UIS honors 2025 philanthropic award recipients | University of Illinois Foundation

University of Illinois Philanthropy Center Earns WELL Platinum Certification

August 18, 2026 08:57 AM

The University of Illinois Philanthropy Center has earned WELL Platinum certification—the highest level achievable under the WELL Building Standard, and one of the most rigorous recognitions a workplace can earn.

What will you leave behind?

August 17, 2026 10:08 AM

Lynette Marshall and Jeffery Ford have chosen to leave a planned gift to the College of ACES, where Marshall’s career began. It’s a full‑circle decision: the college's first fundraiser, ensuring that the work she helped start will carry on long after her.

Former Illini Cheerleader Establishes Cheerleading Scholarship Fund

September 11, 2026 10:35 AM

Former University of Illinois cheerleader David A. Mizer has established the David A. Mizer Cheerleading Education Fund, creating a new scholarship opportunity for members of the Fighting Illini Cheerleading program.

Ensuring opportunties to learn, grow, and succeed

September 09, 2026 11:42 AM

For Jack Blevins, giving back has never been about recognition. It is about ensuring future generations of Illinois engineers have the same opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed that shaped his own life.

Retired UIS Professor Gives Back to Help People Get Where They Want to Be

September 08, 2026 10:31 AM

Sharron LaFollette’s support will help create opportunities for future generations of students to gain meaningful professional experience while exploring careers that align with their passions.

University of Illinois Philanthropy Center Earns WELL Platinum Certification

August 18, 2026 08:57 AM

The University of Illinois Philanthropy Center has earned WELL Platinum certification—the highest level achievable under the WELL Building Standard, and one of the most rigorous recognitions a workplace can earn.

What will you leave behind?

August 17, 2026 10:08 AM

Lynette Marshall and Jeffery Ford have chosen to leave a planned gift to the College of ACES, where Marshall’s career began. It’s a full‑circle decision: the college's first fundraiser, ensuring that the work she helped start will carry on long after her.

Former Illini Cheerleader Establishes Cheerleading Scholarship Fund

September 11, 2026 10:35 AM

Former University of Illinois cheerleader David A. Mizer has established the David A. Mizer Cheerleading Education Fund, creating a new scholarship opportunity for members of the Fighting Illini Cheerleading program.

Ensuring opportunties to learn, grow, and succeed

September 09, 2026 11:42 AM

For Jack Blevins, giving back has never been about recognition. It is about ensuring future generations of Illinois engineers have the same opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed that shaped his own life.

Retired UIS Professor Gives Back to Help People Get Where They Want to Be

September 08, 2026 10:31 AM

Sharron LaFollette’s support will help create opportunities for future generations of students to gain meaningful professional experience while exploring careers that align with their passions.

University of Illinois Philanthropy Center Earns WELL Platinum Certification

August 18, 2026 08:57 AM

The University of Illinois Philanthropy Center has earned WELL Platinum certification—the highest level achievable under the WELL Building Standard, and one of the most rigorous recognitions a workplace can earn.

What will you leave behind?

August 17, 2026 10:08 AM

Lynette Marshall and Jeffery Ford have chosen to leave a planned gift to the College of ACES, where Marshall’s career began. It’s a full‑circle decision: the college's first fundraiser, ensuring that the work she helped start will carry on long after her.