30 Here to Vie for Lilly Scholarship AwardsApril 12, 2012
High-achieving high school seniors from across the nation are on campus this weekend for the 37th Lilly Scholarship competition. There will be 30 young men participating in a discussion and interviews hoping they are one of lucky young men to be awarded a full scholarship. The Lilly Scholarship covers tuition, room and board for all four years of a student’s Wabash education. The estimated value, over four years, is $170,000. The scholarship program was established in 1974 to honor Eli Lilly and his family. The award is designed to recognize outstanding young men who show potential. Honorees will be young men who can prove they will impact Wabash College and their community. One of the most important parts of the weekend takes place Friday when students will interview one at a time with a panel of faculty and alumni. The students will also participate in a faculty-led group seminar discussion Saturday morning. But it’s not all work for the 30 visitors. The young men will spend the night in on-campus living units. They’ll be hosted for a cookout Friday night before attending the Mac Miller concert Friday night. Previous winners: Class of 2015 – Kristopher Nickle, Rockville; Lucas Zromkoski, Valparaiso; Edward Pingel, South Bend Class of 2014 – Spencer Peters, Brookston; Adam Barnes, Bradford, Pa. Class of 2013 – Riley Floyd, Noblesville; Thomas Schmidt, Euless, Tx.; Liam Smith, Lawrence, Ka. Class of 2012 – Jake Peacock, Crawfordsville; Donovan Bisbee, Ridgefield, Wa.; Zach Rohrbach, Indianapolis. The 2012 Lilly Finalists are: Adam Alexander Yorktown, IN Yorktown High Schoo Derek Andre Sullivan, IN Sullivan High School Giorgi Bekauri Geneva, NY Geneva High School Matthew Binder Hobart, IN Hobart High School Joshua “Josh” Bleisch Noblesville, IN Noblesville High School Nathaniel “Nathan” Bode Greenfield, IN Mount Vernon High School Patrick Bryant Carmel, IN Carmel High School Zachary “Zach” Canon Bogue Chitto, MS Mississippi School of the Arts John Dumas Cincinnati, OH Saint Xavier High School Lester “Max” Gallivan Hobart, IN Hobart High School Methuselah Gee Chicago, IL Kenwood Academy Alexander “Alex” Hernandez La Joya, TX La Joya High School Nicolas “Nick” Kang Parker, CO Douglas County High School John Kennedy Indianapolis, IN Scecina Memorial High School Evan Langford East Grand Rapids, MI East Grand Rapids High School Home Schooled Kyj Mandzy Louisville, KY Dupont Manual Magnet School Robert McAuliffe Saint Louis, MO Saint Louis Priory School Matthew McClure Geneseo, NY Geneseo Central High School Thomas "Tommy" McKay Indianapolis, IN North Central High School Austin Myers Tennyson, IN Evansville Day School Felix Ponce Blue Island, IL Dwight D. Eisenhower High School Scott Purucker Indianapolis, IN Park Tudor School Clayton Randolph Crawfordsville, IN North Montgomery High School Johnathan Resendez-Martinez Lasara, TX Lasara High School Benjamin "Ben" Shank Auburn, IN Canterbury School Dayton Snyder West Lafayette, IN West Lafayette High School Zackery "Zack" Szyndrowski Hollister, CA San Benito High School Morrent "Mor" Thang Indianapolis, IN Southport High School Adam Togami New Albany, IN New Albany High School |
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The program includes a Thursday evening welcome and keynote speech delivered by David Broecker ’83. Broecker is President of Research Models & Services, Harlan Laboratories, Indianapolis. He was a Wabash chemistry major and summa cum laude graduate. He earned his MBA from the University of Chicago. Broecker was a Lilly Scholar from Carmel, IN. while attending Wabash.