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Lilly Scholar finalists announced
The Putnam County Community Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Putnam County.
This year marks the 25th year of the program, which is funded by the Lilly Endowment. The Lilly Endowment Community Scholar will be awarded a full-tuition scholarship, including a $900 book stipend per year, for four years to any accredited school in Indiana.
The winner of the award will be announced in mid-December.
The 2022 finalists are:
-- South Putnam High School senior Catherine Hodge, daughter of Michael and Natalie Hodge.
-- Greencastle High School senior Benjamin Huff, son of Jason and Angela Huff.
-- GHS senior Maieasha Rashid, daughter of Mamunur Rashid and Naima Shifa.
-- GHS senior Tyler Rodgers, son of Chad Rodgers and Camella Rodgers.
The finalists were selected following an extensive review process by the Lilly Selection Committee of the Putnam County Community Foundation. The committee comprises eight voting members, two of whom reside in each of the four county school districts.
The process included a blind review for the first two phases, followed by a dinner reception in which the selection committee met with eight semifinalists. It concluded with an individual interview with each of the four finalists.
The review process is based on scholastic abilities and intellectual pursuits, capacity to lead and motivate fellow students, social commitment and extracurricular involvement and the ability to articulate career plans which demonstrate motivation and initiative.
The Community Foundation’s nomination for the award was recently submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) for approval of the recipient. ICI is a nonprofit corporation representing 30 regionally accredited degree-granting, nonprofit and private colleges and universities in the state.
Nearly 5,000 Indiana high school students have been awarded a Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship since the program was started by the Lilly Endowment in 1998.