U.S. Bank Announces 2004-2005 Internet Scholarship Winners

The 2004-2005 U.S. Bank Internet scholarship winners are:
Laura Stewart - Anchorage, Alaska
Leslie Congdon - Safford, Arizona
Sheena Jones - Hermitage, Arkansas
Omar Ramil - Carson, California
David Sarra - Antelope, California
Brenda Nix - Wiggins, Colorado
Brittany Brooks - Post Falls, Idaho
Corinna Cicmanec - Grayslake, Illinois
Kathryn Dunning - Braidwood, Illinois
Samuel Key - Marion, Indiana
Whitney Winterfeld - Ogden, Iowa
Shannon Creek - Olathe, Kansas
Lloyd Jackson Jr. - Louisville, Kentucky
Trent Pink - Kelliher, Minnesota
Alicia Dowell - Monroe City, Missouri
Cassie Strauss - Great Falls, Montana
Michaela Anderson - Bellevue, Nebraska
Steve Lee - Sparks, Nevada
Amber Jensen - Kenmare, North Dakota
Neil Anderson - Lexington, Ohio
Amy McMahan - La Grande, Oregon
Tracy Bertalot - Spearfish, South Dakota
Eric Fiegen - Dell Rapids, South Dakota
Felicia Foreman - Pulaski, Tennessee
Michael Noyes - Lyman, Utah
Nina Hampton - Koosharem, Utah
Corinna Wright - Sequim, Washington
Jorie Tappa - Green Bay, Wisconsin
Lukas Barthel - Franksville, Wisconsin
Matt King - Guernsey, Wyoming

"U.S. Bank is pleased to provide Internet scholarships to thesestudents," said Russ Kruse, senior vice president of U.S. Bank StudentBanking. "A college education costs more every year, and we like to dowhat we can to help students pay for one of the biggest investments oftheir lives through our Internet scholarship program and our widerange of student banking products and services."

The 2005-2006 online scholarship application will be availablebeginning October 2005 via U.S. Bank's website,usbank.com/studentbanking. Applicants must be high school seniorsplanning to enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-yearcollege or university.

U.S. Bank is one of the top student banking institutions in thenation, providing a comprehensive line of student banking productsincluding student loans, campus ID card programs, Internet banking,U.S. Bank student checking and savings, and Visa Buxx(R) prepaidspending cards. U.S. Bank student loans offer quality toll-freecustomer service, state-of-the-art loan processing, online applicationaccessibility, and a variety of repayment options that offer savingsto borrowers. Student loan products include Federal Stafford, PLUS,Consolidation, and Supplemental education loans. The U.S. Bank website usbank.com/studentbanking offers the full array of studentbanking products, services and paying for college information as wellas a powerful scholarship search engine.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) is the parent company of U.S. Bank. Withassets of $204 billion, it is the 6th largest financial holdingcompany in the United States. The company operates 2,383 bankingoffices and 4,877 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of banking,brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment servicesproducts to consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp ishome of the Five Star Service Guarantee which assures customers ofcertain key banking benefits and services or customers will be paidfor their inconvenience. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.Member FDIC.