Mr. John Finnin grew up in the PSC district and is an alumnus of Marian Catholic High School. He is the cleaning contractor for Prairie State College and is an active supporter of PSC students. “The joy of watching someone being able to accomplish their dreams and...

At Alcoa, we turn ideas into innovation. Impossibility into impact. What if, into what is. We are unlocking the value inside our people and processes to change the industry and shape the world we live in. At Alcoa, it’s about results and how we achieve them. Now is...

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is the oldest intercollegiate historically African American fraternity. It was initially a literary and social studies club organized in the 1905–1906 school year at Cornell University but later evolved into a fraternity with a...

Funds have been provided by a local south suburban family who wishes to assist PSC students.

Barnes & Noble has a retail presence in every state, with approximately 600 bookstores. Barnes & Noble College is committed to the success of PSC students through offering the Barnes & Noble Textbook Scholarship.

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; High ethical standards in business and professions, the...

In 1999, Rachel Reich, daughter of Dr. Keith and Sandi Reich, died at the age of 14 from Dysautonomia, a neurological disease. The scholarship was established in the memory of Rachel Reich to assist students with disabilities. Disabilities include visual and/or...

The Male Success Initiative (MSI) scholarship was established by former PSC Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Linda Uzureau, to provide support for men of color.

The Dr. Terri L. Winfree Scholarship was established to honor Dr. Terri L. Winfree, the first female President of Prairie State College. For Dr. Winfree, her presidency also celebrates being the first PSC graduate to be named president, and the first person in her...

Over the past 65 years, Enbridge has become a leader in the safe and reliable delivery of energy in North America and is proud to be recognized as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. Enbridge generates energy, expanding interests in...

During his years at Alden Manufacturing, and before that at Smith Manufacturing, the business begun by his father in 1950, one of Jim’s favorite parts of the job was welding. He was an expert welder and lamented later in life that there are not enough people in the...

Seeing a need for more dental hygiene professional training and services in the South Suburbs, Dr. Wright, along with Dr. Dan E. Herrold and hygienist Carol Freitag, in 1966 launched the Dental Hygiene Program from the hospital in conjunction with the new Prairie...

The Emmy Bauer Memorial Scholarship was established in honor of a local resident who was interested in the arts and created both paintings and needle art. A native Germany, Ms. Bauer was a homemaker and enjoyed utilizing her creative side to depict art in the form of...

In honor of the late, Mrs. Esta K Schneider, Dr. Melvin Schneider and family established the Esta K. Schneider Scholarship to assist PSC students working in the home healthcare. When Mrs. Schneider was hospitalized, she was under the care of a healthcare worker who...

The Harold Kummelehne Benefit Corporation is a not-for-profit corporation raising funds to help “Our Heroes and Yours.” The fund was started in August 2015 to help Harold Kummelehne, an icon in the local fire service ranks, both as a Fire Apparatus Engineer (FAE)...

The Martin Anthonisen Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Mr. Martin Anthonisen, a long-time community member and business owner. He was the founder of Anthonisen Financial Services, located on Dixie Highway, in Flossmoor, and he and his family have been...

The Nick Zenzen Memorial Scholarship was established in honor Professor Nick Zenzen, a retired PSC biology instructor at Prairie State College.

Paul Holwick was a 52-year old automotive mechanic dedicated to the field for 30 years. When computers became prominent in the industry, he realized he needed to update his skills; thus, enrolling at Prairie State College. Because of his passion for automotive...

Virginia was very accomplished in the Dental Hygiene field. She worked in private practice for over 20 years. She went on to help establish the Dental Hygiene Program at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, IL, where she earned the Pioneer Pillar of the...

The Father William T. O’Connor Memorial Scholarship was established in honor of Father William O’Connor, who was committed to helping the poor. Father O’Connor helped found the St. Basil Free People’s Clinic. Fluent in Spanish and a frequent traveler to Mexico,...

The scholarship was established to assist students who are the first in their families to attend college. The educational accomplishments of the anonymous donors could not have been possible without the support of their immigrant parents, who did not have educational...

The Florence Kaplan Foundation was created as a not-for-profit charitable organization for the benefit of other charities and college scholarships.

Flossmoor Service League is a volunteer organization with a mission to assist others in need, particularly in helping to provide basic human services through not-for-profit organizations based in the south suburbs. The organization consists of philanthropic and...

Ford Motor Company and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Endowed Scholarship Program was established in 1989 at 33 four-year colleges and university and nine community/vocational colleges across the United States. Monies to fund the scholarship...

Franciscan Health is a 12-hospital health system which includes clinics, home health services and doctors serving Indiana and Illinois.

Francis Meyer established endowments to continue funding charitable agencies and programs he supported, in perpetuity. His family has deep roots in the history of Northwest Indiana and founded Calumet State Bank, now known as Bank Calumet.

The Dr. E. Timothy & Deborah Lightfield Scholarship was established in honor of past PSC President Dr. E. Timothy Lightfield and his wife, Deborah in recognition of Dr. Lightfield’s tireless and unceasing commitment to continuing education of the adult student.

The Patricia Trainor Memorial Scholarship was established in honor of Ms. Patricia Trainor, a long-time resident of Chicago Heights. She was a volunteer at St. James Hospital for many years and respected the Nursing profession.

The Homewood Rotary Foundation’s mission is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; SECOND. High ethical standards...

Illiana Financial was organized in 1936 by a small group of employees working at Illinois Bell Telephone Company, a subsidiary of American Telephone & Telegraph (A.T.&T.). These volunteers formed the credit union with the philosophy of helping each other by pooling...