INDIANAPOLIS - Chase Byerly, Warsaw, is one of 29 freshmen attending Butler University on full scholarship as part of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program.
Selected from community foundations from across the state, the Butler students were among 219 students awarded scholarships this year. With 29 Lilly Scholars, Butler has the second-highest number of scholars among Indiana universities.
Now in its 12th year, the program provides a scholarship for each recipient that covers full tuition and required fees, plus $800 per year for books and supplies.
Butler's Lilly Scholars were honored at a reception hosted by Butler President Bobby Fong Aug. 27 on the Butler campus.
Challenging and enabling students to meet their personal and professional goals has guided Butler University since 1855. Today, Butler is a nationally recognized comprehensive university that blends the liberal arts with first-rate pre-professional programs. It seeks to prepare each graduate not simply to make a living but to make a life of purpose, in which personal flourishing is intertwined with the welfare of others.Butler is known for its vibrant campus, superior academics and dedicated faculty. The university enrolls more than 4,400 undergraduate and graduate students in five academic colleges: business, education, liberal arts and sciences, pharmacy and health sciences and fine arts. Just six miles from downtown Indianapolis, Butler's urban setting affords students internship opportunities that provide excellent graduate school and career preparation.
