Manchester University junior Haley Farris is Behnke scholarship winner
Manchester University junior Haley Farris has been chosen to receive the Indiana Athletic Trainers' Association Robert S. Behnke Professional Education Scholarship.
The honor will be presented at the association’s annual meeting on June 3 in Indianapolis.
Farris is majoring in athletic training. She is from Sharpsville, Ind.
A first-generation college student, she is also a recipient of the Manchester University Presidential Scholarship and Realizing the Dream Award from the Independent Colleges of Indiana.
She was the 2016 valedictorian at Tri-Central High School. Farris is a member of MU’s women’s basketball team, a Spartan Ambassador and a member of the Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) Club. Farris is on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and recruiting secretary for Manchester University baseball.
Farris also recruits for softball. She is a member of the Student Senate and the Exercise Science and Athletic Training Club. She is Student Budget Board president for the University and tutors in the Biology Department. This summer she will be interning with LifeSolutions Counseling in Carmel in hopes of pursuing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling.
Her volunteer service includes the annual Manchester Walk Into My Future event for elementary school students, Grand Spartans visits to Timbercrest Senior Living Community and Habitat for Humanity.
About Manchester University
Manchester University, with campuses in North Manchester and Fort Wayne, Ind., offers more than 70 areas of academic study to more than 1,400 students in undergraduate programs, a Master of Science in Pharmacogenomics, a Master of Athletic Training a four-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy and a four-year dual degree in pharmacy and pharmacogenomics. Learn more about the private, northern Indiana school at www.manchester.edu .
Our mission
Manchester University respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition.
May 2019