Robert G. Bone Scholarship

2012-2013 Application Process

Being designated a Bone Scholar is the highest honor an Illinois State undergraduate student can receive, and this honor contributes markedly to student success. Bone Scholars receive commemorative medallions and substantial cash prizes and have their names engraved on a metal plaque displayed permanently in the Bone Student Center. They are also formally recognized at a luncheon, at the University Scholarship Awards Ceremony in the fall, and at their commencement exercises. 

Scholarship Eligibility

Any nominee for a Bone Scholarship must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Attend Illinois State University for at least four semesters (excluding summer) by June of 2012
• Have a current grade point average of 3.7 or higher
• Anticipate graduating no earlier than December 2012, and no later than August 2013.

Students who already have a bachelor’s degree are not eligible.

Selection Criteria

Bone Scholars are students who combine broad and excellent academic achievement with campus and community engagement. They are expected to have shown outstanding qualities of character and leadership. A twelve-member Bone Selection Committee carefully reviews the submitted applications and makes awards based on the following considerations:

• The breadth, diversity, and quality of candidates’ academic work
• The type and extent of activities in which candidates have been involved, both in the university and the community
• Candidates' personal qualities of dependability, cooperation, and initiative as well as other criteria which may be determined by the committee

Bone Scholarship winners will be announced as soon as they are selected, usually in early May.

• Eligibility Criteria and Selection Process information

Nomination Form

• Department Nomination form: Complete this form, print, obtain the signature of your department chairperson, and submit it along with 2 nomination letters.

The nomination form is in Microsoft Word format (.doc). Please contact us if you need an alternate form of this document.

Information for Nominees

Application form and checklist (word document)

Over the years, the Bone Scholar Selection Committee has noticed several ways in which some Bone Scholar applications could be improved and made more competitive. The purpose of the following note is to describe some of those ways.

• Advice for Bone Scholar applicants

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Past Bone Scholars

The most recent three years of Bone Scholars are listed below. You can also find the names and majors of every Bone Scholar since 1967.

• Complete list of past Bone Scholars

2011-2012 Bone Scholars

Brock Bodine, History Education
Jennifer Carrillo, Psychology
Polly Hirt, Nursing
Caitlin Kopp, Anthropology/Spanish
Valerie Melrose, Professional Accountancy
Olivia Myers, Recreation Management
Sean Palmer, General Finance/Financial Accounting
Christopher Pendergast, History Education
Kaitlyn Ralph, English Education
Laura Sedivy, Biological Sciences Education
Laura Soppet, Spanish
Danica Taylor, Political Science/History
Andrew Terleckyj, English Education
Matthew Ware, Physics/Mathematics
Anna Weigandt, Mathematics

2010-2011 Bone Scholars

Kelsey Coker, English/Spanish
Lisa Devereux, Special Education
Chelsea DuBois, Management & Quantitative Methods
Julie Herold, Special Education
Jacqueline Holland, Finance, Insurance, and Law
Bradley Johnson, Biological Sciences
Jacqueline Ottens, Marketing/International Business
Lauren Roark, Theatre
Simone Runyon, Geology
Mary Beth Ryan, Psychology
Kelly Schneider, Agriculture/Health Sciences
Joseph Wagner, Management & Quantitative Methods
Jessica Wozniak, English
Katie Wright, History

2009-2010 Bone Scholars

Deandra Bass, Social Work
David Cermak, Theatre/History
Jonathan Damery, Agriculture
Kimberly Jaros, Special Education
Douglas Johnson, Finance, Insurance and Law
Danielle Kiefner, Health Sciences
Erin Lindsey, Physics
Jordan Lopez, Finance, Insurance and Law
Maggie O'Malley, Nursing
Hayley Ralph, Biological Sciences
Molly Sharer, Kinesiology & Recreation
Nathaniel Smart, Chemistry
Rebecca Straple, English/Theatre
Ethan Van Norman, Psychology

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