Alum creates safe space through scholarship

Maureen O’Brien, M.S. ’93, established the O’Brien Family Scholarship at Illinois State to provide support for students who are active in LGBTQ+ registered student organizations.

Scholarship honors past, opens doors in the College of Engineering

When donor Todd Garrison ’85, ’90, talks about his decision to create a scholarship for future engineering students, he knows the story is not just his own. Garrison comes from a family elevated through education. It’s this history that fuels his desire to expand access to engineering education at Illinois State University.