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Nov 13, 2025
Melody Wolf awarded a $10,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Melody Wolf of Petersburg, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall 2026 semester and awarded a…
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Nov 13, 2025
Brooke Beatty awarded a $6,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Brooke Beatty of Athens, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall 2026 semester and awarded a $6…
Calleigh Hurst
Oct 15, 2025
Calleigh Hurst awarded a $24,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Calleigh Hurst of Springfield has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall 2026 semester and awarded a $24,000…
Dalton Thomas
Oct 08, 2025
Dalton Thomas awarded a $16,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Dalton Thomas of Morrisonville, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the spring 2026 semester and…
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Jun 17, 2025
Leah Robinson awarded a $24,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Leah Robinson of Springfield has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded a $24,…
Amelia Hinkle
Jun 17, 2025
Amelia Hinkle awarded a $24,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Amelia Hinkle of Springfield has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded a $24,…
Adam Knaze
Jun 05, 2025
Adam Knaze awarded a $20,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Adam Knaze of Bojnice, Slovakia, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded a $…
Christopher DiBello
Jun 02, 2025
Christopher DiBello awarded a $12,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Christopher DiBello of Springfield has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded a…
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May 07, 2025
Mia Dumonceaux awarded a $20,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Mia Dumonceaux of Springfield has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded a $20,…
Laila Ikeard
May 05, 2025
Laila Ikeard awarded a $20,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Laila Ikeard of Springfield has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded a $20,…
Adam Marucco
Mar 24, 2025
Aden Marucco awarded a $16,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Aden Marucco of Taylorville, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and…
Mariah Kenter
Mar 05, 2025
Mariah Kenter awarded a $10,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Mariah Kenter of Indianapolis has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded a $10,…
Aden Smith
Mar 05, 2025
Aden Smith awarded a $16,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Aden Smith of Quincy, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded a $…
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Feb 21, 2025
Braidyn Phinney awarded a $12,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Braidyn Phinney of Ottawa, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded…
Mackenzie Scroggins
Jan 17, 2025
Mackenzie Scroggins awarded an $8,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Mackenzie Scroggins of Greenview, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2025 and awarded…
Lexie Richardson
Dec 17, 2024
Lexie Richardson awarded a $12,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Lexie Richardson of Greenview, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2025 and awarded a…
Janvi Sehdev
Sep 09, 2024
Janvi Sehdev awarded an $8,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Janvi Sehdev of Jalandhar, Punjab, India, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Spring Semester 2025…
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Jul 01, 2024
Amanda Swigert awarded an $8,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Amanda Swigert of Decatur, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2024 and awarded an $8,…
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Jun 03, 2024
Kiara Hobbs awarded a $28,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Kiara Hobbs of Riverton, Illinois has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2024 and awarded a $28,000…
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May 21, 2024
Justin Castillo awarded an $8,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Justin Castillo of Chicago, Illinois has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2024 and awarded an $8,…

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