Central Illinois Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers offers scholarship

[March 10, 2014]  DECATUR — The Central Illinois Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship to a qualified central Illinois high school senior.

To be eligible, the candidate should be accepted into an engineering college or to a junior college with an equivalent academic schedule for the first two years. The candidate must reside within the counties of Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and Shelby, or in the southern parts of DeWitt and Logan, defined as including the cities of Clinton and Lincoln and the area south of Route 10, east of Interstate 55 and south of 1550th Street, west of I-55.

There is no formal application form. Interested high school seniors should submit a brief resume including interests, organized activities, officer positions and awards; their school transcript with national testing results; and a one-page composition describing their interest in engineering.

Arrangements will be made for a personal interview with each applicant during the latter part of April.

Interested students should submit their application prior to April 12 to: Willard T. Sudduth, PE, 2360 S. Taylor Road, Decatur, IL 62521.

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