Our Crowdfunding Groups
Although this fundraiser has concluded, you can make a donation to the Fanny Ruth Patterson Scholarship by visiting foundation.myniu.com and typing "Fanny Ruth Patterson" into the "designation" field.
Fanny Ruth Patterson was the first black student to graduate from NIU. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education in 1915 and was known as a brave innovator at Northern Illinois University. After graduating, Fanny taught school for several years until succumbing to tuberculosis. This scholarship has been established by the Black Alumni Council to honor Fanny for her role in blazing a trail for other Black or African American students to follow at Northern Illinois University.
The purpose of the Fanny Ruth Patterson Scholarship is to promote the educational benefits that derive from a diverse student body. The Fund will provide scholarship support for deserving students who have a minimum of 70 credit hours, 2.5 GPA or greater, been active in campus affairs, and embodied the spirit of Fanny Ruth Patterson. Read more about last year's recipients here.
More than $99,000 have been provided to students through the Fanny Ruth Patterson Scholarship since 1988. Donate today to help continue that legacy.
Organizations Participating in the Fanny Ruth Patterson Fundraising Competition:
Help your organization compete for bragging rights to see who can raise the most support for students through the Fanny Ruth Patterson scholarship.
Organization Name | Total Gifts | Total Fundraised |
| AKA - ΔΟ | 2 | $200 |
| ΑΦΑ - ΕΦ | 6 | $232.18 |
| B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. | 1 | $100 |
| BAC Virtual Fundraiser Ambassadors | ||
| Black Male Initiative | 1 | $100 |
| Center for Black Studies | 4 | $400 |
| CHANCE | 3 | $250 |
| Northern Black Choir | 9 | $1100 |
| College of Business Mentors | 5 | $400 |
| ΔΣΘ - ZI | 43 | $2200 |
| EBONY Women | 2 | $200 |
| ΙΦΘ - BN | ||
| ΚΑΨ - ΕΟ | 22 | $1665 |
| ΩΨΦ - IΔ | ||
| ΦΒΣ - EΓ | 6 | $500 |
| ΦΡΗ - Z | 1 | $100 |
| ΣΓΡ - ZN | ||
| ΖΦΒ - ΗΔ | 1 | $500 |
**list updated as of 4:42 p.m. CT on 12/21/21
