Clara Stutzman Scholarship
This endowment was established in 1999 as a part of the acquisition of Mennonite College of Nursing by Illinois State University. The fund was created out of monies given by Clara Stutzman (1899-1994), a 1923 graduate of the Mennonite School of Nursing. She married Clarence Stutzman in 1936. They had one son, Dr. John C. Stutzman, who is a retired urologist. Clarence died in 1928. Clara married Earl Stutzman in 1934. They had one son, James Stutzman, who died in a farm accident at age 16. Earl died in 1977. The scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in Mennonite College of Nursing. The student should demonstrate a spirit of brotherhood, sharing, and servanthood, and should have financial need. Assets of this endowment are invested in the Illinois State University Endowment Investment Pool. The Clara Stutzman Scholarship was established in 1999 as a part of the acquisition of Mennonite College of Nursing by Illinois State University. The fund was created out of monies given by Clara Stutzman (1899-1994), a 1923 graduate of the Mennonite School of Nursing. She married Clarence Stutzman in 1936. They had one son, Dr. John C. Stutzman, who is a retired urologist. Clarence died in 1928. Clara married Earl Stutzman in 1934. They had one son, James Stutzman, who died in a farm accident at age 16. Earl died in 1977. The scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in Mennonite College of Nursing. The student should demonstrate a spirit of brotherhood, sharing, and servanthood, and should have financial need.