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MALTA – The Kishwaukee College Foundation awarded $99,978 in program enhancement funds to the college’s departments for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The funds will be used to provide the departments with new equipment, student testing services and instructor education support, according to a news release.
Program enhancement funds awarded include:
- Evelina Jose Cichy Fund: The funds will help pay Illinois High School Diploma tests associated fees. The fund honors Cichy’s many years of service to Kishwaukee College.
- John and Barbara Dant Memorial Fund: The funds will support faculty professional development, resource software and outstanding student award. The fund provides financial support for the needs of the math or English departments.
- Jobe-Lewis Fund: The fund will support staff professional development and new program supplies. The fund was founded by Suzanne K. Lewis to honor her mother, Doris V. Lewis, by supporting students who chose the nursing field.
- Jenkins Presidential Endowment: The fund enhances the activities of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
- Yvonne A. Johnson Endowment for Community Education: The funds will pay for technology supplies for plant identification and labeling for plant sales. The endowment is used for the horticulture, science, fine arts and communications programs programmatic needs.
- Leifheit Literacy Endowment: The Leifheit Literacy Endowment supports adult and family literacy programs at Kishwaukee College.
- Library Endowment Fund: The funds will purchase display materials and diversity promotional posters. The fund supports the Kishwaukee College library’s operations.
- Lifelong Learning Endowment: The fund increases access to community education opportunities through non-credit course scholarships. The endowment honors former Dean of Community Education and Services.
- Matteson Horticulture Fund: The funds bought portable drafting tables. The fund supports the horticulture departments programmatic needs.
- Terry and Sherrie Martin Health and Science Endowment: The endowment will cover costs for staff attendance at national conferences, student retention activities and radiologic technology program technology. The endowment supports program enhancements for the science or allied health programs.
- Terry and Sherrie Martin PTK Endowment: The endowment supports the Phi Theta Kappa Hallmark Award. Martin was an advisor for the college’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter.
- Robert L. “Smitty” Smith Assistantship: The fund supports student assistantships in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics departments. The fund was established in honor of Robert L. Smith, a Kishwaukee College science department faculty member.
For information, call 815-825-9803 or visit kish.edu/foundationfunds.