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Roderick Boyd Porter Memorial Scholarship

Due date: March 3, 2025

The award amount is $17,900 (tuition remission) for the 2025-2026 academic year.

To be eligible for the Porter Scholarship, students must be a current junior who has attended John Carroll University full-time for at least three consecutive semesters and who expects to graduate in December 2025 or May/August 2026. Students must have a 3.5 GPA or better, a major or strong background in a humanities field, and exemplary participation in campus and student organizations.

The committee will interview three to five finalists, and recommend candidates to the Academic Vice President for approval. Feel free to contact members of the committee if you have any questions.

Porter Committee Chair: Dr. Dan Kilbride (History, Director of the Honors Program)

Porter Committee:  Dr. Kristen Ehrhardt (Classical & Modern Languages & Cultures), Dr. Deniz Hric (Philosophy), Dr. Philip Metres (English)

Roderick Porter
Rod Porter

Rod Porter was a singular individual, well-schooled and well-read, liberally educated in the Jesuit tradition, a student of the Classics and of classical languages, a superior writer, and a talented editor. Born in Columbus, Ohio in 1947, he graduated from John Carroll University in 1969 with a B.A. and honors in classics. He died of cancer in 1993. The Friends of Rod Porter ’69 established this annual scholarship in his honor.  

 

Porter Scholarship Application

More information regarding the total cost of attendance can be found here.

2025 Awardees

  • Olivia Buckel '27
  • Marie Kanzinger '27
  • Isabella Congelio '26, Runner-Up
  • Maggie Rumelfanger '26, Runner-Up
  • Paige Smith '26, Runner-Up

 

  • 2024 Awardees
    • Emily Blasko
    • Katie Vasiliauskas
    • Tal Barone, Runner-Up
    • Alissa Van Dress, Runner-Up
  • 2023 Awardees
    • Morgan Garan
    • Preston Goebel
    • Rebecca Kilmer
    • Veronica McDowell
    • Sarah Roehrs
  • 2022 Awardees
    • Madison Bohacek
    • Eric Fogle
    • Morgan Kirkpatrick
    • Mara Weekley
  • 2021 Awardees
    • Sofia Cymry Ayres-Aronson
    • Dayna Rakoczy, Runner-Up
    • Raymond Flannery, Honorable Mention
    • Julia Kashuba, Honorable Mention
  • 2020 Awardees
    • Cassandra Harper
    • Maria Kesic
    • Josephine Schuman, Honorable Mention
  • 2019 Awardees
    • Mary Rose Flynn
    • Elizabeth Marcelli, Honorable Mention
    • Anneliese Preske, Honorable Mention
  • 2018 - Lillian Perkins
  • 2017 - Zachary Thomas
  • 2016 -
    • Katherine Cavasinni
    • Yuyang Wang
  • 2015 - Jessica Bou-Anak
  • 2014 - 
    • Shamir Brice
    • Abigail Rings
  • 2013 - 
    • Julia Blanchard
    • Chelsea Neubecker
    • Cara Stamp
  • 2012 - Lydia Munnell
  • 2011 - Kevin Henderson
  • 2010 - Megan McGinnity
  • 2009 - Joshua Marcin
  • 2008 - Marygrace Hemme
  • 2007 - Kristy Calaway
  • 2006 - Emily Boal
  • 2005 - Denise Warrick
  • 2004 - 
    • Gregory Jolivette
    • Katherine Mesch
  • 2003 - Aleksandra Rachitskaya
  • 2002 - Daniel Birchok
  • 2001 - Maureen DeMers
  • 2000 - Jesse Capps
  • 1998 - Abigail Randall
  • 1997 - Meghan Sweeney
  • 1996 - Christopher Robichaud

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