Purdue News

October 31, 1997

12 Dearborn County residents receive $11,560 in scholarships

The scholarships offer financial assistance to qualified men and women who attended a high school in Dearborn County or its surrounding area and then enrolled at Purdue. This year's scholarships ranged from $400 to $1,530 per student.

This year's recipients are: Anne K. Beck, a sophomore in health sciences, Lawrenceburg ($520); Bradford C. Buddenberg, a senior in industrial technology, Moores Hill ($400); Camila J. Buscher, a freshman in agriculture, Aurora ($1,390); Katherine A. Currin, a freshman in engineering, Lawrenceburg ($1,530); Amy J. Graf, a freshman in management, Guilford ($580); Mathew J. McCool, a senior in industrial technology, Lawrenceburg ($830); Rachel K. Ransom, a freshman in education, Dillsboro ($1,150); Robert J. Rea, a freshman in forestry, Lawrenceburg ($1,410); Gary Lee Sizemore, a senior in management, Moores Hill ($940); Mark A. Wheat, a sophomore in education, Guilford ($520); William H. Wheat, a senior in management, Guilford ($870); and Amanda S. Wullenweber, a sophomore in education, Brookville ($1,420).

The scholarship fund was established in 1969 in honor of Cornelius O'Brien, a longtime Lawrenceburg businessman and former Purdue trustee (1946-1953). Gifts to the fund are made annually from a foundation established by O'Brien's widow, the late Anne Cook O'Brien. The principal officer and director of the foundation is their daughter, Mary Gibson of Washington, D.C.

Source: Charley H. Schlehuser, development and alumni information services, (765) 494-0317; e-mail, chschlehuser@dais.purdue.edu
Writer: Ciny Arackal, (765) 495-1754; e-mail, ciny@expert.cc.purdue.edu

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