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Five UIC Business Students Earn Prestigious 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholarship

Posted on October 15, 2025
  2. David Valverio, a UIC Business Accounting student, smiles as he accepts his 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholar certificate with Charles Peter Carey and Eva Giglio at the CME Group Foundation Day of Recognition.
    David Valverio receives his 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholar award, pictured with Charles Peter Carey, Vice Chairman of CME Group, and Eva Giglio, Executive Director of the CME Group Foundation.
  3. Iman Sheikh, a UIC Business Accounting student, stands holding her 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholar award beside Charles Peter Carey and Eva Giglio at the CME Group Foundation Day of Recognition in Chicago.
    UIC Business student Iman Sheikh is recognized as a 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholar, pictured with Charles Peter Carey, Vice Chairman of CME Group, and Eva Giglio, Executive Director of the CME Group Foundation.
  4. Abby Hernandez, a UIC Business Accounting and Finance student, holds her CME Group Foundation Scholar certificate alongside Charles Peter Carey and Eva Giglio during the CME Group Foundation Day of Recognition event.
    Abby Hernandez receives her 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholar award, pictured with Charles Peter Carey, Vice Chairman of CME Group, and Eva Giglio, Executive Director of the CME Group Foundation.
  5. Leslye Carrasco, a UIC Business Accounting and Finance student, stands with Charles Peter Carey and Eva Giglio while holding her 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholar certificate at the recognition event in Chicago.
    Leslye Carrasco is recognized as a 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholar, pictured with Charles Peter Carey, Vice Chairman of CME Group, and Eva Giglio, Executive Director of the CME Group Foundation.
  6. A group of CME Group Foundation Scholars, including seven UIC Business students recognized at the 2025 CME Group Foundation Day of Recognition and Market Education event in Chicago, stand together in front of a CME Group Foundation backdrop.
    CME Group Foundation Scholars at the CME Group Foundation Day of Recognition and Market Education on August 14, 2025. UIC Business students pictured in the back row include David Valverio (2025), Luis Miranda (2024), and Ali El-Hindi (2024); front row includes Lylli Rodriguez (2024), Iman Sheikh (2025), Leslye Carrasco (2025), and Abby Hernandez (2025).

UIC Business proudly celebrates the achievements of five students who have been named 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholars, a prestigious honor awarded to only 18 students across 12 partner universities. The program awards scholarships worth up to $20,000 to first-generation college students pursuing degrees related to finance and technology. The scholarship is renewable for up to three years — including one year toward a Master of Science degree.

2025 CME Group Foundation Scholars

  • Leslye Carrasco – Accounting and Finance
  • Abby Hernandez – Accounting and Finance
  • Tereza Progri – Finance
  • Iman Sheikh – Accounting
  • David Valverio – Accounting

In addition, five more UIC Business students renewed their CME Group Foundation scholarships for another year, continuing their record of excellence and leadership.

Returning CME Group Foundation Scholars

  • Ali-El Hindi – Accounting and Finance (2024)
  • Olamiji Fabamigbe – IDS and Management (2024)
  • Luis Miranda – Finance and IDS (2024)
  • Brianna Negron – M.S. Business Analytics (2023)
  • Lylli Rodriguez – Accounting and IDS (2024)

The CME Group Foundation recognized both new and returning scholars at its Day of Recognition and Market Education on August 14 at CME Group headquarters. During the event, students toured the trading floors, engaged with CME Group executives, explored internship opportunities, and connected with other scholars from the Foundation’s partner institutions.

Since 2020, UIC Business students have earned an impressive 37 CME Group Foundation Scholarships, representing a combined scholarship potential of $2.22 million.

Congratulations to all our 2025 CME Group Foundation Scholars!