Laurie Turilli Endowed Scholarship in Special Education
The Laurie Turilli Endowed Scholarship in Special Education was established in 2016 by Laurie and Larry Turilli. The scholarship provides support for a special education major who has completed their practicum semester and is enrolled in field based or student teaching. Laurie Turilli is a 1978 graduate of Illinois State University with her B.S. degree in Special Education. She taught Special Education for 10 years in Illinois and New York, returning to ISU in 1997 as a Clinical Assistant Professor. Laurie supervised clinical students in their practicum, field based, and student teaching semesters until her retirement in 2017. Her husband, Larry, and daughter, Stacey, are also Illinois State University graduates.