Saint Viator senior awarded P.E.O. STAR Scholarship

The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship for academic year 2019-2020 was presented to Emma Abrahamian, a 2019 graduate of Saint Viator High School.

Emma, daughter of Cathy and Don Abrahamian, was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter JM of Mount Prospect.

Abrahamian will attend St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, where she will major in Communications beginning this fall.

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a $2,500 award based on excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, academics and potential for future success. The program is open to young women who are citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States or Canada and who are graduating high school seniors at the time of application. A student must be recommended by a P.E.O. chapter.

Founded January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the P.E.O. Sisterhood, is an international philanthropic and educational organization which promotes increased educational opportunities for women. There are nearly 6,000 local chapters in the United States and Canada with almost 250,000 initiated members. The P.E.O. Sisterhood has provided over $321 million in financial assistance to more than 105,000 recipients. The P.E.O. Sisterhood also owns Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri, a fully accredited, private liberal arts and sciences college for women, with two-year and selected four-year programs.