Friendship State Bank Offering Scholarship To Nine Local HS Seniors

Monday, January 27, 2020 at 1:05 PM

By Friendship State Bank, news release

Applications are available online.

Friendship State Bank Lawrenceburg location. File photo. 

(Friendship, Ind.) - The Friendship State Bank has been honoring the legacy of the Wilke S. and James W. Lemon with a scholarship for over 20 years. This year the community bank will award nine high school seniors a $1000 scholarship for college. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 15.

Seniors from Batesville, Jac-Cen-Del, Rising Sun, Milan, South Dearborn, South Ripley, Switzerland County, Madison and Lawrenceburg are eligible to apply. Seniors need to complete the application and write a short essay describing a community activity that made the biggest impact on them personally or on their community.

Applications can be downloaded from the bank’s website: friendshipstatebank.com/scholarship.

Contact Heather Davies, Friendship State Bank scholarship administrator, with questions at 812-667-5101 or hdavies@friendshipstatebank.com.

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