John Joseph Kennedy Endowed Scholarship
The John Joseph Kennedy Scholarship was established through a documented planned bequest from John Joseph Kennedy, which is valued at approximately $20,000 or more. Each Candidate must meet the following criteria: 1. Enrolled as a new freshman at ISU as a major in the College of Education. 2. Demonstrated a strong interest in teaching as a professional career. 3. Achieved at least a 3.5 high school GPA on a 4.0 scale. 4. Have an ACT composit score of 25 or above or equivalent SAT score. 5. Documented need for financial assistance as determined by the ISU office of financial aid. 6. Submission of three references from high school faculty. 7. Demonstrated leadership through involvement with extracurricular and/or community activities. 8. Understands that the scholarship award will be applied to the student's tuition and fees )educational expenses). Assets of this endowment are invested in the ISU Endowment Investment Pool. This scholarship was established in 2007 by John Joseph Kennedy. He graduated from Illinois State University in 1961 and received his bachelor of science degree in education, with an English-journalism major. During his time at Illinois State University he held various positions on the school newspaper, the Daily Vidette, and became its editor prior to his graduation. After graduation he relocated to the San Francisco Bay area where he taught high school English, journalism, and social studies. In establishing this scholarship he wished to express his gratitude to the University for the excellent education he received here. Since he was entirely self-supporting while in college, the intent of this scholarship is to assist in making it financially possible for worthy students to attend Illinois State University.