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Pullman Scholars in Their Own Words: Nathaniel Rodriguez

Posted on April 26, 2018 (September 23, 2024) by doug

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Rich In Origin and In Possibilities: Gundega Korsts, Beloit College

Posted on December 4, 2017 (September 23, 2024) by doug

A few years ago, I started getting mailings from the Foundation. I congratulate those who thought of calling on past scholars for present support. It is such a joy to see the new classes of scholars. At times, they feel like my siblings, at other times like my children or grandchildren: family, regardless. Those mailings […]

The Monumental Impact of a Pullman Foundation Scholarship: Christine and George Gloeckler, University of Chicago ’60

Posted on November 30, 2017 (September 23, 2024) by doug

Today, scholar alumnus Dr. George Gloeckler (University of Chicago ’60) is one of the most renowned physicists on the planet. Decades ago, a Pullman Foundation Scholarship helped launch his career when he entered the University of Chicago to earn an engineering degree. There was just one problem: the University of Chicago didn’t offer an engineering […]

The Freedom to Follow Your Passion: Meet Pullman Scholar Dejah Powell, Cornell University ‘18.

Posted on November 27, 2017 (September 23, 2024) by doug

Dejah Powell (Cornell University ’18) is a college senior, but she’s already made a difference in the world that people twice her age only dream of. She credits the Pullman Foundation for much of her success. “My Pullman Foundation Scholarship is transformative,” she says. “It’s given me the freedom to focus on my academics and […]

George M. Pullman Educational Foundation Announces $1 Million in Scholarships and Education Supports for 2017-2018 Pullman Scholar Cohort

Posted on September 12, 2017 (September 23, 2024) by doug

Making College Dreams a Reality for 118 Chicago-Area College Students. As an estimated 20 million college students across the nation start fall classes, the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation announces its commitment to investing $1 million in scholarships and education supports for the 98 renewing and 20 new 2017-2018 Pullman Scholar Cohort. Rooted in Chicago […]

The 21st Show Radio Interview: Financial Aid and Scholarships

Posted on July 28, 2017 (September 23, 2024) by doug

Scholarship displacement in Illinois is becoming a topic of interest. After the Foundation’s Op-Ed was published in the Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois Public Media contacted Executive Director Robin Redmond for a follow-up interview. Pullman Scholar Julissa Garcia, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2018, joined Executive Director Robin Redmond for an interview on The 21st Show, an Illinois […]

Chicago Sun-Times Op-Ed: When a Smart Kid Wins a Scholarship, Why Does Illinois Cheap Out?

Posted on July 28, 2017 (September 23, 2024) by doug

Executive Director Robin Redmond published an Op-Ed to the Chicago Sun-Times after Maryland passed a law banning scholarship displacement by public universities. “Some displacement defenders say they need to recapture financial aid resources to disburse it to other students with financial need,” says Redmond. “But the logic here is off and is exactly the opposite […]

Remembering Tom Meagher

Posted on April 24, 2017 (September 23, 2024) by doug

It is with great sadness that we share the news of a beloved Pullman Scholar Alumnus’s passing, Thomas Meagher. Thomas, affectionately known as Tom in the Pullman Foundation office and to other Pullman Scholars, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in his home. Tom is the epitome of a Pullman Scholar. Tom received his Pullman […]

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