Illinois State soccer student-athlete Kate Del Fava and Redbird track & field/cross country student-athlete Mariah Brodie have been selected as Robert G. Bone Scholars for the upcoming 2019-20 academic year.
Brodie and Del Fava become the fourth and fifth student-athletes to be named Bone Scholars in just the last three years. The Bone Scholarship, the highest university-wide honor given to undergraduate students, includes a monetary award from the Bone Scholarship endowment.
Bone Scholars are selected through a rigorous campus-wide competition based on their scholarly achievements and their engagement and leadership in activities in the university community and beyond. Invited finalists submit a comprehensive portfolio including several essays and statements, a project, and five letters of recommendation. The mean grade point average of this year's Bone Scholars is 3.96 on a 4.0 scale.
Brodie and Del Fava are the 26th and 27th Illinois State student-athletes to earn the scholarship named in honor of the late Illinois State University President Robert G. Bone. The Karin L. Bone Athletics Study Center, which supports the academic endeavors of all Illinois State student-athletes, is named in honor of the late Illinois State University First Lady.
Bone Scholars are students who combine broad and excellent academic achievement with campus and community engagement, while displaying outstanding qualities of character and leadership.
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