Investing in Education
February 28, 2025 10:05 AM
A college education was a little more accessible back in the late 1960s, when Daniel and Nancy Prickett attended the University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign.
“It was surprisingly inexpensive, even for an out‑of‑state student,” says Dan, ’68 MEDIA. “For an in‑state student, it was terrific. Those days are gone.”
The increasing hardship on students and their families to afford a college education prompted the Pricketts to make a generous gift to the College of Education to go into its unrestricted scholarship fund.
“Too many people are opting not to even get an education,” says Nancy, ’69 ED. “They think they can find a more lucrative job without a degree. But it’s much more than just the education. It’s a growing experience, a learning experience too.”
“Anything that we can do to help somebody who doesn’t have to go into a lot of debt to go to Illinois would be great,” says Dan. “That’s our goal here.”
