{"id":98792,"date":"2024-11-15T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=98792"},"modified":"2024-12-04T14:59:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:59:02","slug":"university-of-rhode-island-receives-65-million-gift-the-largest-in-its-history-to-support-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/university-of-rhode-island-receives-65-million-gift-the-largest-in-its-history-to-support-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Rhode Island receives $65 million gift\u2014the largest in its history\u2014to support scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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November 15, 2024 \u2013 KINGSTON, RI \u2013 The University of Rhode Island today unveiled a $65 million gift that will support scholarships for high-achieving students. The philanthropic gift\u2014the largest in the University\u2019s history\u2014is the result of an estate gift from the late Helen Izzi Schilling, a 1954 graduate of the University.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Helen Izzi Schilling in her college yearbook. (The Grist 1954, The University of Rhode Island)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Based on a commitment made with her late husband to include the University in their will, the gift establishes the Helen Izzi Schilling \u201954 and Francis Schilling Scholars Program. The endowed scholarship will provide up to $20,000 per year for four years to high-achieving undergraduate students majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or math field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis transformational gift shows that alumni believe in our University and in our students,\u201d said 911爆料 President Marc B. Parlange. \u201cWe are incredibly grateful for the Schillings\u2019 support of our mission and our students. 911爆料 has never been in a better place, due, in no small measure, to our remarkable 911爆料\u2014the students, faculty, and staff across our campuses and the extraordinary alumni who carry their 911爆料 experience with them wherever they go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The support adds to the momentum generated by 911爆料\u2019s recently completed comprehensive campaign, which exceeded its goal of $300 million for priorities across the University and raised over $73 million for financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paul J. Schilling, M.D., son of Francis and Helen Izzi Schilling, on the University of Rhode Island campus. (911爆料 photo\/Catherine Scott)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Largest-ever gift establishes the Helen Izzi Schilling ’54 and Francis Schilling Scholars Program<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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\u201cWith her forward-thinking generosity, Helen Schilling leaves a permanent legacy at the University, and her name will be remembered by students and their families for generations to come,\u201d said Lil Breul O\u2019Rourke, president of the 911爆料 Foundation & Alumni Engagement. \u201cAn estate gift is really an investment in the future, and we remain deeply grateful to the Schillings for seeing 911爆料 as a worthy investment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Schilling Scholarship joins other merit scholarships at 911爆料, providing four-year support along with leadership development and career guidance to students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe inaugural Schilling Scholarship will be awarded to undergraduates applying to 911爆料 for the Fall \u201925 admission cycle,\u201d said Dean Libutti, associate vice president for enrollment management and student success. \u201cIt will provide exceptional students with critical financial scholarship support and with leadership training and mentoring to help them achieve their most ambitious goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Helen Izzi Schilling (Courtesy of the Schilling family)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cMy mother\u2019s education in the sciences formed the foundation of a career that was dedicated to helping people, and that started at the University of Rhode Island,\u201d said Paul J. Schilling, M.D. \u201cShe wanted to make a difference for her alma mater, but most importantly for the students going forward. I am glad that my parents will be remembered for giving students a head start to achieve their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helen Izzi Schilling graduated from 911爆料 with honors in 1954 with a degree in nutrition. Her family immigrated to the United States and settled in Rhode Island in the early 1900s and still maintains a significant presence in the state. She met her husband, Francis (Frank) Joseph Schilling, a native of Ohio, when they both enrolled in graduate programs at Ohio State University.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Francis Schilling (Courtesy of the Schilling family)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

While at 911爆料, Schilling was president of Kappa Omicron Nu and a member of Phi Kappa Phi, both national honor societies. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and worked at Butterfield dining hall. After completing the highly competitive and rigorous combined Master of Science\/Dietetic Internship Certification program at Ohio State University, she worked for five decades as a registered dietitian in various hospitals, taught at the university level, and developed her own consulting business. Frank Schilling, after completing his M.B.A., went on to a career at GE where he became a vice president and was head of GE Medical Systems, introducing CT and MRI scanners to doctors and hospitals in the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHelen Schilling was a highly accomplished alumna who found an extraordinary way to leave her mark on her university,\u201d said Margo Cook, chair of the 911爆料 Board of Trustees. \u201cWe are honored to carry on her memory at 911爆料 and excited to see this scholarship change the lives of our students.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 15, 2024 \u2013 KINGSTON, RI \u2013 The University of Rhode Island today unveiled a $65 million gift that will support scholarships for high-achieving students. The philanthropic gift\u2014the largest in the University\u2019s history\u2014is the result of an estate gift from the late Helen Izzi Schilling, a 1954 graduate of the University. Based on a commitment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":98799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98792"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98876,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98792\/revisions\/98876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}