Rutherford B. Porter Scholarship
Under the guidance
of the ICASE President-elect, Dr. Michael P. Livovich,
Jr., the ICASE Foundation was established on September
29, 1993 with a Dr. Rutherford B. Porter Scholarship.
Initially, two scholarships were to be awarded in the
amount of $500 for tuition support the following year
(1994-95) to selected students attending an Indiana
accredited training program in special education or
speech pathology at the graduate or undergraduate
(junior/senior) level. In part, the scholarships were to
address the shortage of licensed special education
teachers and speech pathologists in Indiana.
Dr. Rutherford
Porter, who was referred to by many educators as the
"father of special education in Indiana", was professor
emeritus in the School of Education at Indiana State
University after his retirement in 1975. He was
chairperson of the department of special education,
which also included educational psychology and speech
and hearing training programs, at ISU from 1948 through
1975. Dr. Porter was instrumental in the early provision
of training and licensure in the areas of educational,
psychological, and speech and hearing services in the
State of Indiana. He earned his B.S. degree from
Allegheny College, a master's degree from the University
of Pittsburgh, and the Doctor of Education degree from
Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Porter was born on
June 17, 1909 and died on December 15, 2002 at Terre
Haute.
At their February
16, 2000 meeting, members of the ICASE Executive
Committee approved a motion to accept the following
revised criteria for the Porter Scholarship:
1. An eligible
recipient may be a traditional (full-time) or
non-traditional (part-time) junior/senior or graduate
student who has demonstrated academically a sincere
commitment to the field of special education.
2. An eligible
recipient must have professional interest in exceptional
children with a declared major in special education,
which includes speech language pathology or school
psychology. The applicant may also be in pursuit of an
endorsement in an area of special education.
3. The student
must demonstrate a sincere desire to participate and
develop activities which contribute locally to persons
in need.
The scholarship is
payable to the recipient's university to offset tuition
expenses and was increased in September 1996 to $600 and
again in September 1999 to $1,200 for each recipient.
Each recipient also receives an engraved ICASE plaque as
an award recognition.
Scholarship recipients include the following individuals
and his/her respective university:
September 29,
2006: Rachel Fender (Indiana University), Audra Erny
(Indiana State University)
September 29,
2005: Laura E. Jones (IU Southeast), Amanda Wilson
(Indiana State University)
September 29,
2004: Lu Ann Emily (IU Southeast), Heather Walenga
(Indiana State University)
September 25,
2003: Scholarships were suspended for one year.
September 26,
2002: Beth Browning (Indiana State University), Jill
Marie McIntosh (IU Southeast), and Grace Elizabeth
Wilhoite (IU Southeast)
September 28,
2001: Jacalyn Decker (Ball State University), Melissa G.
Ice (Indiana State University), and Audrey Lorey
(Indiana State University)
September 28,
2000: Vera May Rutherford (IU Southeast), Krista Renee
Johnson (Purdue University), and Bonnie K. Shidler
(Indiana State University)
September 23,
1999: Jennifer Pankey (IU Southeast) and April Stetter
(Indiana State University)
September 24,
1998: Ericka Schulte (Indiana State University)
September 25,
1997: Daniel Shafer (University of Evansville)
September 27,
1996: Jennifer Jung (Indiana State University) and
Jennifer Mann (Ball State University)
September 29,
1995: Rebecca Richter (Indiana State University), Renee
Schultz (Ball State University), and Colleen Thoma
(Indiana University).
September 24,
1994: The first two scholarship recipients were Jana
Janeese Walker (Indiana State University) and Janean
Friedman (University of Evansville).
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