The Kosciusko County Community Foundation is pleased to announce one of this year’s Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships recipients is Amy Brown.

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship is a four-year, full-tuition scholarship that enables recipients from each participating Indiana county to attend an Indiana college or university of their choice. In Kosciusko County, the Community Foundation appoints a committee to lead a blind review process of all local applications.

Amy Brown is a senior at Whitko High School. She plans to major in agricultural marketing & communication.

“Being surrounded by agriculture all my life has helped me decide to pursue this career path. As a young entrepreneur with my own sheep business, it’s helped me understand the importance of communication, networking for my business, and the agriculture industry. Sharing my passion for agriculture will allow me to continue my love for agriculture where I hope to excite the same interest in others for the industry,” Amy said.

Amy has been a member of the Tennis Team, FFA, National Honor Society, Student Council, Gospel Choir, 4-H, Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy, Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, and Whitko Students Against Destructive Decisions.

Amy was celebrated with a surprise award ceremony on December 13 at Whitko Jr/Sr High School. She is pictured after the presentation with Whitko Jr/Sr High School principal Ms. Jodie Clark, guidance secretary Mrs. Jean Kessie, and Kosciusko County Community Foundation representatives Stephanie Overbey and Amy Cannon.

Whitko students have been honored to be the recipients of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship presented by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation three of the last four years. Recent Lilly Scholars include Jordyn Leininger (2023) and Ryan Brown (2022).