Jo Ann Kelley Memorial Scholarship in Spanish
The Jo Ann Kelley Memorial Scholarship in Spanish was established in 2016 by Martha Burk and Joann Goetzinger in honor of their friend, Jo Ann ("Jo") Kelley. The scholarship will support a junior, senior, or graduate student majoring in one of the areas in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Culture (formerly the Department of Foreign Languages) at Illinois State University. Preference will be given to students majoring in Spanish and/or a student with financial need. Jo graduated from Magnolia High School in 1954 in Magnolia, Arkansas. She served her country in the United States Army and then moved to Bloomington to be near family. She went to Illinois State University on the GI Bill and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Spanish in 1971.