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Cloverdale graduate selected for prestigious award at Indiana State
TERRE HAUTE – Cloverdale High School graduate Sarah Elizabeth Neeley has been selected for the Daniel J. Bradley Medal for Leadership, Scholarship and Service at Indiana State University.
The award is one of the highest honors given at Indiana State and is named after Dan Bradley, the university’s 11th president, who served from 2009 to 2018.
The medal is presented to a Sycamore who represents all three aspects of leadership, scholarship and service, and is graduating with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The service component is representative of the student being highly involved with volunteering and experiential learning at the university or in a community.
The recipient has served in multiple capacities of long-term leadership roles during her time at Indiana State.
Neeley, a human resource development major from Quincy, is a senior in the Honors College minoring in non-profit leadership. She also works as an intern for the Baptist Collegiate Ministry.
“Winning the Daniel J. Bradley Medal Award is such an honor, because President Bradley is someone I truly admire and respect and made such an impact on Indiana State University,” she said. “When I came to college, I had aspirations of gaining more than just an education, and receiving this award demonstrates I made an impact and am leaving a legacy on the campus.”
The ISU award winner is the daughter of Gary and late Beverly Neeley.
“I chose Indiana State University because of my mom,” Neeley said. “She took classes when I was younger, and I have vivid memories of running through the fountain or wandering the aisles of the Cunningham Memorial Library.
“Indiana State has always been a part of my life, and when I stepped on campus as an actual student, it felt like a second home,” she added.
Neeley’s favorite memory during her time on campus was participating in the inaugural Give to Blue Day. Nearly 1,700 donors — from Terre Haute to Australia — contributed more than $430,000, making it the largest single-day fundraiser in the university’s history. A total of 252 students contributed to the 24-hour fund drive.
“It was an amazing chance for me to meet people I had never met before and give back to a university that has given me so much,” she said.