Ashley Brundage Receives "Realizing the Dream" Scholarship

Lilly-funded scholarship program allows her to attend Marian University Indianapolis

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L to R: Richard Ludwick of ICI, Ashley Brundage, Andrew Stainbrook, event emcee Rafael Sanchez.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (11/10/2011)(readMedia)-- On Saturday, November 5, 2011 Ashley Brundage received a "Realizing the Dream" scholarship from the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). She is a sophomore accounting and finance major who is a member of the color guard and History Club at Marian University Indianapolis.

Mad possible by a grant to ICI from the Lilly Endowment, "Realizing the Dream" recognizes the triumphs of first-generation students in their first year of college. The 31 student honorees are Indiana high school graduates who subsequently demonstrated superior academic performance during their first year of students and exhibited leadership in campus or community activities.

The program also celebrates the roles played by teachers and parents in shaping student aspirations for a college education. After being selected by Marian University for the scholarship, Brundage named Andrew Stainbrook, a teacher at Pike High School in Indianapolis, as the person who most influenced her to attend colleges. Stainbrook will receive a $1,000 professional development award.

About Independent Colleges of Indiana

Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (ICI) is a non-profit corporation that represents the state's 31 nonprofit accredited colleges and universities. ICI member institutions enroll some 87,000 students (approximately 22 percent of all students statewide) and annually produce 35 percent of all bachelor's degrees in Indiana.

About Marian University

Marian University (www.marian.edu) is the only Catholic liberal arts university in central Indiana. It is a private, co-educational school offering classes to both traditional and non-traditional students. Located two miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis, Marian University is a Catholic university dedicated to excellent teaching and learning in the Franciscan and liberal arts traditions. It is one of Indiana's 31 independent colleges, and one of 244 Catholic colleges and universities in the United States. On July 1, 2009, Marian College became Marian University. On January 15, 2010, Marian University announced it would develop the first college of osteopathic medicine in the state of Indiana.