Founding Faculty Member James J. Pancrazio played an important role for the many UIS students who have taken Human Development Counseling classes: he co-authored the program for the Board of Higher education that established the major at UIS. So it's hardly surprising that his family, with support from friends and former students, has established an endowed scholarship in his memory for Human Development Counseling students. One innovation he brought to his teaching during his 35 years of service was linking counseling with the study of short stories. He also worked with many agencies, including the Department of Corrections, Veteran Affairs Services, and the Great Lakes Naval Center, and wrote It's Your Life: Movement Toward Greater Psychological Health, a book that middle schools used for many years.