CLINTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2014 LILLY ENDOWMENT COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
March 26, 2014 -- One Clinton County student has been named a recipient of a four-year, full-tuition scholarship as the Clinton County Community Foundation 2014 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar.
Dalton Bush, son of Tamara Bishop and the late David Bush, will receive full tuition to the Indiana college of his choice and up to $900 per year for required books and equipment.
Dalton, a Frankfort High School student, is a member of Key Club and the National Honor Society. He is on the varsity tennis and baseball teams, and bowling league. Other activities include the Bowling Club, DECA, high school band and TKO bowling league.
Dalton's awards and honors are Tennis and Baseball Academic All Conference, Scholastic Award Tennis, Four-Letter Varsity Award, Most Valuable and Most Win’s Record for baseball, Bowling High Average/Series and Tennis Best Record.
He plans to attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to study software engineering.
This is the seventeenth year that the Lilly Endowment has funded the Community Scholars program. The Clinton 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 scholastic achievements; school, community and work activities; essay; financial need; and an interview. There were 25 Clinton County students who applied for the scholarship. A committee of volunteers evaluated the applications and selected five finalists who were interviewed by the Clinton County Community Foundation board and Scholarship Committee.
The finalist' 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 four finalists with $1,000 renewable scholarships for a total of $4,000. They include Jennifer Erdman from Rossville High School, daughter of Douglas and Susan Erdman; Ryon Herin from Clinton Central High School, son of Dwight and Lydia Herin; Dillon Lawrence from Rossville High School, son of Robert and Jodell Lawrence; and Rachel Stowers from Clinton Central High School, daughter of Timothy and Karen Stowers.
"Education is vital to the development of our youth and we are fortunate to have Lilly Endowment's commitment to increasing educational attainment through this program," said John Shoup, chairman of the Clinton County Community Foundation Services Committee. "Clinton County students are outstanding and this is an excellent way to recognize their academic ability and contributions to the community. The program also highlights the role of community foundations and how they help to produce a positive change in the communities they serve."
The Clinton County Community Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization created in 1996. The mission of the Foundation is to improve the quality of life of the community through the accumulation and stewardship of enduring charitable gifts. For details about making a charitable gift or establishing a permanent endowment fund to benefit a charitable organization or interest in Clinton County, please contact the Community Foundation at (800) 964-0508 or visit the Web site at www.cfclinton.org.
