Roderick Boyd Porter Memorial Scholarship in the Humanities

The award amount is $17,900 (tuition remission) for the 2025-2026 academic year.

To be eligible for the Porter Scholarship, students must be a current junior who has attended John Carroll University full-time for at least three consecutive semesters and who expects to graduate in December 2025 or May/August 2026. Students must have a 3.5 GPA or better, a major or strong background in a humanities field, and exemplary participation in campus and student organizations.

The committee will interview three to five finalists, and recommend candidates to the Academic Vice President for approval. Feel free to contact members of the committee if you have any questions.

Porter Committee Chair: Dr. Dan Kilbride (History, Director of the Honors Program)

Porter Committee:  Dr. Kristen Ehrhardt (Classical & Modern Languages & Cultures), Dr. Deniz Hric (Philosophy), Dr. Philip Metres (English)

Rod Porter was a singular individual, well-schooled and well-read, liberally educated in the Jesuit tradition, a student of the Classics and of classical languages, a superior writer, and a talented editor. Born in Columbus, Ohio in 1947, he graduated from John Carroll University in 1969 with a B.A. and honors in classics. He died of cancer in 1993. The Friends of Rod Porter ’69 established this annual scholarship in his honor.