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Switz. Co. Senior Named Recipient of Lilly Scholarship

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM

By Travis Thayer @eagle993

Congratulations Lainie McAlister!

Lainie McAlister. Photo by the Community Foundation of Switzerland County, Inc.

(Vevay, Ind.) - The Community Foundation of Switzerland County, Inc. has named the recipient of their 2025-26 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.

The full-tuition scholarship goes to Switzerland County High School senior Lainie McAlister.

McAlister will receive full tuition, required fees and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university.

Lainie is the daughter of Dan and Kodi McAlister.

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