Friday, May 26, 2006
2006-2007 B/MD scholarship recipients
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USI's 2006-2007 Baccalaureate/Doctor of Medicine Scholarship recipients are Omar Bibi of Newburgh, Kathleen Mary Flannery of Indianapolis, Danielle Glick of Hemlock, Johnna Kern of Haubstadt, Katharine A. Funke of Evansville, and Ajay Patwari of Munster. Six students are selected for the scholarship each year. The University provides full tuition waivers for the undergraduate portion of the program. Completion of the undergraduate degree and fulfillment of the requirements for the program will result in the student directly entering the Evansville Center for Medical Education-Indiana University School of Medicine, located on the USI campus. Bibi, the son of Dr. Zouhair and Khadija Bibi, graduated from Castle High School with an Academic Honors Diploma and was inducted into the school's Academic Hall of Fame. His family moved from Tunis, Tunisia, where he attended American Cooperative School of Tunis through his sophomore year. At Castle, he was president of Science Club and treasurer of the Peer Tutor Club. He was a member of the Academic Team, National Honors Society, Diversity Club, Writers’ Round Table, and Chess Club. He was a member of the basketball and soccer teams, and a senior mentor to freshmen and incoming students. He was the recipient of many awards, including Student of the Month in several courses, Highest Math Average Award, and Certificates of Academic Excellence and Honor. He volunteered at St. Mary’s Medical Center and shadowed physicians there and in Tunis, in addition to an internship at the Ohio Valley Eye Institute. He was president of the Teen Advisory Council at Ohio Township Public Library. Flannery, the daughter of Michael and Judith Flannery, graduated from Roncalli High School, where she was on the High Honor roll since her freshman year and was recognized as Student of the Year in English, religion, math, and history. She served on the student council, was a member of the National Honor Society, and earned a place in the Indiana State University Summer Honors Medicine and Related Health Issues program. She also was English Team captain in the Academic Superbowl and a member of the Spanish and History clubs. She was the recipient of the Roncalli High School Leadership Scholarship her freshman year. Glick, the daughter of Jeff and Kris Glick, is a graduate of Taylor High School, where she served as vice president of student council, as a general education tutor for under-achieving students, and as a personal assistant in the principal’s office. She was a member of National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society. She also participated in varsity track, cross country, gymnastics, volleyball, and cheerleading. She had a perfect attendance record, made the honor roll seven times, and was selected both as a D.A.R.E. role model and for the Howard County Leadership Summit. Kern, the daughter of Jim and Marilyn Kern, is a graduate of A Beka Academy, a homeschool program. She studied Spanish for five years, has volunteered at an orphanage in Mexico for the past three spring breaks, and currently volunteers with a Spanish-speaking Headstart class. She was named Outstanding Student at the Deaconess-EVSC Health Science Institute in 2005. She participated in the Homeschool Lincoln-Douglas Debates for three years and placed sixth in the finals in 2002. She was a bassoonist with the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Christian Fellowship Church for three years. She also was a member of Vanderburgh County 4-H and Vanderburgh County Junior Leaders. Funke, the daughter of Chris and Patricia Funke, is a magna cum laude graduate of Mater Dei High School. She was a member of National Honor Society, Service Club, Diversity Committee, PEERS Project, and Peer Mediation. She served as a freshman mentor and was appointed to the election board. She was honored as a 2006 National Merit Scholars Commended Student and won an All-City Academic Award for swimming. In the community, she was a member of Youth Resources Teen Advisory Council, a Raintree Council Girl Scout, and a reader for the WNIN Radio Reading Service for the blind. Patwari, the son of Dr. Pankaj and Ami Patwari, is a graduate of Munster High School, where he was a National Honor Society member and active in the state champion Speech and Debate Team and the runner-up “We the People” team. He also was in the Film Club, German Club, French Club, Ping-Pong Club, Project X Service Club, and Students Against Destructive Decisions. He participated in the Academic Superbowl and Science Olympiad. He also tutored fellow students. In the community, he volunteered in the surgery department at Community Hospital, organized children’s programs at the Munster Public Library, and worked for Patwari Medical Corporation. |
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