One Marshall County student has been named recipient of a four-year, full tuition scholarship as the Marshall County Community Foundation 2015 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar.
Ms. Haley Klimaszewski will receive full tuition to the Indiana college of her choice and a $900 yearly stipend for required books and equipment.
Ms. Haley Klimaszewski is the daughter of Lou and Lori Klimaszewski of Culver, IN. She attends Culver Community High School. Haley is planning to attend Indiana University Bloomington and will major in Genetics.
For 2015, the Lilly Scholarship Selection Committee at MCCF, consisting of Beth Styers, Chair, Dr. Don Balka, Carol Bowen, Kay Finlay, Scott Joyner, Carolyn Kline, Tom Rohr, John Small Jr., Jared Weidner and Barbara Winters recommended one finalist and two alternates to the Board of Directors of the Marshall County Community Foundation. The committee reviewed 20 applications and interviewed 3 applicants.
ICI (Independent Colleges of Indiana) administers the scholarship program. ICI is a nonprofit corporation that represents 31 regionally accredited degree granting, nonprofit, private colleges and universities in the state.
The scholarships are the result of a statewide Lilly Endowment Initiative to help Hoosier students reach higher levels of education. Indiana ranks among the lowest states in the percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a bachelor’s degree. There were 142 scholarships awarded statewide.
The mission of the Marshall County Community Foundation is to serve all of Marshall County, its people and its future through the growth and administration of endowment funding and philanthropy.
For more information contact Linda Yoder, Executive Director, Marshall County Community Foundation at 574-935-5159 or visit our website at www.marshallcountycf.org.
Pictured are: Scott Joyner, Linda Klimaszewski, Lori Klimaszewski, Haley Klimaszewski, 2015 Lilly Community Scholarship winner, Lou Klimaszewski, Beth Styers,Lilly Scholarship Committee Chair, Linda Yoder, MCCF Executive Director, and Barbara Winters.
