Each student is to be commended for earning distinction as a finalist for the prestigious scholarship. The recipient will receive four years of full tuition and required fees and up to $900 per year for required books and equipment.

The five students met recently with the scholarship selection committee in the last phase of the application process to attain the one slot as Pulaski County’s nominee.

The county’s nominee and an alternate will be submitted to a committee appointed by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) for approval in accordance with the criteria and procedures consistent with applicable law and the overall goals of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship program. The ICI committee will make the final approval of the recipient, and local communities will be notified by March 31.

The scholarship is fully funded by Lilly Endowment and administered locally through the Pulaski County Community Foundation. Lilly Endowment Inc. formed the Community Scholarship program in 1998 with hopes that it would encourage many of Indiana’s most talented students to attend Indiana’s higher education institutions and pursue occupations in Indiana. Over 3,400 Indiana high school graduates have received assistance to date.

2012 Pulaski County Lilly Scholarship Finalists

Scholarship Finalists: Five students from three area high schools have been named finalists in the Pulaski County Community Foundation Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship process.They are: (from top, left to right) Jordan Culp, Laura Dewlen, and Evan Kruger from West Central High School, Christopher Lippelt from North Judson-San Pierre High School, and Caleb Schmicker from Winamac Community High School.