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.
Caleb Aukeman, a Trine University mechanical engineering and mathematics major from Winona Lake, Indiana, recently conducted a presentation at an online game theory conference showing how a modified version of Jenga will always be won by the second player.
Ellie Essenberg has traveled a unique path at Trine University to prepare for her dream job.
INDIANAPOLIS — Overcoming obstacles from outdated parts to spring tornados, Trine University’s 2025 Shell Eco-marathon team became the first team to pass technical inspection in the Urban Electric category.