blog posts Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Winners Jan 28, 2020 10:30 am by jjun27@uic.edu The winners of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Recipients 2019-2020 Images "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education" An excerpt from a paper written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship program was established in 1985 at UIC to recognize underrepresented students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and have shown a commitment to civil rights and social justice through community service. In an effort to keep Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.‘s dream alive, these meritorious and/or monetary awards are given to undergraduates, graduates and professional students. A total of twenty-one students recieved this sholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year including each one current BSN student (Jessa Canlas) and DNP student (Jessica Leonard).Congraturations to them! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Awards Reception Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Two winners of the scholarship in CON Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right