Tri-beta honors car crash victim

The biology honor society Beta Beta Beta will offer a scholarship in honor of a former member who was killed in a car crash in 2001.

Ian Kincheloe was on his way home for Thanksgiving break in 2001 when he was involved in the single-car accident.

"I came across this article in The Breeze and found out about Kincheloe," said junior Tri-Beta member Gene Wong, a student senator.

When Wong contacted Kincheloe’s family, they promised to match whatever funds Tri-Beta raised.

"When the family found out we were doing fund raising around the same time as his passing, they were in shock and wanted to help," Wong said.

Through T-shirt sales, Tri-Beta raised $250 and has proposed a bill asking the Student Government Association for $500 from contingency. If the bill passes in the Student Senate, Tri-Beta will have raised $750 for the scholarship. The total scholarship will be $1,500.

"Kincheloe was a model student who exemplified amazing qualities of scholarship for which we should all strive," said sophomore Ashley Lakner, Tri-Beta president. "Tri-Beta would like to honor him, and have an annual scholarship presented to a deserving Tri-Beta member who wishes to further [his/her] education in biology."

Currently, Tri-Beta is working on an application for the scholarship. The Kincheloe family will present the award with Tri-Beta at the induction ceremony in April. The family will be traveling from Mountain Top, Pa.