January 14, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS — Trine University student Angela Mucker was recently awarded the Commissioner’s
scholarship through the Correctional Professionals Assistance Fund of Indiana (CPAFI).
CPAFI offers five different scholarships each spring, with different amounts awarded. The Commissioner’s scholarship only goes to only one individual, in the amount of $7,500.
Mucker is a student in Trine’s College of Graduate and Professional Studies who will graduate in 2019. A full-time student majoring in psychology, she is also a mother of two and an addiction recovery specialist at Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility.
Scholarships through CPAFI are offered to current employees of the Indiana Department of Corrections, or to employees’ dependents. The Commissioners scholarship requires a minimum grade point average of 3.0, as well as proof of volunteer service.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) recently awarded Education One at Trine University a $5,000 grant to support its Trine Pals Literacy Program.
For two members of Trine University’s softball team, play didn’t end with the national championship in June.
The Fort Wayne Komets will face the Iowa Heartlanders for an exhibition match-up at Thunder Ice Arena on the campus of Trine University on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m.