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ED 089 636 HE 005 388 TITLE State Scholarship Commission Report. INSTITUTION Illinois State Scholatship Commission, Deerfield. PUB DATE Apr 74 NOTE 80p.

EDRS PRICE MF-$0.75 HC-$4.20 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS Colleges; Community Colleges; *Educational Finance; Financial Policy; *Grants; *Higher Education; *Scholarships; *State Aid; Universities; Veterans Education IDENTIFIERS *Illinois ABSTRACT The Illinois State Scholarship Commission (ISSC) is responsible for the administration of 9 state authorized and funded financial aid programs for Illinois postsecondary students. The major programs consist of:(1) nonrepayable monetary awards, and (2) guaranteed educational loans. The purposes of the Commission's programs are to:(1) equalize educational opportunity;(2) preserve diversity in higher education by permitting freedom of institutional choice;(3) conserve public funds by making it possible for needy students to utilize unused spaces at Illinois nonpublic colleges; (4) permit a student's in-school employment or loans to be at a modest level so as to not affect his studies or career plan;(5) combine with institutional and federal aid and parents funds to meet the college costs of the institution of the applicant's choice. The Monetary Award Program provides nonrepayable aid to needy students; neither test scores nor records are assessed when application is made. The Illinois State Scholarship Program identifies high school seniors with superior ability; and the Illinois Guaranteed Loan Program guarantees Moans made for educational expenses. This document also presents statistical tables concerning the Commission's cther programs: grants for children of Illinois prisoners of war, scholarships for bilingual students, and payments for veterans at public community colleges. (Author/PG) co

ILLINOIS .,AREVENT CF HEALTH JVCAT ,ON 6 WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of EDUCATION E ,P,0 STATE E I.1 SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSION

APRIL,1974 REPORT jt\% ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSION

MEMBERS

William E. McManus Harold Liston Normal Since 1957 Since 1969

Mrs. L. Goebel Patton Mrs. Ray Polhill West Frankfort Milledgeville Since 1962 Since 1970

E. Erie Jones Robert 6. Douglas Palatine Kankakee Since 1967 Since 1972

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Joseph D. Boyd, Executive Director

James A. Eanes, Administrative Director, Scholarships and Grants Byron Himelick, Assistant Director, Scholarships and Grants Mrs. Elizabeth N. Fish, Assistant to the Director, Scholarships and Grants

Mrs. Carol Wennerdahl, Administrative Director, Loan Program Richard Wedemeyer, Assistant Director, Loan Program James Gabler, Assistant to the Director, Loan Program Steve Skott, Collections Manager, Loan Program

Ralph J. Godzicki, Administrative Director, Agency Operations Richard X. Nelli, Agency Auditor Ivan D. Williams, Coordinator, Data Processing Mrs. Florence Schallitz, Coordinator, Business Activities? Mrs. Phyllis B. Rich, Personnel Manager

William J. Hilton, Administrative Director, Office of Informational Services

Mrs. Rosa Ramirez, Coordinator of Community Services Robert V. Padjen, Coordinator of School and College Relations

LOCATION

Executive/Program/Operations Office of Informational Services Tollway North Office Center (Audiovisual Resources Center) 102 Wimot Road 203 North Wabash Avenue Deerfield, Illinois 60015 Suite 1600 312/945-1500 Chicago, Illinois 60601 312/793.3745

Scholahhik and Grant Division, Guaranteed Loan Program P. O. Box 607 P. 0. Box 33 Deerfield, Illinois' 60015 Deerfield, Illinois 60015 312/945-1600 312/945-7040

Printed By Authority STATE OF ILLINOIS April, 1974 5M INTRODUCTION

The Illinois State Scholarship Commission, a Governor appointed body of seven persons, is responsible for the administration of nine state authorized and funded financial aid programs for Illinois postsecondary students. The aid programs of the