Jessie Rambo and Florence Runyan Scholarship
Florence B. Runyan and Jessie Rambo were both passionate about home ecomomics and Illinois State University. Florence was a 1907 graduate of ISNU and had a love of music and nutrition. She made a bequest in her will to provide financial assistance to students enrolled in the home economics program at Illinois State University and who desire to become teachers in the field. Jessie Rambo was a former chairperson of the Illinois State University Department of Home Economics. The award that she left has been given every year since 1942. The purpose of this combined fund is to provide financial support to a junior, home economics/family and consumer science major to help cover university fees for the student's senior year. Endowment assets are invested in the Illinois State University Foundation's long-term investment pool.