NEW YORK, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA Equitable Life
Insurance Company, in association with U.S. News & World
Report, announces the 2013 AXA Achievement(SM) Scholarship
winners. AXA Equitable has awarded, through the AXA Foundation,
$22.8 million in scholarships to more
than 5,100 students since the program began 11 years ago.
As in previous years, 52 students – one from each state, plus
Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico – have been awarded college
scholarships of $10,000. Of
those 52 winners, 10 students have been chosen as national winners
and will receive an additional $15,000 scholarship award.
"These dynamic young people represent America's future," said
Mark Pearson, chairman and CEO of
AXA Equitable. "We're proud to help make college a reality for this
next generation of leaders."
All of the scholarship recipients are graduating high school
seniors who demonstrated ambition and drive, determination to set
and reach goals and the ability to succeed in college.
The 2013 national winners are:
- Colin Wells, Denver, CO
- Jonathan Cohen, Highland Park, IL
- Caleb Kumar, Blaine, MN
- Dylan Mahalingam, Derry, NH
- Christopher Rim, Paramus, NJ
- Alec Urbach, Roslyn Heights, NY
- Samantha Stoner, Mansfield, OH
- Maren Johnson, Watertown, SD
- Joel Bervell, Snohomish, WA
- Jordyn Schara, North Freedom, WI
Winners – known as AXA Achievers – are featured online at the
U.S. News & World Report website. AXA Equitable is also
proud to present a video highlighting their inspiring personal
stories.
The scholarship is administered by Scholarship Management
Services®, a program of Scholarship America®,
one of the nation's largest nonprofit private sector scholarship
and educational support organizations.
Through AXA Achievement, AXA Equitable is one of the
nation's largest corporate providers of scholarships — awarding
more than $1.3 million a year. In
addition to the $670,000 in AXA
Achievement(SM) Scholarships awarded annually through this national
scholarship, the AXA Achievement(SM) Community Scholarship
awards up to an additional $750,000 in annual scholarships. Through this
program and the financial education services the company provides,
AXA Equitable is a comprehensive resource for information to help
students and parents with college planning.
About AXA Foundation
The AXA Foundation is the
philanthropic arm of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, a
subsidiary of AXA Financial, one of the premier U.S. financial
services organizations and a member of the global AXA Group, a
leader in financial protection and wealth management. The
Foundation directs the company's philanthropic and volunteer
activities, working to improve the quality of life in communities
across the country where AXA has a presence. The AXA
Foundation's multifaceted signature program, AXA Achievement,
supports the company's strong commitment to Corporate
Responsibility and AXA Group's flagship theme of "Risk Research and
Education," by providing America's youth with the access and advice
to help succeed in college and beyond. Since its inception,
AXA Achievement has awarded $22.8
million in college scholarships to more than 5,100 students,
known as AXA Achievers.
For more information go to www.axa-achievement.com or AXA
Equitable's Facebook page.
About AXA Equitable
In business since 1859, AXA
Equitable Life Insurance Company (NY, NY) is a leading financial
protection company and one of the nation's premier providers
of life insurance, annuity, and financial
products and services. The company's products and services are
distributed to individuals and business owners through its retail
distribution channel, AXA Advisors, LLC (member FINRA, SIPC) and to
the financial services market through its wholesale distribution
channel, AXA Distributors, LLC. Find AXA Equitable
on Facebook and Twitter or visit
www.axa-equitable.com.
AXA Equitable, a subsidiary of AXA Financial Inc., is part of
the global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection
strategies and wealth management, with 102 million clients in
57 countries as of April 9,
2013. "AXA Group" refers to AXA, a French holding company for
an international group of insurance and financial services
companies together with its direct and indirect consolidated
subsidiaries.
SOURCE AXA Equitable