Glen and Mildred Hesler Memorial Scholarship

For athletes from Mattoon HS, especially former “at-risk” students willing to mentor others. Requires 2.0 GPA, MHS faculty recommendation.

Full description:
The following criteria must be met:

1. More than one recipient may be selected.
2. The recipient or recipients must be a graduate of Mattoon High School (MHS) who has been accepted as a full-time student at Eastern Illinois University.
3. The recipient or recipients must have participated in athletics at MHS and plan to participate in athletics at EIU
4. The recipient or recipients must provide a letter of recommendation from an MHS teacher or guidance counselor. Included in the letter should be a statement as to how the recipient(s) has improved theirself while at MHS. Special consideration shall be given to “at- risk” students, i.e. students who were at-risk for dropping out of high school but prevailed.
5. The recipient or recipients may receive the award for up to four years provided that: they are committed to giving back to the community by mentoring other “at-risk” students at MHS or other community services shall be required each year.
6. They must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0.

This scholarship is announced in the spring and awarded in the fall and spring.