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The Max Lacewell and Brianna Sharp Memorial Scholarship was established by alumni couple, Dr. Lara Ellison ‘97 and Mr. Shane Ellison ’95 to honor the memories of Max Lacewell and Brianna Sharp, who both died much too young of a rare brain tumor – diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Both children were patients of Dr. Ellison and became close friends with each other through their shared fate. They displayed unbelievable courage in their daily lives, but especially in the nine months after their illness was diagnosed in October 2008 to the time of their deaths in July 2009. The Ellisons, inspired

The objectives that guide the Dunham Foundation are forever linked with Foundation Founder John C. Dunham and his family. It was Mr. Dunham, after all, who determined that the Foundation he created in 1996 should “be dedicated through wise gifting to making the world a more comfortable, safer place for mankind to live and prosper.” And it was John Dunham, speaking as the entrepreneur and businessman that he was, who visualized the Foundation “as a self-sustaining money maker, as well as a gifting organization.” A history of Mr. Dunham and his family is synonymous with the history of Equipto,

The Dwight Lewis Legacy Scholarship is in honor and memory of Dwight Lewis. Dwight Lewis is an alumnus of North Central College class of 1965. His success in life is rooted in his motto “I am a product of education. I believe in education.” Dwight Lewis was a student athlete that majored in chemistry and mathematics and received his bachelor degree in mathematics. To this end, he has established a scholarship to demonstrate his strong belief in education and the support of students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics ( STEM ) related programs.

After graduating from North Central College in 1928, Dr. Etheldred Schafer began her career in medicine at the Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago as a medical technologist. She received her medical degree from the University of Illinois School of Medicine in 1943. She interned at Albany Hospital in Albany, New York from 1943-44, and was the chief resident in Pathology at the Western Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1945-47. Dr. Schafer then moved to Madison, Wisconsin in May 1947, to become a pathologist at Jackson Clinic and remained in that position until her

After receiving a Ph.D. in Physics, Gary Kovener began his career at Amoco Chemicals in 1974. That career encompassed modeling plastic fabrication processes, exploratory chemicals research, venture manager for integrated circuits polymers, and a business assignment in new products development. Gary retired from Amoco and joined Pritel laser company as international marketing director. In 2007 he formed GSK Consulting with a primary concentration on augmented vision devices for the military. Sharon Kovener taught Business in high school retiring in 2002 after 34 years of teaching. Gary and

As the leadership development agency of The United Methodist Church , the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s mission is preparing global leaders for a global church and the world. Every elder, deacon and licensed local pastor benefits from our training and candidacy programs. Many young adults find help in clarifying their vocation and God’s call on their lives through our leadership and discernment programs. Our Mission The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s mission is to lead and connect the educational and ministerial life of The United Methodist Church. Our

The Hank Skoglund Scholarship Fund was established by members of the North Central College community to honor the memory of Hank Skoglund, Professor of Philosophy at North Central from 1966-1982. The scholarship fund supports the study of Humanities – Philosophy, Religious Studies, History, Literature, and History of Ideas (minor) – through an annual student scholarship.

Dr. Harold (Hal) Henning was a dentist in Naperville for 39 years, however swimming was his passion. Born in Lockport, New York in 1919, he came to Naperville in 1937, and was an All-American swimmer in the freestyle and the backstroke at North Central College. From 1942-1945, he was in the Navy where he was an instructor in aquatics warfare. After the war, he was instrumental in the development of the Red Cross Swimming education program. He once swam on a world record-breaking 400 meter freestyle relay team for the Chicago Town Club and he served 12 years as a volunteer coach for North

The Temple Endowed Scholarship was established by North Central College alumnus, Harold Temple ’65 to recognize the dignity, equality and worth, among all students and of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or ally students in particular.