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Heidi Lang Brewer grew up in Japan and was the child of German missionaries. She attended North Central College because of a generous 4 year scholarship provided to missionary students. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Education, graduating in 1964, and her career was teaching English and language arts in the Lisle Public school system. She loved literature and working with children to stretch their thinking.

In 2003, Jacquelyn Lewis ’63 Wentz established the Norman and Rose Lewis Endowed Scholarship to honor her parents. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide room and board to students wishing to live on campus in order to have a true college experience. Good academic standing and involvement in campus activities are criteria for this scholarship. While a student, Ms. Wentz was an English and education major and participated in may campus activities. She was a member of the Education Club, the Religious Life Council, the Student Council, the YWCA , the Class Woman’s Representative, the

Jeanene Yule was an associate professor of education and chair of the department at North Central College. She is remembered at the College and in area schools as a dynamic leader and educator who was committed to making North Central’s education department the best that it could be. As department chair, Dr. Yule provided strong leadership and set the stage for dramatic growth in education enrollments at North Central College. She opened new relationships with area school districts, developed a master of arts in education program, and espoused a philosophy which called for the blending of

Born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, Jean’s ambition was to become a chemist from the time she and her brother received a chemistry set while in grade school. Being told chemistry was not a field for women proved to be her motivation. She earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin and graduated Magna cum Laude in 1949 with a major in chemistry and minors in mathematics and languages. In 1953 she co-founded PENTEX INCORPORATED . PENTEX became a producer of specialized biochemical located in Kankakee, Illinois by1956. Jean was vice president and treasurer. She was

Jeffrey “Jeff” Swallow is a 1994 graduate of North Central College. He is a visionary corporate leader, North Central College Trustee and generous philanthropist. After completing an associate’s degree at Lincoln College in downstate Lincoln, Jeff Swallow received his bachelor’s degree at North Central College and called crossing the stage at Commencement “one of my proudest moments.” Jeff Swallow earned his M.B.A. from Northwestern University in 2001 and a Ph.D. from Benedictine University in organizational development in 2008. His research interests include issues of organization

In 1968 Mayne Kiekhofer Bohlander, Class of 1901, created a scholarship in memory of her husband and college sweetheart, John J. Bohlander, Class of 1902. The Bohlanders were loyal supporters of the College. This scholarship, in addition to other generous gifts helped permanently fund the “Distinguished Teaching Program” at North Central College.

John W. Bean was a student at North Central College in 1922 and in 1923. When John W. Bean passed away in the late 1980’s, his estate designated funds to establish the John W. Bean Scholarship in memory of his attendance at North Central. Since the inception of the John W. Bean Scholarship, the scholarship has been awarded to students who are dedicated to “giving back” to society and the college. Each year the scholarship is awarded to a student, the selected Student Volunteer Coordinator for that year, who embodies an attitude of service to the community and to North Central College AND who

Judy Stevenson , North Central College Life Trustee, will be remembered for being a caring mother, a successful entrepreneur and business leader, a friend of the arts and a generous benefactor of North Central College and many other causes. Judy Stevenson, of Oak Brook, grew up in Naperville a block from North Central’s campus and studied music at Pfeiffer Hall as a youth. After graduating from Naperville Community High School in 1956, she married and moved to California, where she worked during the day and sang with the Robert Shaw Chorale at night. A couple years later, she and her husband

Kathleen A. Stubbe Truitt ’77 and Gary R. Truitt ’76 are proud alumni of North Central College. As first-generation students themselves, they have created this scholarship to support students in the Cardinal First program at North Central College. Throughout their careers in agricultural broadcasting, they have remained dedicated alumni of the College and have an interest in supporting future generations of students.