Community Foundation of Southern Indiana Dec 17, 2020 2 min to read
NEW ALBANY â Four graduating seniors in Clark and Floyd counties will receive four-year scholarships as the Community Foundation of Southern Indianaâs 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars.
In addition to full tuition to an accredited public or private nonprofit college or university in Indiana of their choice, the students will receive a $900 annual stipend for books and equipment.
The recipients selected this year are Katie Baumgartle, Jeffersonville High School; Jenna Dupont, Silver Creek High School; Jia Jia Hodgson, New Albany High School, and Sophia Hottois, Providence High School.
The Community Foundation of Southern Indiana administers the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship program locally. Students in all accredited public and private high schools in Clark and Floyd counties were invited to apply. Applications from each county were reviewed and scored by an in
BY DANIEL SUDDEATH
daniel.suddeath@newsandtribune.com Dec 12, 2020 1 min to read
Dani Miles reads through a story with her son, 3-year-old Douglas, in their New Albany home in 2016 as part of Floyd Countyâs Imagination Library program.News and Tribune photo
SOUTHERN INDIANA â John Ashton set out to enroll his child into Dolly Partonâs Imagination Library, but discovered there was a problem.
There wasnât an Imagination Library in Clark County.
So Ashton changed that by organizing and launching a local chapter of the program, which provides free books for children from birth until the age of 5.
Since the Clark County chapter began in January, more than 2,200 children have been enrolled.