices are located in Hermiston and Ontario. Bank of Eastern Oregon also operates a mortgage division and offers brokerage services through BEO Financial Services. The bank’s website is www.beobank.com.