Wabash Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Tri Kappa Awards Scholarships

June 1, 2021 (Wabash, IN) – Each year the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Tri Kappa awards two different
scholarships to seniors in Wabash: Grant-in-Aid and Lulu Baer. The Grant-in-Aid Scholarship is
awarded to one senior from each of the high schools in Wabash: Northfield, Southwood, and
Wabash. The recipients of this scholarship are determined based on the quality of their application,
desire and dedication to their chosen course of study, and need for the scholarship. Due to the
generosity of the Wabash community through fundraising efforts, the local Tri Kappa chapter was
able to award each Grant-in-Aid Scholarship recipient $2,000 toward their tuition for the 2021-2022
school year.
This year’s recipients:
Emma Brainard, Northfield, will be attending the University of Notre Dame to major in Marketing &
International Business with aspirations of receiving her masters in business. She is the daughter of
Kevin and Stephenie Brainard.
Kyndal Fields, Wabash, will be attending Ball State University to major in Nursing. She is the
daughter of Megan and Bobby Fields.
Maggie Ball, Southwood, will be attending Indiana Wesleyan University to pursue an Occupational
Therapy degree with ambitions of completing the doctoral program, as well. She is the daughter of
Chad and Melissa Ball.
The second scholarship is in honor of Lulu Baer, a Wabash native and founding member of Tri
Kappa. Lulu Baer attended the May Wright Sewall’s Classical School in Indianapolis and it was on
February 22, 1901 that she and her fellow classmates founded Tri Kappa. Seven years later, Lulu
returned home to begin the Wabash Chapter of Tri Kappa, known as Alpha Epsilon. This award is
presented to a senior boy and girl of outstanding character from Wabash High School who have
availed themselves most fully of the opportunities for self development. This year’s recipients are
Paul Cordes and Lacey Crist. Both Paul and Lacey will receive $400 and, as tradition, their names
will be engraved on the Tri Kappa Lulu Baer Award plaque displayed in Wabash High School.

Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc was founded February 22, 1901 on the foundation of charity, culture, and
education. With nearly 7,000 members within the state of Indiana, the 145 Active chapters and 102
Associate chapters of Tri Kappa are able to give over $1.5 million every year to important projects
that help babies, children, teens, and adults throughout Indiana.

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