WARSAW ─ Melissa Collins, an Ivy Tech Community College student at its Warsaw campus, was recently announced as one of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s 2016 Leaders of Promise Scholar award recipients. Each award winner received a $1,000 prize.

A lifelong resident of the Warsaw area, Collins graduated from Warsaw Community High school in 1994 prior to pursuing her associate degree in Business Administration. The mother of two enjoys watching football, playing bingo and competing in 5K runs in her spare time. She also volunteers for youth football and cheerleading, and hopes to earn a bachelor’s degree in Marketing upon completion at Ivy Tech.

In spring of 2016, Collins was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, and has made the Dean’s list each of her semesters since enrolling. Of the 200 nationwide recipients, five of them are Ivy Tech Community College students.

Beginning in 2001, the Leaders of Promise Scholarship honors students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and have considerable leadership potential. As a result of The Alpha Project, the scholarship helps to meet the need for scholarships to Phi Theta Kappa members, giving them the ability to obtain their associate degree while participating in Society programs.