Dr. James D. Gott received his Ed.D. in instructional technology at NIU in 1997. While at NIU, Dr. Gott served as Technology Computer Lab Consultant, training students faculty and staff in computer software applications. He also taught LEIT 429X, a computer class...

John came to the United States from Italy when he was just 10 years old. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a faculty member for 20 years. In 1959, he came to NIU as a professor of mathematics and helped establish a strong program....

Barbara Cole Peters and John George Peters were raised in Strongsville, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland). They met in ninth grade and were high school sweethearts. They married in 1967 and had one son, Russel Cole Peters, born in 1978. Dr. Peters earned his B.A. degree...

Dr. Joseph P. Yaney and Barbara Yaney Palmer have established this scholarship in memory of their son, Paul D. Yaney. Dr. Yaney was an NIU faculty member in the College of Business – Management Department. Barbara Yaney Palmer was a high school librarian. As career...

This endowed fund has been established in the name of J. Patrick White, professor emeritus, to continue his generous support of students in the history program at Northern Illinois University. Professor White joined the NIU Department of History in 1961. While at...

Dr. Kathleen McFadden is a Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems at NIU. Her research expertise is in the areas of healthcare operations, aviation safety, and quality management. Dr. McFadden has worked closely with the...

Dr. Kaye Herth is a RN-BSN graduate of NIU and a former NIU School of Nursing faculty member. Her high quality education and faculty experiences at NIU were instrumental in her clinical and research trajectory. She has extensive clinical, teaching and administrative...

Dr. Ledgerwood is a cultural anthropologist whose research interests include gender, refugee and diaspora communities, and the transnational movements of people and ideas. Her current research is focused on Cambodian Buddhism and ideas of cultural identity. Professor...

Lillian Pauline Cobb was a former professor and chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. This endowment was established by her through an estate gift and is used to support the Study Abroad Student Scholarship Fund to help foreign language majors...

Dr. W.L Moore graduated from NIU in 1965 with a BS in Education. Dr. Moore was a star basketball player during the years 1963-65. While at NIU, he was first team All Conference IIAC 1964-65 and was one of the career-leading rebounders in NIU’s history with 929...

Dr. Lynne Waldeland served as Assistant Provost for Academic Planning in the Office of the Provost from 1986 to 1996 and as Interim Executive Vice President and Provost from 1999 until retirement in 2001. Prior to that time, she was an associate professor in the...

The fund has been named in honor of Dr. Marian Frerichs, a faculty member and administrator for the school on nursing at NIU, from August 1962 to August 1993. She served as a medical-Surgical/Adult Health Nursing faculty member, as Associate Chair for 18 years and as...

Dr. Michael Mangold received his bachelor’s degree in 1979 and his master’s degree in 1984 in biological sciences.

Dr. M. Joan Popp retired from the Department of Physical Education at NIU in 1995, after thirty-six years of service. She was a native of Middletown, Ohio, as were her parents, grandparents, and her maternal great-grandparents. She has B.S. in education with a double...

Dr. Nancy M. Vedral received her undergraduate degree in 1957 from Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa. She received her master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and completed her doctorate at Indiana University in 1964. Nancy taught...

Virginia “Gingie” Noe was a great artist and involved along with her husband in many philanthropic efforts. She earned a B.A. degree in studio art with a concentration in painting from NIU in 1991. After that, for the next decade and more, her paintings were featured...

Carol Feltz had been a star student in the NIU Mathematics department in the 1970s, earning both her bachelors and masters degrees, and completed her Ph. D. in 1982 at the University of Missouri. At Northern, she was the only full-time female professor in the...

Dr. Romualdas Kasuba served as the first dean for the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. Dr. Kasuba served as dean for 17 years before retiring in 2003. Arriving in June 1986, he inherited a program established on paper in the fall of 1985. It had...

Dr. Russell Smith graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1971, earned his masters in 1974, and his doctorate in 1977. As an undergrad he was active in student government and served as chairman of the Speakers Committee, President Pro Tempore of the Student...

Dale and Vivian (Ivery) Jackson met in 1972 when they were on the staff of the McKinley “Deacon” Davis CHANCE Program. Vivian worked as the associate director, and Dale was a doctoral graduate assistant. Before joining NIU, Vivian was the associate director of the...

Patricia L. Francis served as administrative secretary in the Department of English for more than 25 years. This fund is established to honor her outstanding service to the department that she served so well, and to establish this award.

Dr. Thomas Crowell, Jr and Mrs. Judith Crowell are both graduates of the College of Education and have remained close to their alma mater over the years. Their interest in supporting the alumni relations efforts in the college led them to help establish a College of...

Professor Monat earned his Ph.D. degree at the University of Minnesota with a principal focus on public administration. He has taught at Wayne State University, The Pennsylvania State University, the City University of New York, and Northern Illinois University. He...

Born and raised in Hutchinson, Kansas, into a Mennonite family and community, Dwight learned early that education and peacemaking were important. That philosophy is behind his decision to make a gift in his trust to fund a scholarship that will help graduate students...

Earl and Cindi Rachowicz are 1973 graduates of NIU and have created this scholarship fund to support students who are pursuing a career of service to individuals to help maintain or improve their health and well-being.

Earl Hoffman was a lifelong learner. He was a faculty member in the College of Education for many years, teaching in educational administration and school law, supervising student teachers, and helping to coordinate the college’s international education efforts. ...

Earl and Margaret Hoffman feel strongly about lifelong learning and wish to support those who want to learn and will then share their learning by educating others. Earl Hoffmann was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. He graduated with a Bachelors degree in Education from...

Dr. Earl Hansen, associate professor of technology, joined Northern Illinois University in 1980. He served 32 years within the Department of Technology, retiring in 2012. Dr. Hansen was integral in the success of the NIU Environmental and Safety Program. His work...

The donors made this gift to provide support to the Colleges of Education and Health and Human Sciences that offer a collaborative program leading to a degree with a major in Early Childhood Studies. The program is designed to prepare individuals for professional...

This fund was established in 2011 by the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois and the Illinois CPA Society. Edilberto Ortiz is the managing partner of E.C. Ortiz & Co., LLP. He has been in the practice of public accounting since the 1960’s and oversees the management of...