Program Support
With your help, NIU delivers an excellent academic experience by bringing world-renowned lecturers to campus; equipping our classrooms with computers; creating interdisciplinary centers of excellence; adding to our library collections.
NIU Foundation board member John McKearn has underwritten an innovative program to recruit a cohort of high-achieving students to participate in a structured, four-year enrichment and engagement program that will transform their baccalaureate experiences, advance professional development, and lay a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Here’s what the participants had to say about their experiences.
Following is a list of programs established and supported by our generous donors.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS - GENERAL
College of Business-Fund for Technological Innovation
Experiential Learning Center Angel’s Fund
Christine & Anthony Speiser Expendable Fund for Entrepreneurship Initiatives
Kohl’s – COB Diversity Initiatives
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS DEPARTMENT - SPECIFIC
Accountancy
Caterpillar Excellence Fund
Dean and Brenda DuCray Excellence Fund in Accountancy
DuCray Accountancy Challenge
Ernst and Young Excellence in Accountancy Fund
Ernst & Young Leadership and Professional Development Center Endowment
Finance
Finance Department Database Endowment
Treasury Management Association of America
Marketing
Kohl’s Support for COB Student Organizations (PSE)
McKesson Excellence Fund in Sales
OTA/OTR MKTG Student Research Center
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION - GENERAL
Ruth and Harold Blackwell History of Education Fund
College of Education Endowment for School/University Partnership
Education Retirees Endowment Fund
Kathleen Sheehy Katz for the One Room School House
James and Colleen Johnson Family Fund
Tony and Carolyn Kambich Educational Endowment Fund
Marguerite F. Key COE fund for LEPF
A. Kerby and Helene Tink Teacher Education Endowment Fund
Tysdale/Berg One Room School House
Donald G. and Helen Gum Westlake Endowed Grant Fund
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - SPECIFIC
Counseling, Adult & Higher Education
Phyllis M. Cunningham Endowed Social Justice Fund
O’Connor Global Studies Center
Kinesiology and Physical Education
Elizabeth C. Lane Exercise Physiology Laboratory Research Fund
Leadership, Education, Psychology & Foundation
Jim and Helen Merritt Fund for Philosophy of Education
Romeo M. Zulauf Memorial Fund
Literacy and Elementary Education
Jerry Johns Literacy Clinic
Ruth A. Eismann Endowment
Pamela J. Farris Literacy Education Fund
James and Deborah Fransen Literacy Education Fund
James and Moke Chee Wolter Scholarship for Reading Assessment and Tutoring Services
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY - GENERAL
Caterpillar Excellence Fund – CEET Programs
Omron Electronics Initiative in Engineering Excellence
Omron Mechatronics Laboratory
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT - SPECIFIC
Electrical Engineering
Jonathan Levine Electrical Engineering and Senior Design Support Fund
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Baxter Reliability Laboratory – CEET
Technology
AutomationDirect Automation Lab – CEET
Mitutoyo Metrology Lab – CEET
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES - GENERAL
Kohl’s Named Merchandising Lab
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES DEPARTMENT - SPECIFIC
Nursing & Health Studies
Aufdenkamp Fund for Nursing Improvements
The David R. Layman Endowment for Tri-County Community Health Center
Tri-County Community Health Center Endowment
Family, Consumer & Nutrition
Kohl’s FIO Support
COLLEGE OF LAW
Kenneth C. Chessick Technology Center
Carl W. Cicero Endowed Fund
Rodolphe de Seife Expendable Fund
Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic Fund
Francis X Riley Courtroom Renovation
Workshop Series – College of Law
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES - GENERAL
Raymond G. Smerge/Centex CLAS Program Initiative Fund Endowment
