Nathan Keller, a senior at Tecumseh High School, was surprised with the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.
Keller will now be able to attend any college in the state of his choice without having to pay for it.
As he walked to the end of the corridor, Keller was astonished to hear the band playing and to see his parents, instructors, and peers waiting for him.
That’s when he learned the good news.
“I was nervous. I didn’t really know if I was going to get it. If not, there were a lot of talented people in the pool this year,” said Keller.
Around 30 talented people were in the pool.
Keller was one of two in county to be chosen.
“This is such a huge accomplishment that spans years for him,” said Tecumseh principal Shane Browder.
Four years to be exact.
“At a time where all we hear about is student loan debt and the cost of college and the burden of the dead, this gives the student the chance one, to go to the college of their choice and two, to graduate without that huge financial burden,” said Warrick Co. Community Foundation director Sidney Hardgrave.
Keller also doesn’t have the burden or stress of trying to earn the award.
