Recent Burris Graduate Ivy Anderson Receives Scholarship

Ivy (R) is pictured receiving her STAR scholarship certificate from P.E.O Cathy Stewart (L) on May 17 at Burris High School. Photo provided.Ivy (R) is pictured receiving her STAR scholarship certificate from P.E.O Cathy Stewart (L) on May 17 at Burris High School. Photo provided.

By: Cathy Stewart—

Muncie, IN—The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year has been awarded to Ivy Anderson, a recent graduate of Burris High School.  Ivy is the daughter of Joseph and Paula Anderson and was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter BF of Muncie, Indiana.

Ivy has been accepted and will attend Loyola University where she plans to study business.

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a $2,500 scholarship based on excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, academics and potential for future success.  The program is open to young women who are citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States or Canada and who are graduating high school seniors at the time of application.  The student must be recommended by a P.E.O. Chapter.

The P.E.O. Sisterhood, founded January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, is an international philanthropic and educational organization which promotes increased educational opportunities for women. There are nearly 6,000 local chapters in the United States and Canada with almost 250,000 initiated members. The P.E.O. Sisterhood has provided over $304 million in financial assistance to more than 102,000 recipients. The P.E.O. Sisterhood also owns Cottey College, a fully accredited, private liberal arts and sciences college for women, with two-year and selected four-year programs, located in Nevada, Missouri.

For additional information on the P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, please contact Cathy Stewart at cps_edc@yahoo.com or visit peointernational.org.