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Honors student Olivia Eader takes a group of children on a hike through the woods as part of her summer research for the SURE Program.

Honors Student First to Receive Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors Scholarship

Honors student Olivia Eader Awarded Honors Scholarship in Memory of Colloquium Instructor

Olivia Eader is a second-year ɫ Honors College student from Bellefontaine, Ohio. She is the first recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors

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Memorial Scholarship recipient Olivia Eader sitting on rock in nature with field and foliage in background.
Scholarship, the newly established fund for Honors students in memory of Elizabeth Howard, Ph.D., who was a prominent member of the Honors College community, as well as the Department of English.

The recipient of the $1,000 scholarship is chosen to reflect the academic and creative interests of Professor Howard. Olivia double majors in English and Environmental Studies, with an Italian Studies minor. She also serves as the Senator for the College of Arts and Sciences in Undergraduate Student Government and is a member of the women’s rugby team.

Olivia explained that the Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors Scholarship will primarily help relieve her of some of the costs of her education. “College is expensive,” she remarked, and the financial assistance of the scholarship will be very helpful. Olivia also stated that the scholarship has present