From humble roots, Riggs family creates scholarship

Jim and Deb Riggs pose

The Riggs family is paying it forward for the next generation of ISU students by endowing a new College of Business scholarship. An additional seven-figure estate commitment is one of the largest in the college’s history.

McKean named interim dean of College of Business

Dr. Jerry McKean

Gerry McKean has been named the interim dean of Illinois State’s College of Business, effective July 1. McKean will fill the vacancy left by Scott Johnson, who has accepted a position with the University of Michigan-Flint.