Edward F. Stephens, III, M.D. and Barbara B. Stephens Scholarship

This fund is being established by William M. Stephens and other members of the Stephens family in memory of Southern Illinois alumnus, Dr. Edward F. Stephens, III, and also in honor of his wife, Barbara B. Stephens, who together are considered by this family as parents of the year.

Preference is given to a student who: (1) is enrolled full-time at SIU and in good academic standing, (2) is a graduate of Trinity Lutheran School Elementary School in Centralia, and subsequently graduated from Centralia High School or any high school located within 50 miles of Centralia, Illinois, (3) Secondary preference is for any graduate from Centralia High School or any high school located within 50 miles of Centralia, Illinois, (4) If no candidates are eligible from the criteria above, preference is for non-traditional student graduating from a southern Illinois high school geographically defined by the area south of Interstate 70.