Mark and Linda Hauptman Endowed Scholarship
Mark Hauptman graduated from ISU in 1979 with a B.S. in accounting and received his C.P.A. that same year. He was active in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity during his years at ISU. He began his career in public accounting at a firm in Bloomington. Linda Dean Hauptman graduated from ISU in 1976 with a B.S. in sociology. She started work at a community mental health center in Canton and then moved to Bloomington and worked at the same firm as Mark. They married in 1981 and have resided in Fort Worth since 1989. Mark worked in accounting and insurance, retiring in 2009 and becoming part-owner of a plastic injection molding company. Linda became a full-time homemaker and raised their three daughters, Laura, Elizabeth (Beth) and Sarah. Mark's sister Paula and several members of Mark's and Linda's extended families are also ISU graduates. Mark and Linda established this scholarship for junior, senior, or graduate level business majors as a continuation of their support to education.