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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.

This Year’s Winners

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Loretta M. Burd Scholarships!

High School Recipients High School
Ethan Brooks SwankAustin High School
Grayson RattermamBishop Chatard High School
Adalyn TrueBrown County High School
Tessa LawrenceCharlestown High School
Brooklyn TibbsChristian Academy of Indiana
Ella PowellColumbus East High School
Sara HobbeheydarColumbus North High School
Macy EatonColumbus North High School
Nicole BraultColumbus North High School
Lucy WilsonColumbus North High School
Jonathan KlausColumbus North High School
Caleb MurphyEdinburgh High School
Kylie StewartFloyd Central High School
Andrew FengHome School
Maddix ElstonJennings County High School
Diana ReadyNew Albany Senior High School
Cole GrinarNew Albany Senior High School
Isabelle AbnerNorth Harrison High School
Delainey DrumScottsburg High School
Brylee RamseySeymour High School
Sofia SipesShelbyville High School
Kelly WhalbringSilver Creek High School
Carlie CatheySouth Decatur High School
Klayre SmithSwitzerland County High School
Zailey BrunerWest Washington Jr/Sr High School
David CollinsonWestfield High School
Keira DunningZionsville High School
Carson FuZionsville 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.

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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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