Scholarships
and Awards

Main Luellen Laurenti Scholarship Dorothy E. Lee Scholarship Dorothy E. Lee Grant Women's and Gender Studies Achievement Award Susan T. Kern Special Opportunity Scholarship FundPEO Grant for Women Returning to College Anne M. Semlak Memorial Scholarship

Dorothy E. Lee Scholarship

Dr. Dorothy E. Lee, former chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, created an endowed fund in 2004 for nontraditional women students. The purpose of this fund is to help women 25 years of age and older to begin a college education or to return to college to continue studies toward a degree. The fund will serve a dual purpose: to provide scholarships, and to make available grant money for unexpected expenses. Dr. Lee's decision to attend Illinois State Normal University changed her life and she wants that to happen for other nontraditional women students.

Dr. Lee was herself a nontraditional student when she entered Illinois State Normal University as an undergraduate student. She joined the faculty of Illinois State in 1962, retiring in 1991. She served six years as chair of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, and as acting chair for the departments of History, Foreign Languages, and Political Science. She was on the original committee to form a women's studies minor and chaired a 1987 task force to determine the future direction of the women's studies program.  The scholarship is administered by the Women's Studies Program with the assistance of a committee of women representatives from Women's Studies, Social Work, and Sociology/Anthropology selected by the Director of Women's Studies.

Eligibility Requirements

Each candidate for a Dr. Dorothy E. Lee Scholarship should meet the following qualifications:

• Be a full or part-time female undergraduate student
• 25 years of age or older
• Enrolled in a degree program, or admitted as an adult learner with the intention to enroll in a degree program, at Illinois State University.
• Be a student who is beginning her college education or returning to college education to resume studies to complete her degree at Illinois State University.
• Have demonstrated financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid Office.
• Submit an essay describing the student's desire to earn a college degree.

All things being equal, preference is to be given to a woman student from Montgomery County, south-central Illinois, and/or a non-metropolitan area.

The recipient of the scholarship will be eligible to apply for the scholarship again in a subsequent year, providing that she is a continuing student, and has demonstrated good academic achievement by maintaining a 3.0 cumulative grade average.

Application form for Dorothy E. Lee Scholarship

The 2007 Dorothy E. Lee Scholarship recipient was Amanda Longton. Congratulations!