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The Family of Carol Lee Swim

The Family of Carol Lee Swim

The Carol Lee Swim Memorial Award was established in memory of Miss Carol Lee Swim with gifts from her family. Miss Swim, a graduate of SIU, was a resident of Energy, IL. The award will be used to support students in the Physical Education program.

The family of Michael Adam Dahl

The family of Michael Adam Dahl

The family of Michael Adam Dahl, ’97 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts, has given the memorial funds they received upon his passing to establish a scholarship in printmaking. Adam was an artist living in Colorado when he passed away.

The Footprints Foundation

The Footprints Foundation

The Friends and Family of Orville Alexander

The Friends and Family of Orville Alexander

Orville Alexander was a 1931 graduate of Southern Illinois Normal University and later served as the Chair of the Department of Political Science at SIU Carbondale from 1950-1969. He served an additional 7 years with the department before retiring in 1976. ...

The George A. Bates Memorial Foundation

The George A. Bates Memorial Foundation

The Honorable David R. Herndon

The Honorable David R. Herndon

The AI H. and James A. Chesser Scholarship was established by David Herndon in honor of his grandfather and uncle. It supports students attending the SIU School of Law.

The Honorable J. Phil Gilbert

The Honorable J. Phil Gilbert

The Gilbert Family Memorial Scholarship was established by the children of John G. Gilbert, a local attorney and SIU Carbondale graduate, to honor their father John and uncle, W. Philo Gilbert. The Gilbert Family scholarship supports students in the SIU School of Law.

The Honorable Richard A. Brown

The Honorable Richard A. Brown

The Barbara Brown Memorial Fund was established by many donors through the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute to honor the life and legacy of Barbara L. Brown, Ph.D. Dr. Brown was a former Clerk of Courts for Randolph County (2000-2012). She earned her doctorate from...

The late C. Henry Austin

The late C. Henry Austin

The late Dennis Polk and Paula Staab-Polk

The late Dennis Polk and Paula Staab-Polk

The late Dr. Catherine McHugh

The late Dr. Catherine McHugh

The late Dr. David and Mrs. Wanda Kenney

The late Dr. David and Mrs. Wanda Kenney

William Delbert “Pete” Carter and his younger brother James Paul Carter grew up in Eldorado, Illinois, in the home of their parents James w. and Marjorie Carter. They had much opportunity to enjoy the out-of-doors in the fields and woods of Saline, White, and...

The late Dr. Elmer and Mrs. Carol Johnson

The late Dr. Elmer and Mrs. Carol Johnson

The late Dr. Scott W. Hinners

The late Dr. Scott W. Hinners

The late Dr. Thomas B. and Mrs. C. Carolyn Jefferson

The late Dr. Thomas B. and Mrs. C. Carolyn Jefferson

Dr. Jefferson is an emeritus faculty member of SIU and was a professor in the College of Engineering for many years, serving as the Dean of the College from 1969 to 1978. He is a very proud supporter of the University as a whole. He established the scholarship after...

The late Frank J. Bietto

The late Frank J. Bietto

The late Fred W. Samson

The late Fred W. Samson

The late Harold Roffmann

The late Harold Roffmann

The late Harry W. and Helen M. Stonecipher

The late Harry W. and Helen M. Stonecipher

The late Jackie Lott

The late Jackie Lott

The late Jean A. Ibendahl

The late Jean A. Ibendahl

The late John P. and J. Faye Wham

The late John P. and J. Faye Wham

The late Mrs. Eunice Zoole

The late Mrs. Eunice Zoole

As part of her final wishes, Mrs. Eunice Zoole established the Asher and Eunice Zoole Scholarship at Southern Illinois University.

The late Mrs. Grace R. Thompson

The late Mrs. Grace R. Thompson

The late Mrs. Marie K. Davis

The late Mrs. Marie K. Davis

The Robert W. Davis Memorial Scholarships were established by bequest of the late Marie K. Davis in honor of her husband, Robert W. Davis. For 29 years, Mr. Davis served as publisher of the Carbondale Free Press, which was sold to Southern Illinois Publications in...

The late Mrs. Nancy L. Couse

The late Mrs. Nancy L. Couse

The late Mrs. Neva Woodall

The late Mrs. Neva Woodall

The late Mrs. Thelma Bobbitt

The late Mrs. Thelma Bobbitt

The late Mr. Thomas A. Newton

The late Mr. Thomas A. Newton

The late Ms. Barbara Spieth

The late Ms. Barbara Spieth