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.
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.
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
Christian Lopac
Cokato, MN
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