Scholarship Committee
The scholarship committee administers the SWE Central Illinois Section scholarship. This work includes communicating that the scholarship is available, compiling applicants information, selecting the scholarship recipients, and awarding the scholarships.
FY10 Scholarship Recipients
Megan Frager
Megan is a graduating senior at Richwoods High School, where she maintains a 3.8 GPA. She will be attending South Dakota School of Mines & Technology this fall where she plans to study Mechanical Engineering. While in High School, she interned in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Bradley University, took classes with Project Lead the Way, and was a leader in FIRST Robotics. She played 4 years of High School volleyball and will be playing for SDSM&T.
Kathryn Ford
Kathryn is a graduating senior at Illini Bluffs High School, where she maintains a 4.0 GPA. She will be attending Washington University in St. Louis this fall where she plans to study Electrical Engineering. She is active in 4H, holding offices such as recreation officer, reporter, secretary, treasurer, and vice-president. She also has an impressive drama resume, both serving as prop manager for multiple productions as well as acting.
Megan and Kathryn were chosen from a number of qualified applicants and they will each be receiving a $250 scholarship. To be eligible for the scholarships, students needed to be a female high school senior, continuing college student, transfer college student, graduate student or re-entry student who would be attending an ABET accredited engineering school to pursue a BS or higher degree full time or studying an ABET accredited program offered outside an engineering school in the Fall of 2010. Applicant's home or school address needed to be inside the SWE-Central Illinois section boundaries. Both Bradley University and University of Illinois fall within these boundaries.