Amie Burke
Amie Burke took a year off before she started college but she wasn’t able to save money for college. Instead, she was spending the year serving as Illinois FFA president, providing leadership to more than 17,000 members and traveling to China for a conference.
Cal Ebey
When Cal Ebey ’08, M.S. ’10, was laid off from his network engineering job and told he’d have to reapply for work at his Seattle company, he found out he wasn’t qualified because he didn’t have a bachelor’s degree. Although he was in his 40s with four school-aged children, he went back to school.
Lorryn Neely
Senior Lorryn Neely was prepared to rely solely on loans to become a teacher. She has always known she wanted to be in a grade school classroom and wants to work in an underserved area.
Laura Beckman
Laura Beckman’09 wanted to study abroad, but it was expensive and her part-time job wouldn’t begin to cover it. She received the Presidential Scholarship, however, that didn’t cover half the cost. A second scholarship enabled her to go to Granada, Spain, for the spring semester in 2007.
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Amie Burke
.Amie Burke took a year off before she started college but she wasn?t able to save money for college. Instead, she was spending the year serving as Illinois FFA president, providing leadership to more than 17,000 members and traveling to China for a conference. [Read the rest]
Connect with 2013 Illinois State Homecoming through free mobile app
.Show your Redbird pride by customizing your social media profile, desktop, and mobile device with the 2013 Illinois State Homecoming logo. [Read the rest]
Cal Ebey
.When Cal Ebey ?08, M.S. ?10, was laid off from his network engineering job and told he?d have to reapply for work at his Seattle company, he found out he wasn?t qualified because he didn?t have a bachelor?s degree. Although he was in his 40s with four school-aged children, he went back to school. [Read the rest]
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