HOUSTON ILLINI CLUB
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Houston Illini Club is pleased to announce that it has awarded its
2008 - 2009 scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to Aaron Raiff, a graduate
of Brazoswood High School in Clute Texas. Aaron will enroll as a
freshman at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana for the fall of
2008. He will pursue a degree in Chemistry with the goal of becoming a
chemistry professor and researcher at one of the nation's finest research
institutions. Aaron is an Eagle Scout and will graduate in the top 3%
of his class. He has earned a number of honors (AP scholar, Region
Band, Chemistry and Spanish Merit award), and has been an active volunteer
in community activities including Youth Ministry and staffing National Youth
Leadership Training.
The club extends its sincerest honors to Aaron and his family.
Scholarship Committee Members (2008-2009):
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Graham Duhamel
Scholarship Committee Chairman, B.S., Accounting, UIUC, 1976
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Dr. Daniel Adams
Scholarship Committee Member, D.M.A. 1985
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Mary Brolley
Scholarship Committee Member, B.S., Advertising, 1981
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Larry Burns
Treasurer, B.S. & M.S., Architectural Studies, UIUC, 1974
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Derek Harmon
At Large Committee Chair, B.S., Finance, UIUC, 1981
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Mark Ulrich
President, Chemical Engineering, UIUC, 1980
HOUSTON ILLINI CLUB MARCHING BAND BAND UNIFORM DONATION
The Houston Illini Club wants to make it
easier for a Houston-area student to be a member of the university’s beloved
marching band.
Spurred by a comment by band director emeritus
Gary Smith, board members of the Houston Illini Club unanimously voted to pay
the costs for one Houston-area student to belong to the University of Illinois
Marching Illini Band. Smith, keynote speaker at the club’s annual scholarship
banquet in May, mentioned that each band member must bear the costs of joining
the band—which currently amount to $670 a year.
The Marching Illini band leader will choose
the Houston-area student to receive the award on the basis of academic
achievement and commitment to the band.
The cost for an out-of-state student to attend
Illinois ranges from $37,566 to $41,358, according to the university’s
website. That figure includes tuition, room and board, and books, but not
travel or personal expenses.
The recipient of this award from the Houston
Illini Club will be announced this fall.
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