Dixie L. Mills Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Dixie L. Mills Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2007 by colleagues, alumni, friends, and business community leaders in honor of Dixie Mills, dean of the College of Business at ISU upon her retirement. The scholarship was established for the purpose of attracting high-achieving and motivated students to major in business at ISU. Qualified applicants must demonstrate leadership through involvement with extracurricular and/or community activities and reflect integrity in their daily life. Each candidate must: be an incoming freshman majoring in business, have at least an 3.0 high school GPA on a 4.0 scale, rank in the top quarter of their high school class or have an ACT composite score of 24 or above, submit a 250 word essay, and include at least one letter of reference. Assets of this endowment are invested in the ISU Endowment Investment Pool. The Dixie L. Mills Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2007 by colleagues, alumni, friends, and business community leaders in honor of Dixie Mills, dean of the College of Business at Illinois State University, upon her retirement. The scholarship was established for the purpose of attracting and retaining high-achieving and motivated students who are majoring in business. As tuition costs continue to rise, scholarship support is many times a determining factor for where students choose to attend and their ability to finish a degree. Qualified applicants must demonstrate leadership through involvement with extracurricular and/or community activities and reflect integrity in their daily life. Each candidate must be an incoming freshman majoring in business.