Oliver Dorn is a 1967 graduate of the College of Agricultural Sciences. He majored in Animal Industries, which later became Animal Science. Mr. Dorn was a member of the SIU Livestock Judging Team in 1964 and 1965. Following his time on the Livestock Judging Team,...

The Omron Scholarship was established by the Omron Foundation / Omron Electronics to support students studying Electrical Engineering at SIU Carbondale.

The James Benziger Endowed Scholarship Fund was established to honor the late James Benziger who taught in the Department of English for over 30 years.

The Joe Porter Memorial scholarship was established by the friends and family of Joe Porter, a Geologist and two-degree graduate of SIU Carbondale, who passed away unexpectedly. The scholarship supports students in the Department of Geology.

The Will Bushelle Scholarship was established in 2014 by friends and classmates Nikki and Paul Bell, after Will’s tragic death in a car accident. As an SIU student, Will was active in the university’s Leadership Development Program, a student- and faculty-lead RSO...

The Nine Angels Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of nine women from four states who were victims of a serial killer during the years of 1977-1982. The victims were: Mary and Brenda Parsh (Cape Girardeau, MO), Sheila Cole (SEMO Student, Cape Girardeau,...

Mr. Gore established the Bernice Newton Gore Memorial Scholarship in Elementary Education in memory of his late wife. Mrs. Gore taught for many years in Marion, IL, and was a two-degree graduate from SIU’s College of Education and Human Services.

This fund is being established in honor of Pete’s father, William G. Wittmann in recognition of his support and appreciation for SIU and SIU athletics. Pete, a former student-athlete, contributed money to assist current and future student-athletes. Through his...

The Peter and Christel Joslyn Automotive Technology Scholarship was established to benefit students at SIU Carbondale studying Automotive Technology.

In honor of Fred Denker, a scholarship award was established to be used for the benefit of undergraduate students in the School of Music.

Pioneer Hi-bred Scholarship was established to serve students in the College of Agriculture at SIU Carbondale.

This fund is being established in honor of Glenn W. and Jo Poshard of Murphysboro, IL. Glenn, originally from Carmi, IL, is a three-degree graduate of Southern Illinois University having received his BS ‘70, MS ’75, and PhD ’84. In January 2004, Glenn Poshard became...

John Jones, who worked in IT for the SIU Foundation, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The 37-year-old Jones was one semester away from earning his bachelor’s degree in information technology. He made straight A’s and was on the Dean’s List every...

Mr. O’Day has established this fund to perpetuate an annual award begun by the History Department in approximately 1996 to reward an undergraduate student for demonstrated excellence in historical research methods and superiority in writing the results of that...

The purpose of the fund is to encourage and preserve the study of German at SIU Carbondale. In doing so, it supports students who study German language and culture (in all its senses) of one or more of the German-speaking countries.

Robert L. Paulson, also known as ‘Bob,’ joined the University faculty as an instructor of drawing in 1967. He served as director of the School of Art and Design from 1994 until his retirement in 1999. Following his retirement, Bob continued to teach two classes at...

This fund is being established by Steve Belletire, a Professional Industrial Designer and Emeritus Faculty member of the SIU Carbondale School of Art & Design Department. Professor Belletire began his design career in Chicago in 1971 after earning a BFA in Industrial...

Professor Thomas J. Pace, Jr. would like to honor the memory of Patricia Pace. Patricia was a 1986 Ph.D. graduate of the Department of Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She also completed undergraduate and graduate work at California...

The story of the Rabe-Ebers-Mallette Scholarship starts with William (Bill) and Yvonne Rabe, who instilled in their four children the intrinsic value of education. Three of their four children’s Bachelor’s degrees are from SIU (yes, SIU -SIUE is that place in...