Couple pledges $1.22 million in support of ISU’s #BeSoBold campaign Jim Pajakowski, a 1982 graduate of ISU, and his wife Sue made an estate gift of $900,000 to fund in perpetuity the existing Michael Grant Pajakowski Endowed Scholarship. That scholarship was established in honor of the couple’s late son. It will aid students from lower-income areas in #Chicago who need financial assistance to continue their education at ISU. The Pajakowskis also pledged $325,000 over 10 years to support the #scholarship endowment. “We have many blessings, including a quality education that resulted because we had the means, a strong support system, and people that believed in us and encouraged us along the way,” Jim Pajakowski said. “Our gift to ISU is designed to give others some of the same blessings so they can achieve their dreams.” Said ISU President Dr. Deborah J. Curtis: “We want to express our sincere appreciation to Jim and Sue Pajakowski as they continue to be significant donors to our ...