Scholarships help Redbirds rise

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From student scholarships to innovative spaces, from faculty support to hands-on leadership experiences, philanthropy is already at work on campus. Two Illinois State students have benefited from donor-funded scholarships.

MWRD scientists and engineers team up with School of IT faculty and students

MWRD Senior Engineer Matt Jurjovec (left), MWRD Environmental Research Scientist Thais Pluth, MWRD Senior Environmental Research Scientist and team leader Fenghua Yang, and Illinois State University Professor Yongning Tang celebrate their award-winning presentation.

A team of scientists and engineers with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) joined professors and students at Illinois State University to create a system that optimized chemical usage to control odors and corrosion issues at the MWRD’s Kirie Water Reclamation Plant in Des Plaines. 

To Illinois State, with love

Susan and Stephen Kern M.B.A. ’80

For Susan and Stephen Kern M.B.A. ’80, giving to Illinois State is not just about lifting up future Redbirds. It’s a way to honor their mutual history with campus and ensure the vitality of the University they’ve come to love.