Barbara Morris ’69 ’70 Shapes Futures Through Philanthropy For Barbara (Huttsell) Morris ‘69 ‘70, establishing a scholarship was a way to inspire the next generation of students to realize their full potential, as she did at Indiana Central College (now UIndy). Morris graduated from ICC with more than just a degree. She gained lifelong friends, many of whom she is still in touch with today, and she even received a job offer. Morris would go on to work in ICC’s Office of Admissions, where she recruited new classes of Greyhounds. One area, however, was often underrepresented: her home state of Kentucky. Determined to make a difference, Morris and her husband established the Barbara Huttsell Morris and Clay B. Morris Endowed Scholarship in 2021. Aimed at supporting first-generation college students from southern Indiana or Kentucky, the scholarship reflects Morris’s desire to give others the same opportunity to create lifelong friendships and achieve their dreams. “By creating our scholarship, we hope that we’ll enable another student to reach their own dream and make their own lifelong friendships,” said Morris.
“UIndy has supported me more than I ever could have imagined. Being here has helped showcase my skills to my fullest potential. I am forever grateful for the resources that UIndy has given me to become the person I am today. I’m excited to continue to thrive thanks to UIndy and its supporters.”
- Evan Porterfield ’26
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MAGAZINE // WINTER 2024
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