CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Sixteen University of Illinois students from the Chicago, Springfield and Urbana-Champaign campuses have been awarded Avery Brundage Scholarships for excellence in academics and athletics. Each winner will receive a $2,250 award for the 2010-2011 academic year.
The six recipients from the Urbana-Champaign campus, with their sports and field of study, are (EDITORS: See list.)
The Avery Brundage Scholarship Fund Committee consists of nine representatives from the faculties and student bodies of the Chicago, Springfield and Urbana-Champaign campuses. The committee selects students who engage in athletics for personal development rather than as preparation for professional sports. The students must be working toward bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees, and they must be in the upper 25 percent of their undergraduate class or in good academic standing in their graduate program.
The program was established in 1974 by an endowment from the late Avery Brundage, a U. of I. alumnus and president of the International and U.S. Olympic committees.
2010-2011 AVERY BRUNDAGE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
MORRISON – Amanda Smith, swimming, veterinary medicine
ROBINSON – Robert Trimble, running, veterinary medicine
URBANA – Samantha Polak, rowing, medicine
WHEATON – Shawna Culp, wheelchair basketball, applied health sciences
OUT OF STATE
IOWA, Dike – Brett Mommer, speedskating, waterskiing, Graduate College, biology
MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor – Jennifer Elliott, lacrosse, law
