Indiana Tech sophomore Cynthia Miracle of Bunker Hill, Indiana, was recognized at Saturday’s 26th annual Realizing the Dream banquet in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
Miracle was one of 31 students from Indiana’s independent colleges and universities to be honored at this event, which is made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Independent Colleges of Indiana. The event recognizes first-generation students attending ICI campuses, along with their inspirational teachers and families. Honorees are selected by their colleges for outstanding achievement during the freshman year.<\/p>\n
Miracle received a $2,500 check to help with college costs, and her \u201cmost influential\u201d teacher\/mentor, Randy Wolfe of Maconaquah High School in Bunker Hill, received a $1,000 professional development grant.<\/p>\n
One out of every three students on ICI campuses is first-generation. Generous financial aid provided by the campuses themselves, combined with state and federal grants, makes a private college education a possibility for all students in Indiana.<\/p>\n