Community Foundation names 10 Lilly Scholarship finalists

East Noble students have won four of the past five Lilly scholarships awarded in Noble County, but students from other schools hold nine of the 10 finalist spots this year. Past East Noble students to win the scholarship include Anna Becker getting it in 2020, Michael Bender in 2018, Sahil Patel in 2017 and Lucas Graden in 2016.

Central Noble’s Jocelyn Winebrenner claimed the four-year scholarship award in 2019.

The Community Foundation of Noble County recently interviewed the 10 top honor students in the final phase of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship nomination process for Noble County. The students were selected to interview based on their applications submitted in September to the community foundation which were reviewed by a panel of judges representing the central, east and west part of Noble County.

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship provides four years of full-tuition and required fees awarded to one well-rounded high school senior who resides in Noble County, who will receive a diploma from an accredited Indiana high school by the end of June 2022, and will pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study at an accredited public or private college or university in Indiana. Community Foundation of Noble County also requires community service, volunteerism, extra-curricular activities, leadership roles and honors and awards and at least a 3.80 high school grade point average.

Students in the running this year include:

Kolton Bailey – Central Noble Jr/Sr High School

AnnaBella Brown – Canterbury High School

Audrey Brumbaugh – Central Noble Jr/Sr High School

Diego Flores – West Noble High School

Aletha Hoover – Central Noble Jr/Sr High School

Jackson Hoover – Central Noble Jr/Sr High School

Will Hoover – Central Noble Jr/Sr High School

Seth Knepper – Central Noble Jr/Sr High School

Christopher Miller – West Noble High School

Joshua Prater – East Noble High School

Names of the top candidates will be submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. for final selection of the recipient. ICI is a nonprofit organization that represents 29 regionally accredited, degree-granting, nonprofit, private colleges, and universities in the state.

The Noble County recipient of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship will be announced in early December 2021. Finalists not selected for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Community Foundation of Noble County.

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships are the result of a statewide Lilly Endowment initiative to 1) to help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana; 2) to increase awareness of the beneficial roles Indiana community foundations can play in their communities; and 3) to encourage and support the efforts of current and past Lilly Endowment Community Scholars to engage with each other and with Indiana business, governmental, educational, nonprofit and civic leaders to improve the quality of life in Indiana generally and in local communities throughout the state. A total of 143 Lilly scholarships are awarded statewide.