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.

Thanks to a new $1-million gift from Lionelle (BA English ’66, MSLIS ’67) and James (BS Business ’66, MS Business ’67) Elsesser, the iSchool will be better able to attract and retain outstanding faculty and educate future school librarians. Their latest donation will be directed to the iSchool Alumni Association Endowed Professorship Fund, Leigh Estabrook Faculty Development Fund, and Public School Licensure Program Fund.

Cynthia Oliver, professor of dance, answers the Proust Questionnaire.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announces the establishment of the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, made possible by a transformative $50 million gift from Thomas M. Siebel. This cornerstone contribution will propel the university’s leadership in computing and data science education and research, shaping the future of technology and innovation.

A lifelong academic who was passionate about science and helping others, Dr. Eugene Kent Borchart graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a degree in chemistry and went on to medical school and a long successful career as a doctor.
His daughter, Kate (Kathleen) Yvonne Wallace, said her father excelled in engineering and design. But in school, he really connected with chemistry.

Now retired, Dr. Hartford (PhD, ’71) has established the Dr. Allen Hartford Scholarship for Undergraduate Research in Chemistry at Illinois to financially help undergraduate students and provide them with opportunities to do the research that can enhance their education.

Explore a few keepsakes from the fair now housed in the University Archives and libraries across campus.

Scholarships impact the lives of students beyond the classroom. Your generosity has forever impacted students like Dr. Mauriell Amechi, an alumnus of the Illinois Promise program.

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.