Robert P. Lamprey, chairman of the Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation, announced today the awarding of college scholarships totaling $19,000 to seven 2008 graduates of Framingham’s three high schools.

Three of the scholarships, in the amount of $5,000 each, were established in 2005 to honor the memory of Roland J. Bunnell II, a past trustee of the Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation. Mr. Bunnell was also a member of the Framingham Co-operative Bank board of directors and senior vice president at the time of his death in 2004. He had served the Bank for more than 15 years.

The Bunnell Memorial Scholarship recipients were Rajni Salhotra, Framingham High School; Neil Rodrigues, Marian High School; and Francine Garnier, Joseph P. Keefe Technical School.

The Charitable Foundation also funded four $1,000 awards made through the Edwin Alexis Marin Memorial Scholarship program at Framingham High School. The Scholarships are named for a student who died in a car accident following his sophomore year at Framingham High. The program encourages Latino students at the High School to continue on to college, by providing one means of financial support.

Recipients of the Edwin Alexis Marin scholarships were Luis Antonio Alvarez, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jocelyn Morales, and Lucas Nader.

“By investing in the education of today’s youth, we are hopeful that they will be among those who give back in ways that will further strengthen the fabric of our community in years to come,” said Lamprey.