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C-SC awards full-tuition scholarships to eight outstanding students
Friday, March 04, 2011

CANTON, Mo. – Culver-Stockton College is proud to announce eight students have been awarded full-tuition scholarships for their outstanding academic achievements. The awards were granted based on the results of the Pillars for Excellence Scholarship Competition held Saturday, February 19 at Culver-Stockton.

Only a select few students are invited to compete each year for this full-tuition merit scholarship. These students, who have been admitted for the Fall semester at Culver-Stockton College, successfully met the stringent academic standards required to compete. On competition day, faculty, alumni and former Pillars winners interviewed the candidates. Students also wrote an essay responding to a question asked of all competitors. This year’s candidates averaged a 3.81 grade point average (based on a 4.0 scale) and a 27 ACT score, and these eight Pillars Scholars have emerged as being among the best of this very impressive group of high achieving students.

The 2011 Pillars for Excellence Scholarship Competition winners include:

Megan Behring, Hunnewell, Mo., Marion County R-II High School
Amber Clevenger, Camp Point, Ill., Central High School
Keegan Kindle, Macon, Mo., Macon High School
Allie Little, Pearl, Ill., Pittsfield High School
Cameron Morford, Knox City, Mo., Knox County R-I High School
Jacob Schuster, Pilot Grove, Mo., Pilot Grove C-4 High School
Spencer Waters, Liberty, Ill., Liberty Community High School
Morgan Wessel, Chandlerville, Ill., A-C Central High School

The Pillars for Excellence Scholarship Competition offers is held annually and open to first-time entering freshmen with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale and a minimum ACT score of 26 or SAT score of 1170. The Pillars for Excellence Scholarship is a full-tuition merit award, which may be renewed for four years. The estimated value for four years is $89,000.