Charlie Priester
The Esther Noffke Memorial Aviation Scholarship was established to honor the memory of Esther Emma Rose Noftke and her contributions to aviation education. During World War II, Ms. Noftke joined Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and was assigned to the 318th AAF...
Charlotte West, Ph.D.
Dr. Charlotte West served as Director of Athletics for women at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1960-1986. In her final year at SIU, she was named Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Administrator of the Year. Following her time at SIU, she served on...
Cho-Yee and Patricia To
Cindy Carr
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
College of Agriculture Sciences - Class of 1959
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the class of ’59’s graduation and in commemoration of their collegiate heritage, the College of Agriculture Sciences Class of 1959 established the College of Agriculture Class of ’59 Inaugural Scholarship. The class of ’59...
College of Business & Analytics Minority Advisory Board
College of Engineering Classes of 1991 & 1992
College of Engineering Classes of 1991 & 1992, represented by Pramod N. Chivate, Xavier A. Dorai, Devashish Lahiri, Mike LeClair, Murali Nataraj, Kishan Padakannaya, Sethuraj Palaniappan, Jaisankar Ramalingam, and Vijay Sankaran.
Compeer Financial
The 1st Farm Credit Services Scholarship was established in 2014 by 1st Farm Credit Services, the largest agricultural lender in Illinois. In July 2017, 1st Farm Credit Services joined two other Farm Credit Cooperatives in forming Compeer Financial. 1st Farm Credit...
C. Richard Stockner, USA (Ret.), Mrs. Cynthia A. Stockner, and Ms. Christine Stockner
Cynthia Olmsted and the Faculty, Friend, and Alumni of the SIU Mathematics Department
The Mathematics Department at SIU Carbondale would like to honor the deceased Dr. John Olmsted, a longtime department chair and emeritus professor.
Dale H. Besterfield, Ph.D.
Dale and Helen Besterfield moved to Carbondale in 1962, when Dale took a teaching position in the College of Engineering at SIU. The Besterfields went on to earn several degrees from SIU Carbondale between them and Dale received five outstanding teacher awards and...
Danny and Kathy Wheeler
The Bryan-Peak Scholarship is given in honor of the maternal grandparents of Danny and Kathy Reagan Wheeler: Robert and Edith Sellars Bryan and Alexander and Marvel Klasing Peak; and Kathy’s mother, Lou Ellen Peak Reagan. Our grandparents and mother lived through...
Dan Woerner
Darlene and Mark Knott
Darlene Albert Knott and Mark Knott were both 1975 graduates of CoBA. It is their desire that this scholarship should initially be for the cost of full-time tuition and fees, and room and board on campus for one student for all four years of their education, and for...
Dave Baer
David and Nancy Kagel
The Jared Kagel Scholarship was established to honor Jared, SIU and the dedicated faculty and staff in the Department of Mass Communication/Radio Television and the students who continue the award winning Alt News Program. Jared graduated from SIU in 2005, with a...
David and Rebecca Busby
David and Rebecca Busby, both Hamilton County High School graduates, established the Busby Family Scholarship to assist students who have graduated from Hamilton County High School and are studying business, the sciences, or nursing at SIU Carbondale. Mr. Busby, a...
David A. NewMyer, Ph.D. and Ms. Sue Burroughs
David Glassman and Ted Glassman
The Michael L. Glassman Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund was established by Mr. David Glassman and Dr. Ted Glassman in loving memory of their father. Michael Glassman was a philanthropic alumnus who contributed to the excellence of the University as evidenced by...
David Winters
David Yepsen
Debra Ann Sarvela and the family and friends of Reverend William Sarvela
Rev. William Richard Sarvela, born in Massachusetts in 1932, was the son of Finnish Immigrants. He was proud of his Finnish heritage, and instilled that pride in his sons and grandchildren. He was a math teacher, an army veteran stationed in Iceland, and a Lutheran...
Debra Ann Sarvela & Kristin Sarvela
This fund is being established to honor the memory of Interim Chancellor Paul D. Sarvela. The great grandson of Finnish immigrants, Dr. Sarvela earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1981, a master’s degree in educational psychology in 1983 and a doctor of...
Debra A. Sarvela
The DACA Student Assistance Award was established to provide assistance to students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status in the hope that this will ease some of their burden.
Debra Sarvela and Mark Sarvela
Debra A. Sarvela and Mark E. Sarvela wanted to honor the memory of Junia Sarvela by establishing a scholarship in her name. Junia Lois Ollila Sarvela, daughter, wife and sister of Lutheran pastors, was born in Cloquet, Minnesota in 1936, part of a long line of...
Delta Kappa Gamma, Beta Delta chapter
The Beta Delta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, in honor and memory of Mrs. Rosemary Bryant. Mrs. Bryant taught in the Herrin school district for seven years, Kindergarten and later, 8th grade Language Arts. She was also an active member of Delta Kappa Gamma, an...
Delta Zeta Foundation
Dennis Lyle
Dennis started his career at WCIL-AMIFM as a radio announcer. Dennis’ role at the Carbondale radio stations grew from sales position, to sales management, general management, and then ownership of the locally owned stations. Dennis and his wife, Paula, sold the...
Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Various Donors
The Betty Fladeland Award was established by the Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies with funds contributed in honor of Professor Betty Fladeland to provide stipends for participants in the Illinois Regional History Fair or the National History Fair.