Millikin University

Millikin University is pleased to announce that Long-Vanderburg Scholar Oluwafunke Odufuwa, a senior political science major with Spanish and pre-law minors from Chicago, has been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State to study abroad in spring 2021. The U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad. The scholarship program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide. More than 2,500 students nationally were offered awards out of 7,000 total applicants. The award amounts range from $3,000 to $5,000 per student.

The Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) Foundation announced the recipients of its prestigious 2019-20 named scholarships which recognize and reward academic excellence. Three members of Millikin University's TKE Beta Chapter were recognized including Max Phillips, a sophomore chemistry major from Salem, Ill., who earned the Lon G. Justice Scholarship. Jared Scott, a junior theatre major from Nashville, Tenn., earned the Bruce B. Melchert Scholarship, and Mac D'Amico, a junior music business major from Mokena, Ill., who received the George W. Woolery Memorial Scholarship. Additionally, sophomore accounting major Reiss Naylor, of Troy, Ill., was named to the 2019-20 All-Teke Academic Team. The TKE Foundation is committed to establishing and supporting scholarships and leadership training programs which promote academic achievement and strengthen the moral, social and community values of its members. Each year the Foundation grants more than $500,000 in scholarships and awards. For more information about the Tau Kappa Epsilon Foundation, visit tke.org.