TERRE HAUTE, Ind – On Wednesday Indiana State University announced that Jim and Kay Abbott decided to establish a scholarship at ISU which is Kay’s alma mater.  The scholarship will support students from the area where she grew up.

The Terre Haute couple established the Jim and Kay Cruse Abbott Scholarship with a gift of $25,000. This endowed fund will support students from North Putnam High School attending Indiana State University. There are 19 current ISU students who graduated from that high school.

“Jim and I wanted to give back,” said Kay Abbott. “Jim went to #10 School, which was a little one-room school in Madison Township. And, I went to Clinton Center School that was in Clinton Township.  Both of those schools are nonexistent now, but we are so grateful to the Putnam County schools for the educational foundation that they gave to so many students. So, that’s really why we chose those to establish this scholarship to support students in North Putnam,”

More than two dozen students at North Putnam High School have applied for admission to ISU for the Fall 2020 semester, according to Jason Trainer, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management.

To learn more or apply for the Jim and Kay Cruse Abbott Scholarship, click here.