Rex and Mary Ann Gholson Scholarship

The Rex and Mary Ann Gholson Scholarship was established by Ronald E. Gholson, Ph.D. to honor his parents for their life-long belief in the importance and value of formal education. They were born in or near Broughton in southern Hamilton County, Illinois in 1911 and 1917 respectively. With the exception of some few years, their lives were spent in and close to the Southern Illinois counties of Hamilton, Saline, Gallatin and White.

They were the parents of four children to whom they passed their belief in the power of education as well as their love of learning and intellectual development. They held the teaching profession in high regard and exhibited great respect for the American School System. Therefore, this scholarship shall be awarded to the student(s) at Southern Illinois University who graduated from a secondary school located in one of the Illinois counties identified above and who is preparing for a teaching career.

• Scholarship for an education major preparing for a teaching career and in their senior year of classes.
• The recipient must be a graduate of a secondary school in one of the following Illinois counties: Hamilton, Saline, Gallatin, or White County.