July 16, 2008
NORMAL, Ill. -
With the ability to maintain a perfect grade-point average (GPA) while becoming a contributor on the Illinois State football team, junior wide receiver Warren McCarty was a logical choice to be the recipient of the W.E. Ruebush Endowed Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic school year.
The W.E. Ruebush (REW-bush) Endowed Scholarship is named for the former Illinois State football team captain in 1932. Ruebush, who died in 1991, lettered four years as a center on the Redbird football team, before graduating in 1932. He also lettered two seasons in baseball and basketball and was active in the Gamma Phi Circus, the "N" Club, band and orchestra, Commerce Club, Varsity Club and the Philadelphian Debate Society.
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"Warren is an outstanding student, and highly intelligent," said Illinois State head football coach Denver Johnson. "He is very proud, and deservedly so, of his academics, and he will go on to a very successful career after football. Warren's a great teammate and a great Redbird. He's well-rounded and a multi-talented individual."
McCarty hails from Roscoe, Ill., and is a product of Honenogah High School. He has played in 12 games over the last two seasons, but has yet to record a catch.
He carries a perfect 4.0 GPA, while majoring in business administration. He was named to the 2007 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Second Team.
"For me, it's all about time management. I set priorities and I'm goal driven, so I understand my goals and I keep them in line with what I want to accomplish," said McCarty. "I came here to be a student, so that comes first, but to also be playing football with 90 of my best friends is a dream come true."
The Ruebush endowed scholarship is presented annually to a Redbird football player who carries at least a 3.2 GPA. The scholarship was established on October 22, 2005, by the W.E. Ruebush Foundation, which was funded to provide journalism and athletic scholarships. In addition to the scholarship at Illinois State, the foundation has also funded higher education awards at Iowa and Florida.
The W.E. Ruebush Endowed Scholarship is one of 19 endowed scholarships available to Illinois State student-athletes funded by private donors. It is also one of eight fully endowed scholarships in athletics and the only one dedicated to football.
For more information about supporting this, or any other Illinois State University endowment scholarships, call The Redbird Club office at (309) 438-3803.
