Indiana State Names Recipients of Erik Dalton Massage Therapy Scholarship

Four Indiana State University students were named recipients of the Erik Dalton Myoskeletal Massage Therapy Endowed Scholarship for 2023—Nick Anzelone, Alexis Fears, Giovonni Garrett, and Kathryn Tritle.

In 2012, Indiana State University and Erik Dalton partnered to create the Advanced Myoskeletal Massage Therapy program, the only minor degree in massage therapy offered at a major US university.

The scholarship goes to students who minor in massage therapy at the College of Health and Human Services at Indiana State University and who are passionate about myoskeletal alignment techniques.

For more information about the university’s massage program, visit indstate.edu/health/program/massage-therapy-minor.

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