CULVER - Collin Parker, Lakeview Middle School, Warsaw, has been awarded the Duchossois Scholarship at Culver Academies, beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.He is the son of Melissa and Chris Long, Warsaw, and Jeffrey Parker, Pierceton.
In accepting the scholarship and coming to Culver, Parker said, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will lead to many benefits in the future. Culver Academies is a great school and I feel very privileged to be an incoming freshman."
Parker was the recipient of the Megan Easterday Mental Attitude Award and named the top student in his sixth-grade class. He earned high honors throughout his school career.
Parker is one of two sophomores and two freshmen awarded the Duchossois Scholarship. Endowed by Craig Duchossois ('62) and Janet Duchossois, Chicago, and the Duchossois Family Foundation, the renewable Scholarship is valued in excess of $150,000. Established in 2007, the Duchossois Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship that includes room and board, required fees, uniforms and books. Those awarded the scholarship must have demonstrated excellence in academics, citizenship and character.
