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Wilma Hughes Ochs Classics Scholarship

Annual scholarships of up to $1,000 for incoming and current Classics majors

Mrs. Wilma Hughes Ochs (1917 - 2012) received her Bachelor of Science in Latin in 1941 and a Master of Science in Education in 1949, both from SIUC. By the time of her retirement in 1976, she had been an educator for 39 years, including as a Latin teacher at Belleville East and Belleville West High Schools in Belleville, Illinois and at Collinsville High School in Collinsville, Illinois. 

REQUIREMENTS:

The Wilma Hughes Ochs Classics Scholarship will be open to all applicants with the following qualifications, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or veteran status:

1. The Scholarship will be available to students who are currently enrolled or have been admitted to Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2. The award shall be given to a student enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts, Department of Languages, Cultures, and International Trade, with a specialization in Classics
3. The recipient will be selected on the basis of the student's outstanding performance and potential in Classics

Deadline: January 31