42%
The percentage of students who chose employment in Illinois immediately after graduation in 2016-17. Other top destinations are California (23.7%) and Washington (12.4%).
Richard W. and Elaine Benfer Scholarships
Established 2008
Description:
These scholarships are awarded to the top freshman applicants.
Requirements:
- Freshman in ECE
Selection Process :
All applications are reviewed for the incoming freshmen scholarships. Applicants are ranked on the College of Engineering PGPA (predicted GPA), which is a calculation based on the student's high school GPA, class ranking, and ACT/SAT scores. The number is weighted to judge math scores higher as they are more relevant to the study of engineering. The ECE department solicits (via email) further information, including an essay and a letter of reference from the top 75 applicants. The scholarship committee reviews these essays and letters in order to decide the recipients of the freshmen scholarships.
Award:
The recipient(s) will be recognized at the annual spring ECE Awards and Recognition Banquet.
Past Recipients of the Award:
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Alexander Casino, Joydeep Ganguly, Cecil MacGregor, Nathan Moran, Brendan Moriarty |
| 2013-2014 | Alexander Casino, Joydeep Ganguly, Cecil MacGregor, Nathan Moran, Brendan Moriarty |
| 2012-2013 | NO RECIPIENTS |
| 2011-2012 | Daniel Chen, Grant Czajkowski, Alexander Kordas, Siddharthan Sethupathi, Scott Tanaka |
| 2010-2011 | William Case, Matthew Idzik, Steven Kiebles, Matthew Tischer |
| 2009-2010 | Chris Goulet, Sean Hayward, Donald Hillebrand, Lindsey King, Jeffrey Lale, Emily Mazzola, Christoper Neumann, Joseph Scherer, Jerry Sun, Dennis Yuan |
| 2008-2009 | Keith Bowers, Jonah Greenthal, Jennifer Hong, Raymond Kellison, Kirk Knapp, Kenneth Long, Rebecca Marcotte, Miceal Rooney, Oana Toma, John Toole |
