blog posts 51 Illini named to Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award list Jul 11, 2018 11:30 am by Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsAthletics Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images The list recognizes student-athletes with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the 2017-18 academic year that were also named Academic All-Big Ten Share on Facebook Tweet Email