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Two Rose-Hulman
Incoming Freshmen Receive First Colts Minority Science and Engineering
Scholarships
Two Indianapolis students who will be
entering
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in August as freshmen have been
selected as the first recipients of the Colts Minority Science and
Engineering Scholarship.
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Joshua
Coe (third from left) poses with family members, Colts
President Bill Polian (left) and Colts head coach Tony Dungy
(right). |
The scholarship winners are Joshua Coe and Janelle
Crockett. Each scholarship covers full-tuition for four years.
Coe, who graduated with honors this spring from Ben
Davis High School, was ranked in the top five percent of his graduating
class. He was a member of the school's student council, debate team and
served as
a senior mentor to other students. Coe is interested in a career in
aerospace engineering.
"I'm very grateful to be one of the first recipients,"
Coe stated. "I appreciate the Indianapolis Colts organization
giving back to the community by creating these scholarships," he said.
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Janelle
Crockett (second from right) also poses Polian (left) and Dungy
(right). |
Crockett is a recent Lawrence North High School graduate. She earned an academic honors diploma, was inducted into the
National Technical Honor Society and was a member of the high school
marching, pep and concert bands. She intends to pursue a degree in
biomedical engineering.
"I was speechless when I learned that I had been
awarded the scholarship," Crockett remarked. "I'm very thankful that
the Colts made this scholarship available," she said.
Coe and Crockett were honored Saturday (July 30)
during the annual Colts Training Camp dinner sponsored by Rose-Hulman
for alumni, employees and other friends of the Institute. Nearly 500
guests
attended the event during which Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian
was the featured speaker.
"Our organization holds a deep regard for the quality
of instruction and the exemplary national profile that Rose-Hulman has
forged through many years," Polian said. We are pleased to contribute
to the academic
mission of Rose-Hulman with these scholarships, and there is no finer
way than to help students from Indiana study at this institution. We
will watch with pride as Janelle and Joshua make progress through their
chosen curriculum," he stated.
Robert Bright, chairman of the Rose-Hulman Board of
Trustees and chief executive officer, said the new Colts scholarships
will help the college achieve one of its most important goals. "The
support from the
Colts organization for these new scholarships is an important boost to
Rose-Hulman's efforts to recruit Indiana's very best students," he
stated.
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