During Western Illinois University Alumnus Robert L. Nardelli s remarks at the 9 a.m. May 14 Commencement ceremony, in which he was being honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award, he called WIU President Guiyou Huang to the podium for a special announcement: a $100,000 check for the Robert & Susan Nardelli Scholarship Endowment.
Ceremonies recognizing the academic and personal accomplishments of Western Illinois University students and alumni will be held Friday-Saturday, May 13-14 in Macomb and Sunday, May 15 in the Quad Cities during the Spring 2022 Commencement Weekend.
Western Illinois University Alumni Robert L. Nardelli and Patrick M. Magoon have been named WIU s 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. They will be recognized at the Saturday, May 14 Commencement Exercises on the WIU-Macomb campus.