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UIS Jack Marantz Scholarship Fund This scholarship will provide need-based scholarships to undergraduate student-athletes enrolled in any curriculum at UIS. The Director of Athletics, or designee, in consultation with the Chancellor, or designee, shall determine the… Scholarship Student Aid Student Affairs
UIS Jack S. Dolan Endowment Fund Jack Dolan, longtime Springfield resident who worked and taught for many years at St. John's Hospital as a nurse anesthesiologist, has generously given a gift to UIS in support students in the music program. He would like to encourage… Scholarship Academic Support Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
UIS James Evenson Medical Laboratory Science Scholarship Fund James Evenson, of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, encouraged UIS Medical Laboratory Sciences students to apply for a Siemens corporate scholarship. After student Katelyn Fanning won a scholarship, Mr. Evenson responded by creating his own… Scholarship Student Aid Health, Science and Technology
UIS James J. Pancrazio Scholarship for Human Development Counseling Fund 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… Scholarship Student Aid Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
UIS James J. Stukel Presidential Professorship This fund is used to supplement the funding of one (or more) faculty position at UIS, to be known as the "James J. Stukel Presidential Professorship at the University of Illinois at Springfield" and to provide for the payment of certain… Gift Fund Professorships Chancellor
UIS James L. Lundquist Scholarship James Lundquist joined A.G. Edwards as a financial consultant in 1973 and retired as vice president of investments in 2004. He loved education, and had a long and fruitful association with the University of Illinois Springfield, which he… Gift Fund Student Aid Provost & VC Acad Affairs
UIS Jan L. Little, Joyce Graham Little and Michael Ray Coonse Criminal Justice Scholarship Fund This fund is used to provide Student Aid to undergraduate students who are enrolled in the Department of Criminal Justice in the College of Public Affairs and Administration at UIS. Student Aid shall be awarded to either full or part-time… Scholarship Student Aid Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
UIS Jane and John Stout Educational Scholarship Fund 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… Scholarship Student Aid Provost & VC Acad Affairs
UIS Joanna Lynn Harner Scholarship Donations to this fund provide Student Aid for students at UIS. Scholarship Student Aid Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
UIS Joe Wilkins Veterans Scholarship Fund Joseph Wilkins received a $200 scholarship as a high school junior and it changed his life forever. Though the amount was small, it became the impetus of a distinguished career that included military decoration, the rank of captain in the… Scholarship Student Aid Business and Management
UIS John and Barb Blackburn Scholarship The Blackburns give an annually funded scholarship each year. Although their gift each year is unrestricted (with no specific criteria), the scholarship generally goes to either an English or an education major, reflecting John's Master's… Scholarship Student Aid Enrollment and Retention Management
UIS John E. Erickson Memorial Scholarship Dr. John E. Erickson was a passionate educator, having taught all levels of the field from elementary grades to university graduates. A firm believer that education was the key to democracy and freedom, Mr. Erickson influenced countless… Scholarship Student Aid Provost & VC Acad Affairs
UIS John W. Holtz Memorial Lecture Fund This fund shall be used to support a lecture program in the Brookens Library at UIS. Support of the lecture shall include, but not be limited to, honoraria, travel, lodging, marketing, and receptions. Gift Fund Instruction University Library
UIS John W. Holtz Memorial Scholarship Fund Since 1989, Mr. Holtz served as a professor of library instructional services at UIS. His responsibilities at Brookens included general reference service, teaching the Library Research Methods course, helping the history, political science… Scholarship Student Aid Provost & VC Acad Affairs
UIS Jon and Stacey Lee Scholarship Fund This scholarship is for qualified undergraduate students with financial need. Scholarship Student Aid Provost & VC Acad Affairs
UIS Joy Kimler CPA Accountancy Scholarship Fund The Joy Kimler CPA Accountancy Scholarship was established in 1997 to benefit accounting majors who plan to complete the 150-semester hour education requirement to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination. The net income from this fund awards a… Scholarship Student Aid Business and Management
UIS Julia Henderson Award Fund Dr. Henderson, who distinguished herself through her academic success and public service, including many years working at the United Nations, created this fund to support fellowships, forums to encourage intelligent discourse in support of… Gift Fund Academic Support Chancellor
UIS Julie and William Kellner Working Student Scholarship Fund This fund will support Student Aid at UIS for recipients who demonstrate they are employed and have financial need, or are international students. Recipients must be in good academic standing, with preference given to students employed by… Scholarship Student Aid Provost & VC Acad Affairs
UIS K Fund The net income from the K-Fund is used to purchase “big ticket” laboratory equipment in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UIS. The equipment purchases shall be restricted to laboratory equipment for the physical or biological… Gift Fund Operation and Maintenance of Plant Health, Science and Technology
UIS Karen Hasara Scholarship Fund In 1972, Karen Hasara BA '72 LAS '92 PAA was in the first graduating class at UIS (then Sangamon State University). She went on to work as a teacher, then served on the Sangamon County Board—at that time the only woman among 29 county… Scholarship Student Aid Enrollment and Retention Management
UIS Karen Swan Memorial Fund Dr. Karen Swan was the James J. Stukel Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership at UIS. She was a nationally renowned and beloved scholar, researcher, teacher and mentor. With more than 150 peer-reviewed articles, books and book… Gift Fund Academic Support Provost & VC Acad Affairs
UIS Kathryn Stanley Micek Scholarship Endowment Fund Kathryn Stanley Micek studied creative arts at UIS (then Sangamon State University) and graduated in 1974. In her honor, her husband, Sidney Micek, has endowed a scholarship at UIS. Mr. Micek was President and CEO of the University of… Scholarship Student Aid Provost & VC Acad Affairs
UIS KEB Accountancy Scholarship Fund Founded in 1931, Kerber, Eck… Scholarship Student Aid Business and Management
UIS Kellner Family Scholarship Fund Bill Kellner is CEO of M.J. Kellner Foodservice, a food-distribution company begun by Bill's grandfather, Maurice J. Kellner, in 1916. As such, the family has invested in Springfield for many years, and Bill and Julie's support of UIS… Scholarship Student Aid Enrollment and Retention Management
UIS Kent Redfield Scholarship Fund Kent Redfield, a leading researcher of campaign contributions in Illinois, professor emeritus at UIS and former director of its legislative intern program, left such an indelible mark on his students that two of them began the process to… Scholarship Student Aid Public Affairs & Education