<p>What is it?</p>
<p>"John E. Allen was an influential alumnus of CMC whose commitment to and leadership of theCollege was invaluable in enhancing cultural diversity on campus. To acknowledge John E. Allen's dedication to CMC, this merit award was recently renamed in his honor to recognize outstanding students...who have shown strong academic and extra-curricular performance...
The John E. Allen scholarship is a $5000 annual award that will provide successful finalists $20,000 for their four years of undergraduate study at CMC."</p>
<p>CMC offers 30 of these every year to entering freshmen.</p>