6th annual golf outing was held at Crestwicke Country Club, Bloomington, on Monday, June 9, 2008.
Meet and Greet Tour stopped at Bloomington Country Club on Wednesday, June 4.
Roger Powell spoke at O'Brien Field on Saturday, May 24.
The 4th annual DecideI information reception for high school seniors was held on Monday, March 31, 2008. A student panel, discussion of the scholarship program, a speaker from the Moms/Dads Association and a representative from the Admissions Office took part in the event at Eastland Suites.
Our March, 2007 DecideI information reception for high school seniors received a Best Continuing Event award.The award was presented at the annual University of Illinois Club Leadership Conference, held during the 2007 Homecoming weekend.
The Illini Club of McLean County sponsors a scholarship program for
McLean
The Illini Club of McLeanCounty
sponsors a scholarship program for McLeanCounty high school seniors enrolling
at the University
of Illinois.The program began in 1986 with the awarding
of three $500 scholarships.The number
of scholarships offered was increased to five in 1989.The William
C. Butler Memorial Scholarship was established in 1992to honor the year’s top scholarship applicant.Since 2007 the club has been proud to
increase the scholarships to four $1,000 awards and a $1,500 award to the
William C. Butler Memorial Scholarship winner.
Criteria used in selecting the scholarship
winners include academic achievements and awards, leadership, extracurricular
high school activities, community involvement, and work experience during high
school. Financial need is not a factor.