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 A scholarship to benefit transfer students from Hancock, McDonough and Schuyler counties has been established at Western Illinois University by William "Dr. B" and Jacquie Brattain.
"We have known for some time we wanted to establish a scholarship," said Dr. B. "We explored a lot of ideas and kept coming back to transfer students. It seems more and more students are spending time at a community college before coming to Western, and many could use the financial assistance. We are hoping to help address that need."
Dr. B, associate WIU vice president emeritus for student services and recreation, park and tourism administration professor emeritus, was the recipient of WIU's Community Service Award and Outstanding Administrator Award and was named Honorary Alumni in 2007. The William E. Brattain Award for Student Leadership is given each year in his honor to an academically outstanding student activities leader. Brattain has served and chaired the boards of the McDonough County YMCA, United Way and Carl Sandburg College. He currently serves on the Illinois Arts Council.
Jacquie re-started the elementary art program and developed a program for gifted students during her more than 15 years teaching at the Northwestern Elementary School. Read more.
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