Eleven of Grant County’s outstanding graduating seniors were honored with the Community Foundation’s Academic Excellence Awards. All of this year’s recipients received special recognition plaques along with monetary awards.
Two students will receive full, four-year scholarships as the Community Foundation’s 2011 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. They are Ryan Mughmaw, Oak Hill High School, and David Harvey, Marion High School. Ryan and David will receive full tuition to the Indiana college of their choice, plus an $800 stipend for required books and equipment.
Ryan Mughmaw, son of Merlin and Lori Mughmaw ranks first in his class with a 3.99 gpa and plans to be a pre-med student at the University of Notre Dame. David Harvey, son of Dennis and Karen Harvey also ranks first in his class. He plans to study chemical engineering at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.
Each Grant County accredited high school is asked to select one representative for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Award. The representatives must have a minimum 3.5 grade point average. Selection criteria include scholastic achievement, attitude, character, desire, and school and community involvement.
Other Lilly finalists included Eastbrook’s Abigail Fisher, Madison-Grant’s Stephanie Brobst, Mississinewa’s Addie Bonfitto, and Madeline Trudeau from The King’s Academy. Each of these students will receive a $1,500 scholarship from the Academic Excellence Fund held within the Foundation.
After the Community Foundation’s scholarship selection committee narrows the field of representatives to two nominees and one alternate, the finalists’ names are submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (ICI) for selection of the recipients.
ICI is a nonprofit corporation that represents 31 regionally accredited degree granting, nonprofit, private colleges and universities in the state.
Other Academic Excellence Award recipients include Lorrie Newhouse from Oak Hill, Matthew McAdams and Luke Harris from Marion High School, Alicia Hazelwood from Madison-Grant, and Allison Corbin from Mississinewa High School. Each of these students will receive $1,000 scholarships from the Community Foundation’s Academic Excellence Award Fund.
