The Steuben County Community Foundation has announced its finalists for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, and of the six, three are seniors at Fremont High School.
There were 21 applicants initially for this highly competitive, full-ride scholarship to any college or university in Indiana. The six were chosen from this pool of 21.
Fremont’s three finalists are Tressa Howey, Delaney Bock, and Ashland Benner. The other three finalists are Angola High School’s Harlee Henney and and Jedidiah Mortorff and Hamilton High School’s Caleb McMullen.
Each of the finalists met Monday at the Steuben County Community Foundation for the second round of the three-step process toward becoming the winner.
As of the finalist announcement, the following was the plans each of Fremont’s scholarship finalists plans for the future:
- Howey is the daughter of Michel and Richard Beck. She plans to attend Purdue University in the fall to study Aerospace Engineering.
- Bock is the daughter of April and Justin Bock. She plans to attend Indiana Wesleyan University in the fall to study Elementary Education.
- Benner is the son of Racheal and Tyler Benner. He plans to attend Butler University in the fall to study statistics.
There is one, final step that candidates have to complete before the scholarship is awarded later this year. They will each have to do an interview with the selection committee and complete a personal portfolio presentation.
Even if not chosen as a winner for the final scholarship, each finalist will receive $2,500 Circle of Friends Scholarship from the foundation.
There are 147 Lilly Endowment Scholarships awarded statewide each year, with the number of available scholarships based on county population. Steuben County is eligible to give away one award.
Lilly Endowment Inc. is an Indianapolis-based, private philanthropic foundation created in 1937 by J.K. Lilly Sr. and his sons Eli and J.K. Jr. through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. Although the gifts of stock remain a financial bedrock of the Endowment, it is a separate entity from the company, with a distinct governing board, staff and location. In keeping with the founders’ wishes, the Endowment supports the causes of community development, education and religion. The Endowment funds significant programs throughout the United States, especially in the field of religion. However, it maintains a special commitment to its founders’ hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana.
