CARROLL COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2015 LILLY ENDOWMENT COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

March 26, 2015 -- One Carroll County student has been named a recipient of a four-year, full-tuition scholarship as the Carroll County Community Foundation 2015 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar.

Angela Musall, daughter of Brian and Jamie Musall, will receive full tuition to the Indiana college of her choice and up to $900 per year for required books and equipment.

Angela, a Twin Lakes High School student, participates in a variety of activities that include HOSA, French Club, Freshman Mentoring, Art Club, tutoring, American Legion Poppy Days and the theatre’s makeup crew. Angela was selected as a delegate to Hoosier Girls State. In addition to serving the elderly through Key Club, her service projects include the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, UNICEF and the American Legion. Through a class project, she became involved with the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team and interviewed a wounded veteran and the Global Project Chair of Ossur Prosthetics in Iceland.

Angela is a 10-year member of 4-H and has earned several awards, including grand champion and overall grand champion honors. Other awards and honors include the softball Sportsmanship Award and Academic Excellence.

She plans to attend Purdue University to study biomedical engineering.

For 18 years Lilly Endowment has funded the Community Scholars program. The Carroll County Community Foundation defined the criteria based on the endowment’s goal to “raise the educational attainment in Indiana.” The selection criteria identified by the Foundation included academic achievement; school, community and work activities; potential for success; and financial need. A committee of volunteers evaluated the applications and selected the four finalists who were interviewed by the Carroll County Community Foundation board. There were 20 Carroll County students who applied for the scholarship.

The finalists’ names were submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) for the selection of recipients. ICI is a nonprofit corporation that represents 31 regionally accredited degree granting, nonprofit, private colleges and universities in the state.

The Foundation recognized the achievements of the other three finalists with $1,000 scholarships. They are Shari Bowers, from Carroll High School, daughter of Troy and Alice Bowers; Mekenzie Gear from Delphi Community High School, daughter of Jennifer Roth and Scott Gear; and Emily Kender from Delphi Community High School, daughter of Keith and Laurie Kender.

"The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship gives students the opportunity to continue their education without the worry of how to pay for college,” said Paul Manning, chairman of the Carroll County Community Foundation Services Committee.  “We are fortunate to be able to administer this program for Lilly Endowment and to interact with Carroll County’s outstanding students. The philosophy of this program supports the Foundation’s mission to help produce a positive change in the communities we serve.”

The Carroll County Community Foundation was established in 1997 as a not-for-profit charitable organization governed by a volunteer board of local citizens.  Its purpose is to serve the interests of donors, to make grants and to act as a catalyst around issues of community importance in Carroll County.  For details about making a charitable gift or establishing a permanent endowment fund to benefit a charitable organization or interest in Carroll County, contact the Carroll County Community Foundation.