Department of Technology Funds

Department of Technology Excellence Fund

The Department of Technology Excellence Fund supports the activities, programs and operations, including named spendable scholarships and funds, associated with the department.

Additionally Supports: Association of Facilities Engineers, Brown Idea Scholarship, Combined Central Illinois Construction Industry Fund Scholar, Ghantous Memorial Scholarship Fund/Technology Dept., Nathan Ruch Award, Western Construction Group Scholarship

Contruction Management Advancement Fund

The Construction Management program was established in 1996 as an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science program that prepares professionals to manage building projects to completion. The purpose of the fund is to support student, faculty, and volunteer expenses incurred for advancing the goals of the Construction Management Program. Covered ...

Dr. Hank Campbell Endowed Scholarship for Global Vision and Problem Solving

The Dr. Hank Campbell Endowed Scholarship for Global Vision and Problem Solving was established by Hank Campbell in 2010 to provide recognition and financial support for a student who engages in a learning activity using problem solving methodologies with a global perspective. Hank was a professor at Illinois State University in the Department ...

Dr. Paul E. Brauchle Graduate Studies Endowment

The Dr. Paul E. Brauchle Graduate Studies Endowment provides professional development and research support for students. Paul E. Brauchle taught at Illinois State University in the Department of Technology from 1987 until his retirement in 2007. He served the department as coordinator of Graduate Studies for the greater part of his tenure. He ...

Construction Management Endowment Fund

The Construction Management Program was established at Illinois State University in 1996 to meet the needs of Illinois and the nation for leaders and professional managers in the construction industry. The purpose of the fund is to support student, faculty, and volunteer expenses incurred for the purpose of advancing the goals of the ...

Willard J. McCarthy Engineering Technology Endowed Scholarship

The Willard J. McCarthy Engineering Technology Endowed Scholarship provides financial assistance to a student who is enrolled as a major in engineering technology in the Department of Technology at Illinois State University. Willard "Bill" J. McCarthy was associate professor in the Department of Industrial Technology at Illinois State ...

Claude Bell Endowed Scholarship in Technology

The Dr. Claude Bell Endowed Scholarship in Technology was established in 2017 in honor of Dr. Bell by his daughter, Barb Lundgren, and close friend and colleague, Joe Talkington, The scholarship will support an incoming freshman or undergraduate student in good standing majoring in the Department of Technology.

Department of Technology Legacy Scholarship

The Department of Technology's first scholarship was called the Industrial Technology Scholarship and was established in 1989 to recruit incoming freshmen in the field of industrial technology. The purpose of the Legacy Scholarship is to recruit high potential freshmen and transfer students majoring in industrial technology.

Department of Technology Scholarship Fund

The Department of Technology Scholarship Fund provides support to undergraduate and/or graduate students majoring in any program within the Department of Technology.

Additionally Supports: Department of Technology General Scholarship Fund

Dr. Fred Kagy Endowed Fund for Professional Development in Graphic Communications

The Dr. Fred Kagy Endowed Fund for Professional Development in Graphic Communications helps cover educational expenses such as tuition, professional development, or travel expenses to support a positive outcome related to an internship experience for a student majoring in Graphic Communications. Dr. Frederick D. Kagy was recognized, not only in ...

Dr. Gary Weede Scholarship Endowment Fund

The Dr. Gary Weede Scholarship was established in 1996 by Gary Weede, a professor in the plastics area of the Integrated Manufacturing Systems sequence in the Department of (Industrial) Technology from 1970-1998. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial assistance to a student who has made significant contributions to financing ...

Franzie Loepp Endowed Scholarship to Support Technology and Engineering Education

The Franzie Loepp Endowed Scholarship to Support Technology and Engineering Education helps attract high school seniors who desire to become technology and engineering teachers. Franzie Loepp joined the Department of Industrial Technology faculty in 1970. He progressed through the ranks, became the department's first university-wide ...

Joe Talkington Endowed Scholarship

The Joe Talkington Endowed Scholarship was established in 1995 by Joe Talkington, a professor in the Department of Technology. The scholarship is awarded to a full-time student majoring in technology at Illinois State University.

Ken Stier Engineering Technology Endowed Scholarship

The Ken Stier Engineering Technology Scholarship supports a Department of Technology student who has a strong desire to pursue a career in Engineering Technology or a related field. Ken Stier was a professor in the Department of Technology at Illinois State University from 1981 through 2011. During that time he helped transition the Integrated ...

Additionally Supports: Society of Manufacturing Engineers Fund

Robert C Monninger Scholarship

The Robert C. Monniger Scholarship was established by the family of Robert Monninger. Robert retired from ISU in 1977 after twenty-five years of service. He was a utilities supervisor in the Heating Plant. Robert died on May 8, 2002. Each candidate for the scholarship must be or have: A. Enrolled in good standing at ISU as a full-time ...

Wayne Nelsen Endowment for Innovation

The Wayne Nelsen Endowment for Innovation fund was established in recognition of Dr. Nelsen's unselfish commitment to students and faculty within the Technology Department and his personal pursuit of excellence in technology. The purpose of this fund is to provide faculty and graduate student stipends to support innovation within the Technology ...

Wayne Zook Scholarship

The Wayne Zook Scholarship was established in 1991 in memory of Wayne Zook by family and friends. The scholarship is awarded to a full-time student majoring in the Department of Technology with an emphasis in the construction sequence.

Wayne and Cathie Lockwood Endowment for Technology Enrichment

The Wayne and Cathie Lockwood Endowment for Technology Enrichment fund helps support the expenses associated with bringing outstanding speakers, practitioners or visiting professors in technology to ISU. Wayne Lockwood joined the department of technology at Illinois State University in 1969, after having served as an NDEA Fellow there the ...

William P. LaBounty Endowed Fund in Graphic Communications

The William P. LaBounty Endowed Fund in Graphic Communications was established by William LaBounty in 2011 to assist the graphic communications program with funding for equipment, student expenses related to attending conferences, and other needs. William grew up in a family bookbinding business, Stappenbeck Bookbindery. From the time he was in ...