IUPUI selects 100 outstanding undergraduate students who demonstrate academic excellence, community involvement, and campus leadership and demonstrate what it means to be a Jaguar. I was honored to be an IUPUI Top 100 student this year as a senior. This was a goal of mine and I'm happy I achieved it!

Unexpectedly, Brandi nominated me for the leadership category for IUPUI's undergraduate student employee of the year for my work as senior ambassador. This was a heartwarming experience because it's not often that I get recognized for my efforts and Brandi continuously recognized my growth into leadership and efforts to help the program. She supported my Community-Building Event plans and helped hone my leadership skills. I not only won the leadership category, but I was the overall student employee of the year! I've been a student employee all four years of my IUPUI career and being recognized as the student employee of the year is a happy surprise. 🎉

Tahnesia “Tah-Tah” Towner was a strong, independent woman who studied biology in pursuit of her dream to be a pediatrician. Upon her passing, friends and family chose to keep Tah-Tah’s spirit alive by establishing this award, which is made to an African-American female who is pursuing a medical career. 

Established by Mary Ellen Tuveson and Dr. David L. Stocum, this scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in the biological sciences, with strong academic performance and future promise.