Silas Purnell Scholarship

The Silas Purnell Scholarship Fund was established by the Foundation Board of Directors in 2000. Initial support was provided by two Foundation board members and the Illinois Chapter of MAEOPP. Silas Purnell worked for Talent Search at the Ada S. McKinley Community Center, Chicago, Illinois. He served needy and deserving students for 34 years and was known nationally as an advocate for equal access for low-income and first-generation students.    Purnell has a national alumni of students who participated in his Talent Search Program and have gone on to great accomplishments in the public and private sector.   Download relevant forms

 

 

 

 

 

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