(La Porte County, IN) - The Unity Foundation of La Porte County has narrowed down the ten finalists for their prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.
A committee of local volunteers reviewed the applications in a blind process. Finalists were selected based on their academic achievement, service to others, extracurricular activities and, to a lesser extent, financial need.
Two winners will each receive full-tuition towards an undergraduate degree at any accredited public or private Indiana college or university, plus an annual book and equipment stipend.
The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program has provided approximately $6 million in tuition and book stipends to benefit 76 La Porte County students since 1998.
Names of this year’s finalists are listed below. They will all receive at least $2,000 in scholarship money. The two winners will be announced in December.
The finalists, their places of residence and respective schools are:
- Alia Nix, Rolling Prairie resident, attends New Prairie.
- Guadalupe Osornio-Luna, La Crosse resident, attends Tri-Township.
- Joshua Jaracz, La Porte resident, attends La Lumiere.
- Kenneth Hurni, Union Mills resident, attends South Central.
- Liam Neary, Long Beach resident, attends Marquette.
- Liberty Scanlin, Rolling Prairie resident, attends New Prairie.
- Madeleine McCarther, La Porte resident, attends Marquette.
- Mia Palomo, La Porte resident, attends Michigan City.
- Milad Mroueh, Michigan City resident, attends Michigan City.
- Mylee Moser, Hanna resident, attends South Central.
