Whom to Contact

John Spittell
Professor and Chair of Business and Management, Executive-in-Residence
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7309
E-mail: jspittel@knox.edu

Kemper Scholarship

Select first-year students at Knox build upon their college successes as recipients of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program.

Hannah Basil '13
Economics major, business and management minor

Hannah completed a summer internship with Equity Partner Match, a Chicago startup where she was a business development associate. After graduation, she plans to work as a strategy consultant or in the entrepreneurial sector at a startup company and later pursue an MBA. Read more about Hannah's Knox experience, including her studies at the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science.

In addition to preparing them for leadership and service, the program encourages participants to gain experience, contacts, and training that can lead to careers in administration or business.

The many advantages of being a Kemper scholar include:

scholarships of up to $10,000 for each of your sophomore, junior, and senior years

summer internships with for-profit and non-profit organizations, including a $6,000 stipend to intern at a major non-profit during the summer following your sophomore year

eligibility for a project grant ranging from $2,000 to $6,000 for a summer experiential learning project during your junior year

attendance at the annual Kemper Scholars Conference

Kemper scholars periodically read and discuss major works on leadership, service, ethics, and business, and they have frequent contact with the national Kemper Foundation staff to discuss academic and professional goals, internships, and learning opportunities.

Only students at designated Kemper Scholars institutions -- such as Knox -- may be nominated for the Kemper Scholars Program, which is sponsored by the James S. Kemper Foundation in Chicago.

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