Ben Keeley Scholarship
The Ben Keeley Scholarship is awarded to a senior sociology major and recognizes a student who has demonstrated significant involvement in service and/or volunteer work to the community with a monetary award. To be eligible the student must have earned at least 90 credit hours, have a 3.0 GPA in the major, and a completed application. Along with an application form, students are required to supply at least two letters of recommendation with one being from an Illinois State University faculty member and at least one from a person who is familiar with the service/volunteer work of the student. In addition, the student will submit a 600 word essay on the relevance of sociology to service and volunteerism in American communities. This award is announced in the spring during the department awards luncheon and ceremony.