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      • 2019 Celebration of Philanthropy
      • Bob Clary: 2012 William E. Winter Recipient
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      • David Farrell, 2018 William E. Winter Award Recipient
      • Leonard Branson: 2011 William E. Winter Award
      • Pam McClelland Recipient of William E. Winter Award
      • Professor Larry Shiner | 2019 William E. Winter Award Recipient
      • Thom Serafin, Honored Alumnus
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      • Dr. Janice Spears | 2020 Alumni Distinguished Service Award Recipient
      • Dr. Larry Golden | 2019 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
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      • 2017 December Issue of the Alumni Newsletter
        • Lan Dong Honored at UIS
        • UIS Alumni on Lan Dong’s Teaching
      • 2017 November Issue
      • 2017 October Issue
        • Reaching Stellar Campaign Priorities
        • The International Festival | Then and Now
      • 2017 September Issue
        • Lincoln at UIS: The Annual Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series
        • Recreation | Then and Now
      • 2018 Alumni Award Recipients
      • 2018 January Issue of the Alumni Newsletter
      • April 2017 Issue
      • April 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Baseball Turf Ribbon Cutting
        • Reaching Stellar Campaign Priorities: Enhanced Athletics Facilities
        • Then and Now | Springfest
      • April 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Jan and Francie Staggs | How UIS/SSU Changed Their Futures
      • August 2016 Issue
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        • Beginning the Fall Semester–Then and Now
        • New turf dramatically improves UIS Prairie Stars baseball field
      • August 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Hispanic Heritage Month 2018
        • Richard Raymond | First Lincoln Scholarship
      • August 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Falling Walls Lab in Illinois Innovation Competition
      • December 2016 Issue
        • Cheryl Peck, recipient of the 2016 University of Illinois Distinguished Service Award
      • December 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Meet Three-Time Alumna Betsy Goulet
        • Reaching Stellar: Celebrating Mary Beaumont
      • February 2017 Issue
        • Alumni Guest Post: Joye Williams-Mills
      • February 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
      • February 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Erin L. Egolf | Recent Grad and Loyal Donor
        • Grover Thompson’s Story
      • January 2017 Issue
      • January 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Black History Month 2019
        • Lori Fairchild
      • June 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Reaching Stellar Campaign Priorities – Facilities & Technology
        • UIS Field Station at Lake Springfield Gallery
      • June 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
      • March 2016 Issue
      • March 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
        • David A. Joens MA ’95 PAA, MA ’00 LAS
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        • Marcilene Dutton
        • Mark Denzler
        • Reaching Stellar: The Public Good
          • Elizabeth Alexander, African American History Museum
          • Nell Clay, Springfield African American History Museum
          • Springfield African American History Museum, Gallery of Images
      • March 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Joye Williams | Recent Grad and Generous Donor
        • NPR Illinois Public Radio Week 2019
        • Wilverlyn Joye Williams | Recent Grad and Generous Donor
      • May 2017 Issue
      • May 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Reaching Stellar Campaign Priorities: Scholarships
      • May 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Karen Hasara | Making a Difference Today and in the Future
        • Then and Now | Commencement
      • November 2016 Issue
        • Darrel Burnett: How to Succeed at Both Broadcasting and Business
        • Scholarships helped these alumni: Where are they now?
