Giving Back

Marc Christman, board treasurer of the Pullman Foundation; and Cyrus Lau, Pullman Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign '21 at the annual Pullman Scholar Symposium
Giving Back • 11.27.18

Giving to the Pullman Foundation: Unique ways to make a difference

The new tax act passed in 2017 brought with it many changes to how you might file your taxes next… Read More
With a scholarship from the Pullman Foundation, both Christine and George Gloeckler graduated from the University of Chicago in 1960
Alumni Stories • 05.24.18

Renowned Scientist Thanks Scholarship Foundation with Surprise $50,000 Gift

From a Refugee Camp in Europe to the National Academy of Sciences and Interstellar Space May 21, 2018, Chicago, IL… Read More
Alumni Stories • 12.04.17

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

A few years ago, I started getting mailings from the Foundation. I congratulate those who thought of calling on past… Read More
Alumni Stories • 11.30.17

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

Today, scholar alumnus Dr. George Gloeckler (University of Chicago ’60) is one of the most renowned physicists on the planet.… Read More
Alumni Stories • 09.09.15

Pullman Scholar Alumni Enjoys Linking Experience to Need

The George M. Pullman Educational Foundation helped Tom Meagher attend college. Now he’s giving back. Meagher volunteering at the 2015… Read More
Alumni Stories • 08.03.15

Preparation Plus Opportunity Equals Sustained Success

There was no doubt that Marcus Woods would go to college. And thrive there. His mother, Sheila, pretty much required… Read More
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Giving Back • 05.18.15

The Importance of Giving Back

Pam Bloomquist recently experienced a moment of Pullman Scholar serendipity. She is assistant dean of law admissions and financial assistance… Read More
Alumni Stories • 08.20.14

My American Dream: Pre-College and 10 Years Later

By Patrick T. Murphy, Pullman Scholar Alumnus, '09. “Always be dissatisfied with what you are, if you want to arrive… Read More