March 03, 2005

Student Alumni Council offers scholarship

by Tara Koosak

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Applications are being accepted for the 2005 Super Student Junior Scholarship.

Student Alumni Council, the SIU Alumni Association's student chapter, established the Super Student Junior scholarship to honor their peers for leadership, achievements and service to Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Eligibility requirements include a minimum 3.5 overall grade point average, full-time junior status with a minimum of 70 credit hours completed, current employment, and active involvement in at least two registered student organizations. Applications are available online at www.siualumni.com/ss.

Two juniors will each be awarded a $500 scholarship. Recipients will be honored at a banquet in April, co-hosted by the Office of the Chancellor, SIU Alumni Association and Student Alumni Council.

The deadline for applications is March 11. For more information, contact the SIU Alumni Association at 618/453-2417.