The $1,000.00 Madie Landers scholarship is given each May to a full-time student attending an Illinois or St. Louis area university with permanent residency within the Illinois counties of St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Clinton, Jersey, Bond, Macoupin and Montgomery. An applicant must be a student at least through the fall semester following presentation of the award and must have a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Other requirements are noted on the application.
 

With money given by the Landers family and yearly donations from members, the scholarship award continues. The following is a list of its recipients, since its inception in 1996. It has and continues to be an honor for SWISHA to welcome new members into the professions with this award.

Madie Landers Scholarship Recipients

1996 Karen Rust

1997 Christy Schuler

1998 Kimberly Wait

1999 Pamela Jacobs

2000 Jan Marie Hagen

2001 Sydney Knutsen

2002 Brad Lawrence

2003 Pamela Brezger

2004 Sarah Gray

2005 TyEast Frank

2006 Courtney Brandmeyer

2007 Christina Madison

2008 Kate Kampwerth