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CME Group and Mayor Johnson Award Star Scholarships to 25 Chicago Students Graduating to Four-Year Institutions
CHICAGO, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have awarded 25 City Colleges
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[{"type":"text","content":"CHICAGO, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have awarded 25 City Colleges of Chicago graduates with a $5,000 scholarship towards their four-year degrees. This is the eighth consecutive year CME Group is recognizing the academic achievements of Star Scholars at City Colleges of Chicago to increase higher education opportunities for students with diverse backgrounds, building on more than three decades and more than $2 million in support for Chicago students.\n\n\"We are thankful to the CME Group for their partnership and for supporting our City Colleges of Chicago Star Scholars as they work to achieve their dream of earning a bachelor's degree,\" said Mayor Brandon Johnson. \"By investing in our young people and providing them with the opportunity to continue their educational journeys, CME Group is setting a powerful example for the rest of the business community.\"\n\"We're pleased to continue to invest in the Star Scholars who are dedicated to their commitment to pursue a four-year degree,\" said CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy. \"The Star Scholarship provides the future leaders in Chicago with opportunities to discover career opportunities in finance and other industries.\"\n\"CME Group's scholarship is helping our Star Scholars shape their life into what they want it to be. After a debt-free college experience at City Colleges, CME Group is giving these Star Scholars more choices and easing the financial burden as they continue to pursue a Bachelor's degree,\" said Chancellor Juan Salgado, City Colleges of Chicago.\nThe Star Scholarship program at City Colleges of Chicago has helped over 16,500 Chicago Public Schools and Big Shoulders Fund high school graduates pursue their associate degree debt-free. During the academic year 2023-2024, 932 Star Scholars completed their associates degree, making up over one-fourth of the graduating class of 2024.\nScholarships support these students in achieving a bachelor's degree in accounting, business management, math, computer science, finance or economics at one of the Chicago Star Partner colleges and universities.\nThe notable 25 CME Group Star Partnership Mayoral Scholarship recipients were selected from 343 Star Scholars who completed their associate degree in Spring 2024...