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Loretta M. Burd Scholarship Program
The Centra Foundation places a high value on education and the importance of individuals pursuing higher education opportunities. That’s why we offer scholarships for graduating high school seniors and adult students over the age of 22 who plan to attend a two- or four-year college, university, or technical/trade school.
2025 High School Recipients
2025 Adult Recipients
2025 Team Member Recipients
Complete List of This Year's Winners
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Loretta M. Burd Scholarships!
| High School Recipients | High School |
|---|---|
| Ethan Brooks Swank | Austin High School |
| Grayson Rattermam | Bishop Chatard High School |
| Adalyn True | Brown County High School |
| Tessa Lawrence | Charlestown High School |
| Brooklyn Tibbs | Christian Academy of Indiana |
| Ella Powell | Columbus East High School |
| Sara Hobbeheydar | Columbus North High School |
| Macy Eaton | Columbus North High School |
| Nicole Brault | Columbus North High School |
| Lucy Wilson | Columbus North High School |
| Jonathan Klaus | Columbus North High School |
| Caleb Murphy | Edinburgh High School |
| Kylie Stewart | Floyd Central High School |
| Andrew Feng | Home School |
| Maddix Elston | Jennings County High School |
| Diana Ready | New Albany Senior High School |
| Cole Grinar | New Albany Senior High School |
| Isabelle Abner | North Harrison High School |
| Delainey Drum | Scottsburg High School |
| Brylee Ramsey | Seymour High School |
| Sofia Sipes | Shelbyville High School |
| Kelly Whalbring | Silver Creek High School |
| Carlie Cathey | South Decatur High School |
| Klayre Smith | Switzerland County High School |
| Zailey Bruner | West Washington Jr/Sr High School |
| David Collinson | Westfield High School |
| Keira Dunning | Zionsville High School |
| Carson Fu | Zionsville High School |
| Adult Recipients | |
| Alexis Youngblood | |
| Kayley Vanderbok | |
| Michael Roemmich | |
| Bridget Burnett | |
| Christina Shaw | |
| Jade Stone | |
| Team Member Recipients | |
| Matthew Postell | |
| Kyla Foley Fields |
High School Scholarship
Every year, the Centra Foundation awards one $2,500 scholarship per Centra location to graduating high school seniors. Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Academic achievements
School and community involvement
An essay related to financial literacy
Adult Scholarship
The Centra Foundation awards $2,500 scholarships to a select number of adult students. Adult applicants must be at least 22 years of age and pursuing a graduate degree, undergraduate degree, or certification at an accredited college, university, or technical/trade school during the qualifying academic year.
The Centra Foundation would like to recognize Shirley Shea for her support of the Loretta M. Burd Adult Scholarship Program. We’re very grateful for her continued support and are excited to have such a great community partner!
If you have additional questions regarding the Loretta M. Burd Scholarship Program, please reach out to Centra’s Director of Community Involvement Jenni Carr at 812-314-0220 or jcarr@centra.org.
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