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Scholarships

Military Service Scholarship

The Sigma Chi Military Service Scholarship was established to provide support to our brothers who intend to continue their undergraduate or graduate education during or following military service.

This award was made possible through the lead donations of Significant Sigs Tim Michael, OHIO STATE 1970; John Berylson, BROWN 1975; and Dr. Dan Walsh, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1971, among others, and is available to brothers who are currently serving or have served in any branch of their country’s military.

Since the 2013 to 2014 academic year, 96 scholarships totaling $219,500 have been awarded to military Sigs. 

Applications for the Sigma Chi Military Service Scholarship are available from February to April each year. Note that ROTC students are not eligible for this award.

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2023 to 2024 Military Service Scholarship Recipients

$1,250 Awards

A major in Accounting, Eagleton holds a 3.2 GPA at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to attending college, he was honorably discharged as Sergeant within the United States Marine Corps, with whom he served for four years including two tours of duty across the Middle East and Asia. He is a two-time recipient of the Sigma Chi Military Scholarship.

As an older active brother within the Beta Kappa chapter, and a Sigma Chi legacy, Eagleton has served as a member of the chapter’s executive team and as a leadership mentor during the Preparation for Brotherhood program utilizing his experience during his service to encourage young men to achieve their goals. 

He has earned mention on the Dean’s and President’s Honor Roll and has been honored with six scholarship awards, including this one. Upon graduation in the spring, he plans to pursue a master’s in accounting and earn a CPA certification.

A 2018 Psychology graduate at Willamette and Master of Arts graduate at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, Hanks is presently attaining his Doctorate in Psychology with long-term goals including work to improve mental health treatment among veterans. He is a four-time recipient of the Sigma Chi Military Scholarship.

Hanks was honorably discharged as a Sergeant within the United States Army where he participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom from both Kuwait and Baghdad. He received multiple awards, including two Army Commendation Medals, during his service. During his service, he was stationed in Germany and also spent 14 months in the United States Army National Guard working for the 187th AVCRAD aviation unit out of Fresno, California.

During his two years at Willamette, Hanks served his chapter as Kustos, Judicial Board President and Community Service Chair. As alumni, he’s served as Chapter Advisory Board Member. A now four-time recipient of the Military Service Scholarship, Hanks has been actively involved volunteering within the homeless community in Oregon and also regularly facilitates outdoor activities and mental health education for veterans through the Source One Serenity organization. He also provides therapy services for students and young adults at the Chemawa Indian school in Salem, Oregon.

A graduate of both South Florida and Liberty University, Capt. Lockwood is presently attending Harvard University where he is expected to graduate in May 2025 as a Master of Arts in International Relations to further help contribute towards solutions on the international stage. He is a five-time recipient of the Sigma Chi Military Scholarship.

In his ninth year of active-duty service with the United States Army, with six deployments during his career, Lockwood has spent the majority of his service in the airborne and special operations communities. He has led troops in combat in two war zones as well as complex operating environments within Asia. After serving in Afghanistan, he was selected to serve as the first-ever intelligence officer in the 1st Battalion, 5th Security Forces Assistance Brigade, a unit created by the Army specifically focused on training and advising foreign security forces. Lockwood has been honored with more than 20 awards during his service including the Bronze Star and Meritorious Service medals.

At South Florida, Lockwood served the Theta Beta chapter as Consul, Quaestor, Magister, IFC Representative, Philanthropy Chairman and Assistant Magister. He was an intern at J. Dwight Peterson International Fraternity Headquarters and served as an undergraduate representative on several International Fraternity committees. As an alumnus, he has served as a program facilitator, chapter advisory board member and on multiple international committees.

He has volunteered for the United Nations’ Tanzania Development Program, the United Nations’ Ocean Action Campaign and as a volunteer consultant for a private non-profit intelligence firm countering human trafficking in the United States.

Additional Recipients

$1,000 AWARDS

Cpl. Garrett Clark, TULSA 2026

Clark is in his second year at the University of Tulsa, where he holds a 3.2 GPA in pursuit of a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

He was honorably discharged following four years of service in the United States Marine Corps, where he was deployed twice to the Middle East. Following graduation, he plans to reenlist in the Marine Corps as an officer.

