stories: Your gifts' ripple effect

When you give to UIS, your gifts have a ripple effect, bringing benefits to one person, who then reaches out to others, who then reach out even further.

To show you how this happens, we have gathered some stories. We hope you enjoy reading about these students, faculty, and members of the wider community who have been touched by the gifts you have given.

ACCESS ILLINOIS: The Presidential Scholarship Initiative for UIS
- Meet Margaret Kirschner who with her husband gave unrestricted scholarships: The Henry and Margaret Kirschner Scholarship Fund
- Harry and Deborah Berman endow the Harry J. and Deborah M. Berman Scholarship Fund
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
ENRICHING INDIVIDUAL LIVES
- Ryan Becker: Discovering Leadership
- Ed and Helen Brooks: Adding Comfort to Service
- Jack S. Dolan: Appreciating the Finer Things in Life
- Sharon Graf: Bringing Music to UIS
- Marsha Narmont: Trusted Mentor to Sangamon Auditorium
- Polly Roesch: Developing the Talents of the Future
- Richard Sullivan: A Summer in Belize
- Jessica Yocum: One Athlete's Story
MAKING A DIFFERENCE