Celebrating Fifty Years of Fostering Scholastic Excellence: 1959-2009
The official insignia of the ACES James Scholar Honors Program, designed by Karlie Elliott (2006). The symbol includes the Honors Program's motto (in Latin and English), along with an image of the bronze medallion awarded to seniors upon their successful graduation with James Scholar Distinction. The foundational year of the James Scholar Honors Programs on the Urbana campus also appears in Arabic and Roman numerals.
The ACES James Scholar Honors Program in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences provides a rewarding educational experience for students with exceptional academic skills. Any students meeting objective, published standards of academic achievement may apply to join the Honors Program at least four semesters before their anticipated date of graduation. ACES James Scholars are expected to perform at a superior level throughout their undergraduate careers.
The ACES James Scholar Honors Program is distinct from, yet complementary to, the College of ACES' Jonathan Baldwin Turner (JBT) Scholarship Program. Both of these programs are open to outstanding individuals majoring in agricultural, consumer, and environmental fields of study.
***** ANNOUNCEMENTS *****
The deadline to submit an ACES Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program application has been extended until Tuesday, December 1 at 5:00 PM. To learn more about this outstanding opportunity, please visit our Research Programs website and read the Invitation to Apply (PDF) that was recently emailed to all qualified students.
- A new edition of the ACES Honors Handbook is currently in preparation. It has been tentatively scheduled for publication in December 2009 or January 2010. An email announcement will be sent to all ACES James Scholars to invite them to download a PDF copy from the handbook's official website as soon as it becomes available.
- The sixth annual Carol Andreae Haynes Sophomore Achievement Award competition has reached a successful conclusion. The Selection Committee has reviewed the submitted essays and conclaved on Friday, November 20 to choose this year's winner. Follow this link to learn more about this annual literary competition for sophomore ACES James Scholar women.
Karlie Elliott Bowman, B.S. (Class of 2009, JSMT Writer-in-Residence) captured this picture of autumn splendor along Gregory Drive in Urbana during October 2006.
