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Graduating Cox Scholars Honored

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Release Date: 5/13/2009

Graduating students from the Cox Scholars programs at Indiana University Bloomington and IUPUI were honored at commencement ceremonies in Indianapolis, May 7, and Bloomington, May 8. The Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Scholarship Fund is IU’s most generous merit-based scholarship for working students who are Indiana residents.

This year’s graduating Cox Scholars from IU Bloomington:

  • Erika Barrios, Lebanon, BS, business
  • Jessica Boicourt, Cambridge City, BS, business (accounting); MBA, accounting
  • Alissa Cook, Leo, BA, criminal justice
  • Deanna Elkins, Marion, BFA, studio art and photography
  • Cody Grabbe, Indianapolis, BME, clarinet
  • Justin Hoering, Fort Wayne, BS, economics
  • Kathryn Martin, Bloomington, BS, biology; B.S., neuroscience
  • Paula McCann, Bloomington, BS, education
  • Taylor Morton, Griffith, BS, apparel merchandising
  • Roya Porter, Indianapolis, BS, finance
  • Vidhi Sanghavi, Elkhart, BA, linguistics and speech-language pathology
  • Shana Taylor, Bloomington, BS, education
  • Cox Research Scholar
    Jennifer Troyer, Evansville, BS, biology

Cox Scholars from IUPUI:

  • Alexandra Czok, Indianapolis, BS, business (finance and international business)
  • Julia Donhardt, Indianapolis, BA, political science
  • Talia Montesonti, Indianapolis, BS, education
  • Sarah Sexson, Indianapolis, BSW, social work
  • Vivek Trivedi, Indianapolis, BS, biology

The renewable scholarship provides 75 percent of the estimated cost of attendance on the Bloomington and IUPUI campuses. Applicants must demonstrate high academic achievement and work to earn 25 percent of their college expenses. The program funds more than 60 scholarships annually. Cox Research scholarships are awarded to students who have a strong desire to work with IU faculty researchers.

The program was made possible by an initial $15 million gift from the late Mr. and Mrs. Cox. Mr. Cox, an IU alumnus, and his wife created the scholarship fund for working students because they understood the rigors of balancing school and work. Mr. Cox paid for his own IU education during the Great Depression by working and by running his own businesses.