{"id":151944,"date":"2020-07-23T14:41:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/?post_type=news&p=151944"},"modified":"2020-07-23T14:51:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:51:45","slug":"six-earn-prestigious-full-tuition-scholarships-from-indiana-tech","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/six-earn-prestigious-full-tuition-scholarships-from-indiana-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Six earn prestigious full-tuition scholarships from Indiana Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"
Six students have earned full-tuition scholarships to attend Indiana Tech this fall. Four were awarded the university\u2019s elite Presidential Scholarship while the other two earned the H. Robert and Lois Gill Scholarship. The award winners were announced during a special signing ceremony in Indiana Tech\u2019s Abbott Center on June 10.<\/p>\n
In photo, from left to right: Katelyn Sebring, Jessica Hartmus, Jared Carr, Riley Horvath and Julia Bockstahler.<\/p><\/div>\n
Our Presidential Scholars include:<\/p>\n
Our Gill Scholars are:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis 2020 group of scholars is very unique as it has had to demonstrate academic strength and resiliency during unprecedented circumstances created by COVID-19,\u201d said Dr. Dan Stoker, vice president for student affairs and chair of the Indiana Tech Presidential Scholars selection committee. \u201cLike all others in the Class of 2020, they completed their high school careers virtually. Yet, before that, they demonstrated the highest levels of success through community service, excellence in athletics and strong character.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stoker also noted that this is the largest class of women scholars to earn these prestigious awards.<\/p>\n
\u201cJulia Bockstahler has already been recognized for her leadership within Relay for Life and Nina Penny has been recognized for being an excellent student in the field of science. Without question, all of our scholars are outstanding in their respective communities and should be very proud of their accomplishments,\u201d Stoker said. \u201cI am looking forward to working with this group over the next four years and witnessing how their talents and energy effect our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the signing ceremony, Indiana Tech also honored the life accomplishments of Lauren Romeo with a posthumous Presidential Scholarship.\u00a0Lauren, a Hobart, Ind., native, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 1\u2014days after submitting her application for the scholarship.\u00a0 She was an academically strong candidate who intended to pursue graphic design and play on the women\u2019s soccer team.<\/p>\n
Presidential Scholars at Indiana Tech undergo several stages of application, interviews and review as part of the selection process. Each Presidential Scholar must demonstrate excellence in academics and extracurricular activities, a high level of character and a commitment to community service. Throughout their college careers at Indiana Tech, Presidential Scholars work together on community service and leadership development projects in addition to their academic and extracurricular pursuits.<\/p>\n
The Gill Scholarship is named for Robert, a 1960 electronics engineering graduate of Indiana Tech, and his wife. Much like recipients of the Presidential Scholarship, Gill Scholars must demonstrate excellence in academics and extracurricular activities, a high level of character and a commitment to community service and the admirable qualities and traits of a good leader, as outlined by the Indiana Tech Scholars Leadership Program.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s group of 41 Presidential Scholarship applicants included 22 who had a high school GPA of 4.0 or higher and 24 who intend to compete in intercollegiate athletics. Eighteen applicants were from states outside Indiana, including Colorado, Florida and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
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