Peoples Bancorp Foundation, a nonprofit corporation formed to make donations in Peoples Bank market areas, awarded recent Batavia High School graduate Alexandra Navarro-Guzman with a $1,000 Robert E. Evans Scholarship.
The bank awarded 31 high school graduates scholarships totaling $33,000. Recipients were selected from the bank’s market areas throughout Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.
Peoples Bank created a scholarship to honor the memory of Robert E. Evans, who began his career with Peoples in 1970 as a trust officer. In 1980, he became the first President and CEO of Peoples Bancorp, Inc.
and in 1987 became the sixth President of Peoples Bank. Evans retired in 2005 and passed away later that same year.
“Mr. Evans inspired those around him to always do their best and to conduct themselves with professionalism and personal integrity,” said Ed Reilly, Peoples Bank Regional President. “He was passionate about being a good corporate citizen and demonstrated that by making significant contributions to the communities served by Peoples Bank. He also appreciated the importance of persistence, determination, and the value of higher education.”
Today, the Robert E. Evans Education Fund provides scholarships to high
school graduates who live in the markets served by Peoples Bank and who will be pursuing majors in business, education, engineering, liberal arts, math, science or technology. The recipients must meet other criteria including demonstrating some of the same qualities that were important to Evans.
Peoples Bancorp Foundation contributions focus on charitable giving in four major areas: community investment and economic development, youth and education, human services programs that improve the social needs of low- to moderate-income communities and individuals, and the arts and cultures. Organizations receiving grants meet those requirements and serve the markets where Peoples Bank currently has office locations.
Peoples is a diversified financial services holding company with $3.3 billion in total assets, 82 sales offices and 81 ATMs in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky.
Peoples makes available a complete line of banking, investment, insurance and trust solutions through its subsidiaries – The Peoples Banking and Trust Company and Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC. Peoples’ common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market® under the symbol “PEBO”, and Peoples is a member of the Russell 3000 index of US publicly-traded companies. Learn more about Peoples at www.peoplesbancorp.com.