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT - SPECIFIC
Biological Sciences
Avian Immunogenetic Research Expendable Fund
The David R. Layman Endowment for Science Lectures
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Dwight Y. King Endowment for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Communication
Kenneth Smith Memorial Fund
Computer Science
Evelyn S. Nelson Computer Science Endowment
English
Patricia L. Francis Award Fund
Jenefer M. Giannasi English Endowment
The Jeannie A. Hainds English Endowment
Towers Magazine
Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Casella Field Camp Fund
Mobil Oil Endowment for Geophysics
History
Earl W. Hayter Graduate History Endowment
W. Bruce Lincoln Lecture Fund
Mathematical Sciences
Number Theory Endowment in Mathematical Sciences
Physics
Eaton-Miner Physics Education Fund
Political Science
James and Martha Lamb American Government Experience Fund
Psychology
Dr. Gary Coover Travel Fund for Graduate Students
Public Administration
50th Anniversary Fund for Research on Local Government
Sociology
James Beaudry & Douglas More Memorial
COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS - GENERAL
C J & Ruth Trimble Endowment
The Sally Stevens Fund for Excellence in the Arts
COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL - SPECIFIC
Music
Lynne M. Waldeland Endowed Fund for Choral Music
Theatre and Dance
Alexander F. Adducci Special Projects Fund
The Adra and Orville Baker Theatre Scholarship Fund
Walter “Biff” Dewey Memorial Fund in Theatre Arts
GENERAL (NOT ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIFIC COLLEGE OR MAJOR)
Career Services
Kohl’s NIU Career Services Support
Center for Burma Studies
The May Kyi Win Memorial Endowment Library Fund
Health Enhancement
The Toni Lotsoff Primary Prevention Endowment Fund
Intercollegiate Athletics
Carl Appell Memorial Fund
Athletic Excellence Endowment Fund
Glyn E. Barron Memorial Fund
Baynas Football Fund
The Broderick-Andres Award
Castle Bank NA Endowed Fund
Lloyd Devereaux Fund
Howard Fletcher Endowed Football Fund
The Julius E. & Joycelyn Grolla Brasini Student Endowment for Athletics
John and Kathryn Groth Fund
Anneda “Sis” and Leonard Jacobson Memorial Fund
William (Bill) Johnson Memorial Fund
Debora J. Korcek Memorial Fund
McDermott Memorial Endowment for Athletics
Dr. W. L. Moore Memorial Fund
John Tucker Memorial Fund
Jack Pheanis Fund
James Schwarzbach Fund
Ralph J. Thomas Fund
Gary L. Whisler Memorial Football Fund
The David and Carolyn Witheft Student Athlete Fund
International Studies
International Students Opportunity Fund
John and Lili LaTourette Scholarship for International Studies
Clara Sperling Memorial Scholarship Fund
Outreach
E. Eugene Carter Fund for Women in Engineering Program Activities
President’s Office
The Presidential Public Policy Lecture Series Endowment
Student Affairs & Enrollment Management
Kevin D. Knight Student Leadership Award
Student Involvement and Leadership Development
William H. Bain Leadership Fund
University Honors Program
Earl and Cindi Rachowicz Honors Challenge
NIU University Honors Lecture Series America As a Commercial Republic
University Libraries
The Horatio Alger Society Repository
The S. Orville & Adra Baker Library Endowment
DeKalb Genetics Foundation Endowment Fund
Friends of the NIU Library
The Gildemeister Library Endowment
The Bernadine C. Hanby Memorial Fund
Donn V. Hart Memorial Fund
Tom and Deanne Holzberlein Endowment
The Gordon W. and Jeanne M. Huber Fund
Takashi Ikemoto Memorial Award
Martin I. Kallich Endowment
Dr. James B. Pick and Dr. Rosalyn Laudati Endowment for the Northern Illinois University Libraries
Bill and Jo Monat Library Endowment
The Dr. Carla Montgomery Two Millionth Volume Library Endowment
The Gordon & Virginia Rasmussen & Friends Music Library Endowment
Nancy and Thomas H. Roberts, Jr. Endowment for Southeast Asian Studies Collection
Veterans Book Memorial
Russell and Betty Wood Library Endowment
University Press
Northern Illinois University Press Endowment
University Wide
Howard T. Lanan and Evelyn M. Lanan Endowment for Excellence