A generous gift from University of Illinois alumnus Thomas Cycyota (LAS ’80) and his wife Cynthia Cycyota will support the work of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Center, a partnership between Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CI MED) and The Grainger College of Engineering.
The Bill and Julie Kellner Center for Neurogenomics, Behavior and Society will bring together a breadth of fields, including genomic biology, neuroscience, the social sciences, and social work.
You don’t have to be an alumnus of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) to be an enthusiastic supporter. After learning about the college and its mission, Vaughan Hedrick, of Pensacola, Florida, decided to donate her share of the “Holmes Family Farm” in Bement, Illinois.
The Illini softball team takes its commitment to community service on the road.
Labor leader Reuben Soderstrom’s legacy extends beyond the movement to here on campus.
The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at Illinois has been a leader in agricultural education since its founding, turning out scores of teachers who inspire the next generation. Now, an ACES alumnus has helped revitalize agricultural education in his local district with the development of an agriculture education building and program at Meridian High School in Macon, Illinois.
Dr. Jerry A. Walker (BS, ’69) and Christine Walker, his wife, both earned advanced degrees in chemistry, worked in the pharmaceutical industry, and shared an unwavering belief that there is no substitute for a quality education in the sciences.
Christine Walker said that establishing the Jerry A. Walker Endowed Chair at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in honor and memory of her late husband is an expression of these beliefs.
When you are thousands of miles away from home, nothing can bring you back faster than the smell of familiar dishes coming from the kitchen.
Julia Tai and her late husband Paul started their family and launched their careers as Illinois graduate students in the 1960s.
Shozo Sato, the founder of Japan House and director emeritus, always paints with a purpose.
