UIS Athletics saw 35 student-athletes earn the GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award in 2023-24. Named after Brother James Gaffney, former President of Lewis University for over 27 years, this award is presented annually to student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average for the course of the academic year.

Eleven UIS teams were represented, of which Prairie Stars women's soccer led with 13 selections.

The following athletes have received the award multiple times in their career: Clark Morgan, Liz Uhl, Cort Ross, Jordan Serrahn, Tom Bumann, Sara Prieto, Connor McFadden, Dani Auble, Sierra Cenek, Madison Grandys, Jamie Handyside, Anna Schurz, Matthew Lapsley, Sina Skjelstad, Amanda McConnell and Ericka Snopko. 

2023-24 Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars
Lucas Kresin, Baseball, Illinois Springfield
Clark Morgan, Baseball, Illinois Springfield
Mandi Pham, Women's Basketball, Illinois Springfield
Liz Uhl, Women's Basketball, Illinois Springfield
Cort Ross, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Illinois Springfield
Kali Gaden, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Illinois Springfield
Jordan Serrahn, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Illinois Springfield
Tom Bumann, Men's Golf, Illinois Springfield
Sara Prieto, Women's Golf, Illinois Springfield
Moritz Albrecht, Men's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Noah Brill, Men's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Moritz Leisgang, Men's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Or Levinstein, Men's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Connor McFadden, Men's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Furkan Yalcin, Men's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Dani Auble, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Brooke Biffar, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Katelyn Cavanaugh, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Sierra Cenek, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Elena Dimaggio, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Madison Grandys, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Jamie Handyside, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Maggie Joos, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Megan Little, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Carla Ritz, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Anna Schurz, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Abby Vaughn, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Maren Wolf, Women's Soccer, Illinois Springfield
Pablo Herrera, Men's Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Matthew Lapsley, Men's Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Franca Bucco, Women's Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Sina Skjelstad, Women's Tennis, Illinois Springfield
Sophie Margelot, Softball, Illinois Springfield
Amanda McConnell, Women's Volleyball, Illinois Springfield
Ericka Snopko, Women's Volleyball, Illinois Springfield

GLVC Release