MBA alum and energy leader Bob Crowell endows scholarship

Bob Crowell, MBA ’95, said both of his higher education institutions, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Illinois State University, prepared him well for his 23-year career in the energy field.  He appreciated the fact that Illinois State MBA students and the majority of his professors had practical, real-world work experience.

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Lasting Impressions

According to Han Yu, Ph.D. ’07, students visiting English Professor Gerald Savage for a planned 20-minute conference often end up spending an hour and a half due to his genuine interest in their education.  “As I was working on my dissertation, Savage would put aside his own work and research to review drafts, give thought-provoking comments and, yes, make his famous 20+ additional references list for me to check out—after each review,” said Yu.

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