Martin Oosterbaan is the Zonal Senior Vice President, Commercial Casualty for Chartis Insurance U.s. Mr. Oosterbaan is a 1981 graduate of Northern Illinois University, with an M.S. in finance. During his undergraduate years, he was a member of the NIU Honors program...

This endowment was established by the founders to honor the volunteer efforts and commitment to community service.

In January 1999, Mary Jane Larson-Baird’s husband, Richard, passed away. Upon his death, a part of their estate was donated to the NIU Foundation to establish this endowment.

Mary Jane Shaw is creating this scholarship in memory of her parents, James and Donna O’Brien. James and Donna provided Mary Jane with loving support as she focused on her educational pursuits in nursing. Mary Jane, one of the nine children, is grateful for the love,...

Born May 2, 1927, in Milwaukee, Keith Getschman began his teaching career in Stillman Valley and kicked off the high school’s football program. He eventually became the superintendent of schools and also earned a place in NIU history books. In the spring of 1965,...

During her 33 year career at Northern Illinois University, Professor Mary Suzanne Schriber enhanced the climate for women on campus by adopting gender as a fundamental category of literary analysis. Accordingly, she revised traditional American literature course...

Tom Wiegele worked 40 hours a week loading trucks during his first two years of college. He dropped out for a two-year stint in the Army because he could not keep up with his studies or his bills. He then returned to Marquette and, with the help of the G.I. Bill, was...

Professor Thomas C. Wiegele was a long-time faculty member in NIU’s Department of Political Science, founder/director of the University’s Program for Biosocial Research and a Presidential Research Professor at NIU. One of the first persons in the nation to work in...

In honor of Joe R. Wilkinson, was an Associate Professor of Political Science at Northern Illinois University, this fund was created in 1985 by Mary Wilkinson and friends. In 1971, was 39 years old when he passed away.While at NIU Professor Wilkinson taught courses...

Matthew & Amy Sapp are both 1991 Bachelor of Science graduates from the Accountancy Department, College of Business, Northern Illinois University. While students, both benefited from the generosity of others by receiving scholarship assistance. In gratitude to NIU...

Matt Gerdes received his undergraduate degree in finance from NIU and an M.B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For the past 10 years, he has been a Managing Director of Freeport Financial, an asset management firm based in Chicago. Jennifer...

Mary Catherine Burkart was born and raised in Sycamore, IL along with her 5 brothers. She left Illinois in 1944 to join the army but returned to work for 25 in the airline industry. “Kay” as she was known, began working for American Airlines as a ticket agent in...

McDonald?s is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 33,000 local restaurants serving nearly 68 million people in 119 countries each day. More than eighty percent of McDonald?s restaurants worldwide are independently owned and operated by local men...

This fund was established as a part of a combined 40th Class Reunion during Homecoming in October, 1991. Each year, the Alumni Association hosts a Circle of Gold Reunion for the 50th reunion class. It is a tradition for the reunion class to raise money in support...

In 1991, the Mental Health Resource League of McHenry County established a graduate scholarship at NIU. Their purpose in establishing this endowment was to make a monetary donation to be awarded annually as a one-year scholarship to a graduate student. This...

It takes courage, imagination, and heart to tell a good story. Few people know that better than Mike Malone. For more than 31 years, Malone shared NIU?s story and made sure the university had a good story to tell. Malone was born and raised on the south side of...

NIU was an important juncture in both the personal and professional lives of Michael and Patricia Strachan. They pursued their fields of academic study at NIU and they met each other on campus. Tricia studied Human and Family Resources and graduated in 1975, while...

Double Huskies Mike and Lori Wallach met at NIU in 1976. It was Lori?s very first week of her freshman year, and Mike was a sophomore. They were engaged two years later in 1978 and married in September, 1979 ? the summer after Mike graduated with a B.S. in...

Michael Chihoski, a double graduate of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, has experienced exceptional success as an alumnus of Northern Illinois University. In Chihoski’s early career, he worked with health care clients of a national engineering...

Josephine Korcek was proud of her two Northern Illinois University-educated children, Mike and Debbie. Dropping out of high school after her sophomore year, Josephine recognized the value of education. At age 80, she earned her high school GED. Upon the untimely...

Michael Maibach graduated from NIU with a B.S. & M.A. in political science. He later earned a B.S. in American and Latin American history from California State University, a B.A. in international business from American University, and an M.A. in political philosophy...

Northern Illinois Univeristy has served two generations of McGraths, starting with Mike McGrath, Sr., who graduated with a bachelor’s of science in management in 1980 and was an active member of the Theta Chi fraterntiy where he still maintains many strong...

Mike grew up in Joliet, Illinois and graduated from Joliet West High School. He attended Joliet Junior College for two years and earned an Associate in Arts and Sciences degree. During this time, Mike was able to earn money for college working with his father on the...

Michael T. McSweeney graduated from NIU in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. He spent his entire career in the field of Direct Marketing. After serving in several senior positions he became president of the world-wide direct marketing division of...

Microsoft’s vision is to provide experiences for their customers and partners that demonstrate that Microsoft values and recognizes. The corporation is committed long term to the mission of helping customers realize their full potential.

Mike Jaroch lends his execution and management coaching skills to both individuals and teams based on his thirty-five years of experience as a strategic tactician in the areas of executive leadership and human resource management. Contributing to his business...

Mike O’Connor earned his B.S. with University Honors in human resource management from NIU in 1991 and his M.B.A. from NIU in 1993. He was active in the Honors Program, Society for Human Resource Management, Sigma Iota Epsilon, and the Huskie Marching Band. Mike has...

Stuart D. Fink served as a professor in the College of Education from 1936 to 1968. During his distinguished career at the University he served as the Director of the University Schools, and Principal of the Elementary Unit. Dr. Fink earned his Bachelor of Science,...

Mortar Board, Inc. is a national honor society which recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. Mortar Board began in 1918 as the first national organization honoring senior college women and opened...

Mortar Board, Inc. is a national honor society which recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. Mortar Board began in 1918 as the first national organization honoring senior college women and opened...