Wade Steffey Memorial scholarships awarded to 2 Indiana students
May 29, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Two students from Indiana have been chosen as recipients of Purdue University's Wade Steffey Memorial Scholarship.
Talitha J. Fischer of Grabill and Caleb J. McLean of Rochester will receive $2,000 each for the 2013-14 academic year.
The Wade Steffey Memorial Fund was created by Purdue to honor student Wade Steffey, who died Jan. 13, 2007, when he entered an electrical vault in the basement of Owen Hall, a campus residence building. His body was found March 19, 2007, after extensive searches by police agencies, university staff and hundreds of volunteers. Steffey, from Bloomington, Ind., was a National Merit Scholar and Eagle Scout who was majoring in aviation technology.
Fischer is enrolled in the College of Science and McLean in the College of Technology. The recipients were selected based on academic excellence, school and community involvement, and financial need.
Students eligible for the scholarship must be from Indiana and plan to attend Purdue.
Contact: Emily Del Real, assistant director of scholarships, Purdue Division of Financial Aid, 765-494-5059, edelreal@purdue.edu