The A. Clyde and Mae B. Freeland Endowed Scholarship was established in 1987 by Mr. and Mrs. Freeland’s four children in honor of their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Freeland graduated from the St. Luke’s Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1933. After...

The A.G. Cox Endowed Nursing Scholarship fund was established in 2012 by the A.G. Cox Charity Trust to support worthy and deserving students enrolled in Rush College of Nursing. Mr. Cox was a longtime business partner of William Wrigley, of the famed Wrigley Gum...

The Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Loan Fund was established in 1982 by the Andrew Corporation to provide financial assistance to the students of Rush Medical College.

Grateful patients Albertas and Elena Adomenas established the Albertas and Elena Adomenas Endowed Scholarship Fund for Stroke with a gift from their estate in 2013. The scholarship is intended to support students interested in research and care of stroke patients —...

The Alexander Wolf, MD, Medical Student Loan Fund was created through a generous bequest from Dr. Wolf, a 1929 graduate of Rush Medical College. Dr. Wolf was a longtime annual donor to Rush and a charter member of the Rush Heritage Society — an esteemed group of...

The Allstate Corporation Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2006 by the company, which has a global headquarters located in Northbrook, Illinois. Allstate has a lengthy history of charitable giving to noble causes in the community, and this endowed...

The A.M. Castle Endowed Scholarship was established in 2006 through a generous gift from A.M. Castle & Company, a global distributor of metals, services and supply chain solutions. The company is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. Through the charitable giving of...

The Anthony M. Kotin and Margaret P. Kotin Endowed Scholarship was established in 2009 through a generous gift from Dr. and Mrs. Kotin. Dr. Kotin graduated from Rush Medical College in 1977 and has enjoyed a long career in health care, beginning with his private...

The A. Watson Armour III Scholarship Fund was established in 2011 through the estate of Mr. Armour and his wife, Sarah Wood Armour, to support students enrolled in Rush Medical College. Mr. Armour, a descendent of the Armour & Co. meat packing company, also founded...

The A. Watson Armour III Scholarship Fund was established in 2011 through the estate of Mr. Armour and his wife, Sarah Wood Armour, to support students enrolled in Rush Medical College. Mr. Armour, a descendent of the Armour & Co. meat packing company, also founded...

The Beverly and Maurice Gross Medical Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2006 with a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Gross to support students enrolled in the Rush Medical College. Mr. Gross is well regarded as a business and philanthropic leader in Chicago....

The Blake Strother Talbot, MD, Endowed Scholarship was established in 2011 by the late Dr. Talbot, a 1941 graduate of Rush Medical College. Born in Waynesville, Missouri, Dr. Talbot attended Rush for medical school and upon his matriculation, became a urologist in...

The BMO Harris Bank Endowed Scholarship was established in 2005 through a generous contribution from the BMO Harris Bank. The scholarship provides support for students in the Rush Medical College.

The Brenda D. Ford and Family Endowed Medical Scholarship was established in 2017 by Natalie H. Ford in honor of her sister, Brenda D. Ford, and the entire Ford family. Natalie is the youngest of ten children of Theodore and Myra B. Ford. There was a strong emphasis...

The Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock Endowed Scholarship was established by Rosemarie Buntrock, a member of The Woman’s Board, and her husband, Dean Buntrock, as part of their generous commitment to Rush University Medical Center in 2007. This scholarship provides support...

The Carl E. Eybel, MD, BSHS Scholarship was established to support Malcolm X students in the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program at Rush University.

The Carylon Foundation Endowed Scholarship was established in 2005 with a generous pledge from the Carylon Foundation. This scholarship supports students enrolled in Rush Medical College. The Carylon Corporation, a leading environmental infrastructure company based...

The Clark W. Finnerud Scholarship was established in 1973. The scholarship was initially created by Dr. Finnerud, a graduate of Rush Medical College in 1918 and faculty member from 1919 – 1942. Dr. Finnerud is remembered as a pioneer in dermatology, serving as a...

The College of Health Sciences Scholarship is awarded to outstanding students in CHS. Since 1975, the Rush College of Health Sciences has been responsible for education and research in the allied health professions. Each year, several programs within CHS are...

The Daniel Welsh Memorial Scholarship was established after Dan’s untimely passing in 1992 through gifts in his memory from friends, family and classmates at Rush Medical College. Their continued giving in memory of Dan helped this scholarship become fully endowed in...

The David D. Caldarelli, MD, Endowed Medical School Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 by grateful patients of Dr. Caldarelli, emeritus chair holder of the Stanton A. Friedberg, MD, Chair of Otolaryngology and Bronchoesophagology and former chairperson of the...

This fund was established in 1972 through the will of Edith Monash. Her wish was to assist medical students in the form of loans or grants. She designated The Chicago Community Trust to administer her bequest, which benefits six medical schools in the greater Chicago...

The DeCresce Family Endowed Scholarship was established in 2009 by Robert DeCresce, MD. Dr. DeCresce has served Rush in a variety of leadership capacities, including his longtime tenure as chairperson of the Department of Pathology as well as president of the medical...

The Diana Barry Endowed Scholarship for Clinical Nutrition was established in 2005 with gifts from colleagues and friends wishing to honor Ms. Barry’s retirement from Rush University. Ms. Barry was a leader of food and nutrition services for many years. This...

Mrs. Donald Fergusson established the Donald W. Fergusson Memorial Loan Fund in 1976 with the many gifts received in her husband’s memory from friends, relatives and associates. The fund is to be used to provide support for deserving Rush Medical College students who...

This fund was established in 1996 by the late Mr. Ronald Hart in memory of his wife, Donna, a 1961 graduate of the Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing. Donna is remembered as a compassionate and caring nurse who was committed to her alma mater. After...

The Dorothy and Luther Christman Endowed Scholarship Fund for Nursing was established in 2002 to honor Luther Christman, PhD, RN, FAAN, an American nurse, professor of nursing, university administrator and advocate for gender and racial diversity in nursing. In 1972,...

The Dorothy E. Yates Endowment for Nursing Education was established in 2015 through a gift from Ms. Yates’ estate. Ms. Yates was a 1937 graduate of Rush predecessor Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing and former head nurse at Presbyterian Hospital during the...

The Dorothy Lewis Stanclift Endowed Nursing Scholarship was established in 1998 by Mr. Ray J. Stanclift, Jr. in memory of his wife. Mrs. Stanclift was a 1941 graduate of the St. Luke’s Hospital Training School for Nurses. During World War II, she served as a nurse in...

The Dorothy Seyfang Menker Endowed Scholarship Fund for Nursing was established in 2007 by Mrs. Menker and her husband, Egon. Mrs. Menker is a 1956 alumna of the St. Luke’s Hospital Training School for Nurses. She and her husband have been loyal Rush supporters,...