 

Spc. Montana Hohensee, OKLAHOMA 2024

Hohensee is entering his final year at the University of Oklahoma, where he holds a 3.2 GPA in pursuit of a degree in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics.

He was honorably discharged following eight years of service to the United States Army, where he was deployed to the DMZ in South Korea and across the Middle East, receiving numerous Army medal and certificates of achievement. Following graduation, he plans to pursue a professional engineering license in the state of Oklahoma and establish multiple businesses while employed as an electrical engineer.

 

SrA Wesley Mory, NORTH TEXAS 2018

Mory is entering his fourth year as a Management Information Systems major at Texas A&M University where he holds a 3.77 GPA.

Presently serving in the United States Air Force Reserves, Mory has attained the rank of Senior Airman in his four years of service including deployments to both Africa and Iraq. He was named 317th Squadron Airman of the Year in 2020 and has receive multiple honors and medals for his ongoing service. Following graduation, he plans to commission in the Air Force Reserve as an intelligence officer and work for Intel Corporation.

 

$750 AWARD

Sgt. Jungwoo Suh, ROCHESTER 2025

Suh is entering his third year as a Finance major at the University of Rochester where he holds a 3.5 GPA.

A native of Korea, Suh was honorably discharged from the Korean Army where he served a 9.5-month deployment to Lebanon, earning four awards from the Republic of Korea as well as a United Nations Peacekeeping Medal. He plans to pursue a career in finance and investment management to help promote economic growth and development in destressed areas such as Lebanon.

2022 to 2023 Military Service Scholarship Recipients

$3,500 Awards

A major in Information Science, with a concentration in Information Security, Andrea holds a 3.4 GPA at South Florida. He was honorably discharged as Sergeant within the United States Army, which he served for more than five years including a nine-month tour of duty in Iraq.

Andrea received 15 awards during his enlistment including the Joint Service Commendation Medal. He enlisted as a Military Police Soldier but worked through a selective process to become a team leader guiding military working dogs. As Sergeant serving the Military District of Washington, he conducted various explosive missions for the United States Secret Service and Department of State with Military Working Dogs serving the President and Vice President of the United States and other principles.

Within Sigma Chi he has served his chapter as Assistant Magister. He plans to utilize his degree to work within the rapidly growing world of cybersecurity and technology.

A major in accounting, Eagleton holds a 3.58 GPA at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to attending college, he was honorably discharged as Sergeant within the United States Marine Corps, with whom he served for four years including two tours of duty across the Middle East and Asia.

As an older active brother within the Beta Kappa chapter, and a Sigma Chi legacy, Eagleton serves as a member of the chapter’s executive team and as a leadership mentor during the Preparation for Brotherhood program utilizing his experience during his service to encourage young men to achieve their goals. 

He has earned mention on the Dean’s and President’s Honor Roll and has been honored with six scholarship awards, including this one. Upon graduation in the spring, he plans to pursue a master’s in accounting and earn a CPA certification.

 

A 2018 Psychology graduate at Willamette and Master of Arts graduate at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, Hanks is presently attaining his Doctorate in Psychology with long-term goals including work to improve mental health treatment among veterans.

Hanks was honorably discharged as a Sergeant within the United States Army where he participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom from both Kuwait and Baghdad. He received multiple awards, including two Army Commendation Medals, during his service. During his service, he was stationed in Germany and also spent 14 months in the United States Army National Guard working for the 187th AVCRAD aviation unit out of Fresno, California.

During his two years at Willamette, Hanks served his chapter as Kustos, Judicial Board President and Community Service Chair. As alumni, he’s served as Chapter Advisory Board Member. A now three-time recipient of the Military Service Scholarship, Hanks has been actively involved volunteering within the homeless community in Oregon and is presently working within the Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon.

 

A 2011 Criminal Justice graduate at Southeast Missouri State and Master of Public Administration graduate at Liberty University, Lee is presently pursuing a master of National Security Policy at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Administration.