      • November 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Alumnus Brace Clement
        • Reaching Stellar: The Campaign for the University of Illinois Springfield
      • November 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
      • October 2016 Issue
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          • Gallery–Early Years
      • October 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Brookens Library Renovation
      • October 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
      • September 2016 Issue
      • September 2018 | Alumni Newsletter
        • Reaching Stellar Update
      • September 2019 | Alumni Newsletter
      • Snowy Winter | Then and Now
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• Choose a College, Department, Program, Unit for Your Gifts
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    • Joan Buckles
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    • Study Abroad in the Gambia
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      • Jon and Stacey Lee Current-Use Scholarship
    • Scholarship Funds for Disabled Students
    • Scholarships for First-year Students (And Some Second-years)
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    • 2017 Online Infographic
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    • 2019 End of Spring CBM Newsletter
      • 2019 End of Spring CBM Newsletter Faculty Accomplishments
      • 2019 End of Spring CDM News – Other News
      • 2019 End of Spring Student Accomplishments
  • Funds that support the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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    • 2019 Hispanic/LatinX Heritage Month
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• Contact
• Erin L. Egolf | Recent Grad and Loyal Donor
• Faculty and Staff Campaign Overview
  • 2019 Ambassadors’ Toolkit
  • 2019 Faculty and Staff Campaign Ambassadors
  • 2019 Faculty and Staff Campaign Release Time
  • 2019 Faculty and Staff Donors
  • 2020 Faculty and Staff Campaign Council
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  • Office of Advancement Brochure
• Featured Stories
  • 2018 WSEC Ambassador Series
  • Aaron Horath thanks the Foxes for their support
  • Announcing the Office of Advancement
  • Bekha Scott | So Much More Than NF2
  • Dr. Burks Oakley II | 2015 UIS Scholarship Luncheon Speech
  • Dr. Dalitso Sulamoyo honored with UIS scholarship
  • Investitures
  • James J. Pancrazio Scholarship Fund
  • Katie Champion Williams Joins the Office of Advancement
  • PNC’s Gift to the UIS Performing Arts Center
  • Springfield architect Paul O’Shea honored for Outstanding Advocate Leadership
  • Terri Hempstead Joins UIS Office of Advancement as Director of Development
  • The UIS/WSEC Ambassador Series
  • Tom Lucchesi joins the UIS Office of Advancement
  • UIS receives State Farm grant to increase virtual server farm capacity
  • Who’s Giving Now?
    • A Ripple Story: the Wepners’ Unrestricted Gift
    • Carrol C. Hall donates fund for capitalism lectures
    • Clark and Carol Esarey
    • Donors to the Manny Velasco Athletics Scholarship Fund
    • Frank Marsaglia
    • Herb and Elizabeth Denniss: A Fierce Commitment to Education
    • Joe Terril
    • John Takeuchi
    • Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Donates HPLC to UIS
    • Maureen Schaaf
    • Melissa Stout Establishes Jane and John Stout Educational Scholarship
    • New Endowed Scholarship Honors Leroy Jordan
    • Robert and Marilyn Uteg
    • Sally Pancrazio
    • Shellie and Tyler Treat
    • Syma Mendelsohn
    • UIS Receives $1.5 million gift from Osbornes
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• Grants at UIS
  • Corporate and Foundation Grant Seeking and Proposal Development
  • Grant Seeking : Types of Corporate-foundation Support
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  • Grant Seeking: Quick Reference Guide
  • Grant Seeking: What Foundations Look For
• How to Give
• Office of Advancement
• Reaching Stellar: The Campaign for the University of Illinois Springfield
  • Reaching Stellar Stories to Make You Proud
    • A Tour of the Renovated Brookens
    • Dexter Burns: Giving the World
    • Elise Simmons Puts Her Patience to Work for Students
    • Eric Loera, The Making of Public Servant
    • Jayde Schlesinger | Every Day a Step Closer
    • Kara McElwrath, Online Teaching Exemplar
    • Katie Brethorst: The Eyes of the Butterfly
    • Kaylan Hawkins Catches Her Dream
    • Payton Raso and the “Jailhouse Snitch Bill”
    • The “STU” in Use Through the Year
  • Reaching Stellar through Academic Excellence
    • Reaching Stellar: Selected Academic Funds to Support
    • Reaching Stellar: Stories of Academic Excellence
  • Reaching Stellar through Facilities & Technology
    • Reaching Stellar: Facilities and Technology Funds to Support
    • Reaching Stellar: Stories of Facilities and Technology
    • Reaching Stellar: The Student Union
  • Reaching Stellar through Scholarships
    • Reaching Stellar: Selected Scholarship Funds to Support
    • Reaching Steller: Scholarship Stories
  • Reaching Stellar through the Public Good
    • Reaching Stellar: Selected Funds that Support the Public Good
    • Reaching Stellar: Stories of The Public Good
  • Reaching Stellar through the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies
    • Reaching Stellar: UIS Center for Lincoln Studies
    • Reaching Stellar: UIS Center for Lincoln Studies Funds to Support
• Scholarships
  • 2008-2009 Scholarship Recipients
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  • 2016-2017 Scholarships and Recipients
  • 2017 Scholarship Luncheon video and news article
  • 2017-2018 Scholarships and Recipients
  • 2018 Scholarship Luncheon
  • After You Create a Scholarship
  • Current-Use Scholarships
  • Endowed Scholarships
  • Pictures from the 2017 Scholarship Luncheon
• UIS Baseball Facility Campaign
• UIS Fund
• Updates for the Student Union’s Inner Circle of Donors