Ten Tri-State high school seniors received a boost toward their college educations as recipients of Ted Hitch Scholarships, presented by Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union.
Each student will receive $5,000 toward freshman year expenses at the university of his or her choice. They were chosen by an independent panel from a pool of more than 100 applicants.
The 2020 recipients and their college plans:
- Luke Browning, Castle High School, Purdue University, Engineering
- Christina Butler, FJ Reitz High School, undecided, Biology / Human Biology in Pre-Med
- Mykayla Couchenour, South Knox High School, Vanderbilt University, American Studies
- Lucia Dahlquist, Castle High School, Indiana University or the University of Southern Indiana, German and English Literature for Secondary Education
- Emma Goebel, North Posey High School, Purdue University, Biomedical Engineering in Pre-Med
- Carson Herrell, Harrison High School, Purdue University, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
- Trenner Jones, North High School, Vanderbilt University or Purdue University, Engineering
- Klemmer Nicodemus, Ohio County High School, University of Louisville, Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering
- Abraham Stone, South Spencer High School, Indiana University, Marketing / Fashion Design
- Jordan Yates, Tecumseh High School, University of Louisville, Biology for Pre-Med
The scholarships are named in honor of Theodore “Ted†Hitch Jr., a longtime mathematics teacher at Bosse High School who championed education. Hitch served as manager/CEO of ETFCU for 28 years, from 1961-1989.
He passed away in 2016. Since the scholarships’ implementation in 1993, ETFCU has awarded more than $620,000 to 240 recipients. The award began with five $1,000 scholarships, increased to ten $2,000 scholarships in 2005, and increased again to ten $5,000 scholarships in 2015.
To be eligible, either the applicant or the applicant’s parents/guardians must be a member of ETFCU.
Applications are expected to have a minimum of 3.75 unweighted grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale, and the rigorous process includes submission of SAT and/or ACT testing scores, financial need, letters of reference, extracurricular activities, and an essay.
