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Western Indiana Community Foundation Announces Lilly Endowment CommunityScholarship Winner
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
A high school senior in Indiana has become the state's latest recipient of a prestigious scholarship.
Luke Foxworthy, a student at Fountain Central High School in Covington, was awarded the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, which provides full tuition for four years at any nonprofit college or university in the state, reports the Journal & Courier.
The 17-year-old plans to pursue a career in aviation with a professional flight degree at Purdue University, per a press release.
Foxworthy is the 42nd high school student in Fountain County to receive the scholarship, which has been awarded to more than 5,000 students since its inception in 1998.
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