The Jane and John Stout Educational Scholarship, established in her parents' memory by Melissa Stout, is for graduates of Chatham's Glenwood High School majoring in history, teaching or agriculture at UIS. According to Melissa, “My parents were giving, serving people. We felt that enabling and motivating students to pursue the same passions in the same community that Jane and John both called home would be a great way to honor their lives in a way that serves others.” Jane Stout was a member of the first graduating class at Sangamon State (now UIS). She earned an MA in Psychology in 1972 and another Master's in History in 1988. She taught in the Ball-Chatham School District for over 25 years. John Stout graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana and farmed his family land near Chatham for over 50 years. Because of this, even though UIS does not currently have an agriculture major, the family included agriculture as a possible major for their scholarship recipient.