Actively serving the United States Army as a Special Forces Non-Commissioned Officer, Lee was hand selected to serve as Operations Sergeant for the 3rd Battalion of where he plans, coordinates, resources and executes training for five Companies and 18 Special Forces teams (approximately 535 soldiers) as well as deployments in support of global requirements. The 10-plus year veteran has served within three combat zones, leading soldiers both American and foreign during deployments to Kenya, Somalia and Afghanistan, and earned more than 18 military awards and honors including the Bronze Star.

SFC Lee aims to further his leadership experience as a Special Forces Operational Detachment Team Sergeant when the calls of freedom arrive somewhere on the planet with long term goals of becoming the U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s Command Sergeant Major and a college professor.

A graduate of both South Florida and Liberty University, Capt. Lockwood is presently attending Harvard University where he is pursuing a Master of Art in International Relations to further help contribute towards solutions on the international stage.

In his seventh year of active-duty service with the United States Army, with six deployments during his career, Lockwood has spent the majority of his service in the airborne and special operations communities. He has led troops in combat in two war zones as well as complex operating environments within Asia. After serving in Afghanistan, he was selected to serve as the first-ever intelligence officer in the 1st Battalion, 5th Security Forces Assistance Brigade, a unit created by the Army specifically focused on training and advising foreign security forces.

At South Florida, Lockwood served the Theta Beta chapter as Consul, Quaestor, Magister, IFC Representative, Philanthropy Chairman and Assistant Magister. He was an intern at J. Dwight Peterson International Fraternity Headquarters and served as an undergraduate representative on a number of International Fraternity committees. As an alumnus, he has served as a program facilitator, chapter advisory board member and on a number of international committees.

He has volunteered for the United Nations’ Tanzania Development Program, the United Nations’ Ocean Action Campaign and as a volunteer consultant for a private non-profit intelligence firm countering human trafficking in the United States.

Additional Recipients

$1,500 AWARDS

John Ferguson, EMBRY RIDDLE-DAYTONA BEACH 2024

$1,000 AWARD

Nicholas Abeyta, NORTHERN COLORADO 2021

Kewei Hu, CARNEGIE MELLON 2023

Aaron Lund, MINNESOTA 2024

Michael Vasquez, BINGHAMPTON 2023

2021 to 2022 Military Service Scholarship Recipients

$3,500 Awards

A major in Information Science, with a concentration in Information Security, Andrea holds a 3.4 GPA at South Florida. He was honorably discharged as Sergeant within the United States Army, which he served for more than five years including a nine-month tour of duty in Iraq.

Andrea received 15 awards during his enlistment including the Joint Service Commendation Medal. He enlisted as a Military Police Soldier but worked through a selective process to become a team leader guiding military working dogs. As Sergeant serving the Military District of Washington, he conducted various explosive missions for the United States Secret Service and Department of State with Military Working Dogs serving the President and Vice President of the United States and other principles.

Within Sigma Chi he has served his chapter as Assistant Magister. He plans to utilize his degree to work within the rapidly growing world of cybersecurity and technology.

A 2018 Psychology graduate at Willamette and Master of Arts graduate at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, Hanks is presently attaining his Doctorate in Psychology with long-term goals including work to improve mental health treatment among veterans.

Hanks was honorably discharged as a Sergeant within the United States Army where he participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom from both Kuwait and Baghdad. He received multiple awards, including two Army Commendation Medals, during his service. During his service, he was stationed in Germany and also spent 14 months in the United States Army National Guard working for the 187th AVCRAD aviation unit out of Fresno, California.

During his two years at Willamette, Hanks served his chapter as Kustos, Judicial Board President and Community Service Chair. As alumni, he’s served as Chapter Advisory Board Member. A now three-time recipient of the Military Service Scholarship, Hanks has been actively involved volunteering within the homeless community in Oregon and is presently working within the Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon.

A graduate of both South Florida and Liberty University, Capt. Lockwood is presently attending Harvard University where he is pursuing a Master of Art in International Relations to further help contribute towards solutions on the international stage.

In his seventh year of active-duty service with the United States Army, with six deployments during his career, Lockwood has spent the majority of his service in the airborne and special operations communities. He has led troops in combat in two war zones as well as complex operating environments within Asia. After serving in Afghanistan, he was selected to serve as the first-ever intelligence officer in the 1st Battalion, 5th Security Forces Assistance Brigade, a unit created by the Army specifically focused on training and advising foreign security forces.

