Mary Marie Snodgrass is part of a powerhouse family devoted to University of Illinois. She earned a bachelor's and master's degree in communication from UIS (then Sangamon State University), and her husband, Paul Snodgrass, earned an MBA from SSU. All three of the Snodgrass children earned bachelor's degrees from U of I in Urbana, and two went on to complete their master's degrees from SSU. Additionally, two of the Snodgrass children married graduates of SSU/UIS. The family funded a scholarship in Paul's honor, and it's a pleasure now to have a scholarship at UIS that honors Mary Marie. Her scholarship is for students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in Public Administration, have financial need and are in good academic standing.