Gordon grew up in Carbondale. Sharon is from Dupo. Gordon and Sharon met at SIUC and were married after their sophomore year. Gordon took a job in St. Louis to support his family. While he continued his accounting education part-time at SIU East St. Louis campus...

Mr. Magee is an alumni of the SIU Carbondale College of Business and the owner of American Heartland Fish Products in Grafton, IL. Gray and his wife, Donna, established the Gray and Donna Magee Scholarship in Business to support upperclassman in the College of...

Greg graduated from SIU in 1972 with a degree in marketing. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience in human resources, having started his career with PepsiCo., Inc. in 1983 and then succeeding to The St. Paul Companies, Whirlpool Corporation, Sears,...

The John R. Alongi family of Du Quoin has established the Alongi Legacy Scholarship to provide scholarship(s) to area high school graduates who will be attending SIUC. The Alongi family recognized the importance of higher education and wants to help make it possible...

The Harvey N. Michaels Business Scholarship was established by Harvey N. Michaels, who has a B.S. in Accounting and an MBA both from SIU Carbondale. Harvey is a member of the School of Accountancy Board of Advisors. His gift is in support of the first ever...

This fund is being established by the Donor to assist students financially to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale and to explore the opportunities available to students studying Industrial Technology in the College of Engineering. The Industrial Technology...

James B. & Rosemary Samuel Childress of Carterville, IL were married while Jim was going to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Jim had a job at the post office in Carterville where he worked 50 hours a week while going to SIUC. He remembers that he had to...

The William C. Ballowe, Sr. Memorial Award in Physics was established in memory of William Ballowe and to provide merit awards for upperclass students in the department of Physics.

James Snyder is a two-degree SIU Carbondale alum, with a B.A. in Math and an MBA from the College of Business. Mr. Snyder and his wife, Linda, a College of Education alum, established the Nosotti and Snyder International Business Scholarship to support first-year...

Mr. James D. Lightner, II would like to assist in the continuation of the Geology Field Camp experience. This camp assists students in their study of Geology.

James grew up near Royalton, Illinois, where with his parents Margaret and Harry Richison he began helping on the family farm at the age of 10. James earned a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education in 1968 and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Industries in...

The James E. White Scholarship was established by the Automotive Technology Department to honor Jim White. Mr. White was hired to teach Automotive Technology at SIU in 1961. His specialization was in automotive electronics. This was a time of rapid development in...

The James L. Moody Excellence in Lighting Design Award was established by SIU Alum, James L. Moody, to recognize Theater students who have exhibited excellence in the area of lighting design.

James N. Jannetides is giving back to the university that changed his life. The founder of the University Loft Company in Indianapolis got his start while living in Abbott Hall at Thompson Point. During his freshman year in 1985, he and another student were walking...

After serving in the U.S. Army, Jim returned to SIUC and earned his degree in the College of Agriculture. Rhonda’s family has a long history of military service and, in fact, she was born while her father was on active duty with the U.S. Air Force. Rhonda retired...

James Bittermann is a 1970 graduate of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts and a Senior Correspondent for CNN, currently based in Paris. He established the Jim Bittermann Scholarship to benefit students in the School of Journalism and the Department of...

Members of the Fornear Family established this scholarship because of their support to the Rend Lake College, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and concern for regional students and their ability to earn quality educations.

Mr. Edmund Anthony Tony DaRosa, or Mr. D, as he was fondly referred to by his students, was the founding Chairman of the Aviation Technology Department at SIU in 1964. He was the driving force that led to the donation of some $2.7 million in equipment to permit the...

Jim Hart is a 1967 graduate and former Athletic Director of SIU Carbondale. The Bing Crosby/Jim Hart Saluki Athletic Fund was established to benefit student athletes, especially in the areas of drug awareness and prevention.

The Marc Garavalia Memorial Scholarship was established by Marc’s family as a perpetual memorial to his life. Marc Steven Garavalia, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Garavalia, was born December 11, 1957 in St. Charles, Missouri. He was graduated from Herrin (Illinois)...

Mr. Jeffrey H. and Mrs. Kelly S. Emme wanted to give back to the University (and town) that helped lay the foundation for Jeff’s career in tax and accounting and to honor former accounting faculty member Phil Neal, who inspired Jeff to pursue a career in tax. Jeff...

Mr. Jeffrey Scarpelli is a graduate of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts and the owner of Y-102/WYBR-FM in Big Rapids, MI. The Eugene & Noraine Scarpelli Scholarship is meant to honor Mr. Scarpelli’s parents and benefits the students in the Department...

Susie is currently Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Chicago-based Element 79, a leading advertising agency with more than 100 employees, working on such high profile accounts such as Con Agra and Harris Bank. Susie joined Element 79 in...

The Moore-Menendez Scholarship was established by Mr. Jesus and Dr. Shirley Menendez, a COEHS graduate, to benefit students in the College of Education and Human Services.

John and Karlene Fraser and the Class of 1985 would like to assist students financially to attend the School of Law at Southern Illinois University. The fund will support students enrolled in the Trial Advocacy class at the SIU School of Law.

The Herb and Elizabeth Portz Scholarships were established in their honor to benefit students in the Colleges of Education and Human Services and Agriculture.

John obtained his Master’s Degree from SIU College of Education and Human Services in 1963. He has made his career in International Business developing licensing operations for a private corporation in the Chicago area. Because part of his success directly results...

The John Kurtz Scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Kurtz, a former mentor and faculty member in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts at SIU Carbondale. The scholarship will benefit students in the Department of Radio-Television.