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Winners of the prestigious
Lilly Endowment Community
Scholarship (LECS)
were recently announced for
Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio,
and Ripley Counties. Recipients
receive a four-year,
full-tuition scholarship to the
Indiana college of their choice
along with a $900 yearly
stipend for required books and
equipment.
The scholarships are the
result of a statewide Lilly
Endowment initiative to help
Hoosier students reach higher
levels of education. One hundred
forty-three scholarships
were awarded statewide.
Dearborn County
Two Dearborn County high
school seniors are the 2024
recipients of a prestigious
Lilly Endowment Community
Scholarship. The Dearborn
Community Foundation
(DCF) staff made surprise
visits to award the full-tuition
scholarships to East Central
High School’s Alexandra
Seubert and Oldenburg Academy’s
Lily Dennis.
“Alexandra and Lily epitomize
what the Lilly Endowment
Community Scholarship
is all about community involvement,
academic achievement,
character, and leadership,”
said Fred McCarter,
Executive Director of DCF.
“They were selected from
among a competitive group of
applicants for this high honor
and our community should be
very proud of Alexandra, Lily,
and the other four finalists.”
Ms. Seubert of Hubbel’s
Corner is the daughter of
John and
Maureen
Seubert.
She plans to
study
Marketing at
Butler
University
Alexandra Seubert or Indiana
University.
Ms. Seubert shared, “I’m so
happy and proud that all of
my hard work and dedication
paid off this way.”
At East Central, Ms. Seubert
has been active in many
clubs and groups: National
Honor Society; Family, Career
and Community Leaders
of America (FCCLA); Student
Council; Community Advocating
for Substance-Abuse
Awareness (CASA); Trojan
Exchange; Trojan Young Life
(Leader); Girl Scouts (Silver
Award); Fellowship of Christian
Athletes (FCA); and All
Saints Catholic Youth Ministry.
As a member of FCCLA,
Seubert was Vice President of
the ECHS chapter and a state
officer/Vice President of the
State Project. As a member of
FCCLA, she also earned Gold
Medals for the State Chapter
Service Project Portfolio and
a third place for the FCCLA
Nationals Gold Medal Chapter
Service Project Portfolio.
She’s also received the
FCCLA Ultimate Leadership
Award, and Indiana State FC-
CLA Gold and Silver Medal
Job Interviews. Seubert also
participated in softball and
track at ECHS. She also completed
a significant number
of volunteer service hours
and was employed during the
summer and the school year.
Lily Dennis of Manchester
Township is the daughter of
Sara and
Randy
Dennis. She
plans to
major in
Criminal
Justice with
a minor in
Lily Dennis Political
Science at
Indiana University. Concerning
being a new Lilly Scholar,
Ms. Dennis shared, “I’m
really grateful. I’m thankful. I
was grateful just for the
opportunity to apply. This is
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