Gross Named National Mortar Board Fellowship Recipient
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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Gross was initiated into Mortar Board in 2006 and served as chapter vice president. She will be attend the Indiana University School of Medicine to obtain her doctorate of medicine this fall. She is the daughter of Jerry and Jill Gross, Mentone.
This year, a total of $38,500 in fellowships was awarded to 13 Mortar Board members. Fellowship recipients are chosen based on academic excellence, recommendation, promise, financial need and Mortar Board involvement. Since the establishment of the Mortar Board fellowship program in 1941, more than $500,000 has been awarded to assist members in pursuing further study in graduate or professional school.
Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. Since its founding in 1918, the organization has grown from the four founding chapters to 223 chartered collegiate and 25 active alumni chapters, with nearly a quarter of a million initiated members across the nation. The chapter at Butler University was founded in 1956.
Mortar Board provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community. Some notable Mortar Board members include former President Jimmy Carter, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Lance Armstrong and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.[[In-content Ad]]
Gross was initiated into Mortar Board in 2006 and served as chapter vice president. She will be attend the Indiana University School of Medicine to obtain her doctorate of medicine this fall. She is the daughter of Jerry and Jill Gross, Mentone.
This year, a total of $38,500 in fellowships was awarded to 13 Mortar Board members. Fellowship recipients are chosen based on academic excellence, recommendation, promise, financial need and Mortar Board involvement. Since the establishment of the Mortar Board fellowship program in 1941, more than $500,000 has been awarded to assist members in pursuing further study in graduate or professional school.
Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. Since its founding in 1918, the organization has grown from the four founding chapters to 223 chartered collegiate and 25 active alumni chapters, with nearly a quarter of a million initiated members across the nation. The chapter at Butler University was founded in 1956.
Mortar Board provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community. Some notable Mortar Board members include former President Jimmy Carter, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Lance Armstrong and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.[[In-content Ad]]
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