Shebik Centennial Economics Scholarship

The Shebik Centennial Economics Scholarship was created to provide financial need-based scholarships to diverse students enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who are majoring in economics. The Shebik family has a long legacy with the University of Illinois. In the Department of Economics, Megan Shebik is a 1980 alumna with a career of 30 years in the field of philanthropy. Prior to that, she was employed with Kemper National Insurance, with her expertise focused in underwriting management. Steve Shebik is a 1978 alumnus of the Gies College of Business with undergraduate degrees in Finance and Accountancy and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Their three children - Brian, Matthew and Sarah - are also alumni of the College of LAS with two of them having Economics as a degree. All three completed their Masters programs at other schools. Steve’s mother, Phyllis Shebik, is a 1938 alumna in the College of LAS, general curriculum. The family has a long spanning history of volunteer work, philanthropy and community involvement with broad reaching efforts in organizations like The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the DuPage Foundation. The Department of Economics, and the University of Illinois, are grateful for the support of our students and programs by the Shebik family.