PARK RIDGE, Ill. and
INDIANAPOLIS, June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- If the caliber of
students receiving a Lilly Diabetes Tomorrow's Leaders Scholarship
is any indication, the future is in good hands. The 2016
scholarship winners, announced today online at
www.diabetesscholars.org by the Diabetes Scholars Foundation
(Foundation), refused to let type 1 diabetes stand in the way of
academic and community service excellence.
Lilly Diabetes has supported the Foundation's scholarship
program since 2012, and continues to advocate for people with
diabetes. In the last five years, 84 students with type 1 diabetes
have been awarded a Lilly Diabetes Tomorrow's Leaders Scholarship.
This year, the company contributed $100,000 to the Foundation to help another 21
deserving students pursue their goals as they enter adulthood.
"We are honored to partner with Lilly Diabetes. This is a
wonderful opportunity for these exceptional students," said
Mary Podjasek, president of the
Diabetes Scholars Foundation. "These students are our future.
We are delighted to be a part of making their dreams come
true."
Recipients such as Hailey, who will pursue a degree in economics and math and statistics at the
University of Southern California,
stand out for academic excellence. Another talented graduate,
Saloni, who will be majoring in pre-med at Augusta University
Medical College of Georgia, is just
one example of the remarkable young
people awarded today.
"It's remarkable to see what our scholarship winners have
achieved at such a young age. Each one has ambition, drive and
maturity well beyond their years," said Jacqueline Giovanoni, global director of
advocacy and professional relations, Lilly Diabetes. "These
students are living proof of what can be accomplished with hard
work and dedication, not only to their schools and communities, but
also to their health, as they manage their diabetes. We are honored
to support this part of their journey."
Lilly Diabetes also funds a Foundation program that grants
conference scholarships to families to attend the Children with
Diabetes® Friends for Life® conference, an
annual gathering of clinicians, researchers, physicians and
families with diabetes held in Orlando,
Fla. This year, Lilly Diabetes will give eight families the
opportunity to learn about diabetes from world-leading experts and
share their experiences with other families of children with type 1
diabetes.
To learn more about the Diabetes Scholars Foundation, visit
www.diabetesscholars.org. For more on how Lilly Diabetes supports
families and students with diabetes, visit
www.lillydiabetes.com.
About the Diabetes Scholars Foundation
In 2004, a
group of parents who have children with type 1 diabetes created the
Diabetes Scholars Foundation. Their goal was to empower people
living with type 1 diabetes through education. Headquartered in
Rolling Meadows, Ill., it is the
only foundation that funds college scholarships open to all
students in the United States with
type 1 diabetes. In the past seven years, the Foundation has
awarded over $1.25 million in college
scholarships and helped over 3,000 people attend the annual
Children with Diabetes® Friends for Life®
conference in Orlando, Fla. In
2016, the Foundation received over 2,700 college scholarship
applications from 50 states. Information about the Foundation is
available at www.diabetesscholars.org.
About Lilly Diabetes
Lilly has been a global leader in
diabetes care since 1923, when we introduced the world's first
commercial insulin. Today we are building upon this heritage by
working to meet the diverse needs of people with diabetes and those
who care for them. Through research and collaboration, a broad and
growing product portfolio and a continued determination to provide
real solutions—from medicines to support programs and more—we
strive to make life better for all those affected by diabetes
around the world. For more information, visit www.lillydiabetes.com
or follow us on Twitter: @LillyDiabetes.
About Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY)
Lilly is a
global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make
life better for people around the world. We were founded more than
a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines
that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in
all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover
and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve
the understanding and management of disease, and give back to
communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more
about Lilly, please visit us at www.lilly.com and
http://newsroom.lilly.com/social-channels.
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Julie Herrick
Williams; (317) 627-4056; williamsju@lilly.com
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Mary Podjasek; (312)
215-9861; m.podjasek@diabetesscholars.org
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