At South Florida, Lockwood served the Theta Beta chapter as Consul, Quaestor, Magister, IFC Representative, Philanthropy Chairman and Assistant Magister. He was an intern at J. Dwight Peterson International Fraternity Headquarters and served as an undergraduate representative on a number of International Fraternity committees. As an alumnus, he has served as a program facilitator, chapter advisory board member and on a number of international committees.

He has volunteered for the United Nations’ Tanzania Development Program, the United Nations’ Ocean Action Campaign and as a volunteer consultant for a private non-profit intelligence firm countering human trafficking in the United States.

A double-major in Finance and Sports Management, Corporal Pliska holds a 3.29 GPA at Ripon College. He is actively serving within the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

Entering his fifth year of active duty, Pliska has served overseas in both Afghanistan and Kuwait earning medals for his service in the Global War on Terrorism. He joined the military following his junior year of high school, and completed training in Fort Benning, Georgia. He was promoted to Corporal and presently serves as a Team Leader in C Company 2-127.

On top of his military duties, Pliska is actively involved on campus and within Sigma Chi. Within the Epsilon Lambda chapter, he has served as Consul, Pro Consul, Tribune and Assistant Magister. He has been a member of both the Men’s Soccer and Men’s Tennis teams and has earned recognition on the Dean’s List.

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in History, Specialist Rex holds a 3.4 GPA at Utah State University. He is actively serving as a member of the United States Army Reserves.

Entering his fourth year of active duty, Rex has served overseas in Iraq, Jordan and Syria, earning nine awards and honors for his service. On campus and in the community, he has helped raise money for charities such as Little Lambs, for children who are orphaned, and the Huntsman Cancer Institute on behalf of Sigma Chi.

Within the Gamma Kappa chapter, he has served on the Judicial Board.

Additional Recipients

$1,500 AWARDS

Howard Acosta, TULANE 2014

Josh Brewer, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 2017

Kewei Hu, CARNEGIE MELLON 2023

$1,000 AWARD

Bryce Vandenburg, ALBION 2022

Testimonials

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Capt. Taylor (Jeff) Lockwood, SOUTH FLORIDA 2014

“I want to sincerely thank all of the donors who make the Sigma Chi Foundation's scholarship programs possible. Without their generous contributions, there is no realistic way that I would have been able to continue pursuing my education while simultaneously serving in the active duty military. Sigma Chi's values molded me during my undergraduate years and continue to serve me well today. Whether under the canopy of a parachute somewhere in North Carolina or conducting combat operations across the Middle East, I have relied on Sigma Chi's values every single day of my career. Being able to pursue my education through the generosity of the Foundation's donors has helped me not only further my career, but further the interests of the United States. I have been able to apply my education in tribal meetings in Afghanistan and in Embassy meetings in Mongolia. The level of support provided by Sigma Chi, the Foundation, and our donors is truly unparalleled.”
“I am sincerely honored to have been selected for the Sigma Chi Military Service Scholarship. Thank you for your generosity, which has allowed me to pay for my tuition, purchase advanced technology that will help me earn my degree, and utilize any remaining funds to take technology certification exams. As a brother of Sigma Chi, I have always strived to better my brothers, my national fraternity, and myself. This scholarship will not only have an impact on my education, the brothers around me, but my future as well. Sigma Chi's are always well-rounded individuals whether it pertains to academics, personal life, or in any other facet. This scholarship will allow myself to learn and grow within my degree plan along with in life.”

Sgt. Beau Andrea, SOUTH FLORIDA 2022

“I am sincerely honored to have been selected for the Sigma Chi Military Service Scholarship. Thank you for your generosity, which has allowed me to pay for my tuition, purchase advanced technology that will help me earn my degree, and utilize any remaining funds to take technology certification exams. As a brother of Sigma Chi, I have always strived to better my brothers, my national fraternity, and myself. This scholarship will not only have an impact on my education, the brothers around me, but my future as well. Sigma Chi's are always well-rounded individuals whether it pertains to academics, personal life, or in any other facet. This scholarship will allow myself to learn and grow within my degree plan along with in life.”

Folds of Honor Scholarship