CME Group Awards $125,000 to 25 Star Scholars Graduating from City Colleges of Chicago to Pursue Four-Year Degrees

Core Points - CME Group is awarding 25 scholarships of $5,000 each to graduates from City Colleges of Chicago as they pursue Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees [1] - Since 2017, CME Group has contributed over $1 million to the Star Scholars program, which supports graduates with associate degrees from Chicago City Colleges in their pursuit of higher education [2] - The Star Scholarship program has enabled approximately 20,000 high school graduates to pursue associate degrees debt-free, with over 1,000 Star Scholars completing their degrees in the 2024-2025 academic year [6] Group 1 - CME Group's Chairman and CEO, Terry Duffy, emphasized the importance of these scholarships in providing financial assistance to future leaders in Chicago [3] - The scholarship recipients were selected from over 380 Star Scholars who completed their associate degrees with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with 100% planning to transfer to partner universities [4] - The recognition event for scholarship winners was attended by CME Group's President and CFO, Deputy Mayor for Education and Youth, and the President of the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation [5] Group 2 - CME Group operates as the world's leading derivatives marketplace, facilitating trading across various asset classes and providing risk management solutions [7] - The company offers a wide range of global benchmark products and operates one of the leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing [7]