Loreta and Silvio Corsetti Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is established in memory of Loreta and Silvio Corsetti, the parents of Victor C. Corsetti. Silvio immigrated from Pacentro, Italy after World War II to Venezuela with his oldest son, Paul. He came to the United States in 1951 and in 1952 brought Loreta and five of his seven children to Illinois.

Victor Corsetti earned his bachelor's and master's degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he was mentored by both Dr. William Gamble and Dr. William Hall. Dr. Hall recommended that he stay for his master's degree, which Corsetti said was instrumental in his successful career. He also honors these two professors with this gift.

The scholarship is to be renewable for students studying structural engineering. Donor's second preference is that the scholarships be given to Italian Nationals from the Pacentro, Italy region and/or Italian American students from the state of Illinois.

The award is given in two equal payments: one during the Fall semester and one during the Spring semester.

Past recipients:

2023     Jack Marion, Matthew Ross

2022     Ryan Croce, Dominic Pontrelli

2021     Ryan Croce, Salvatore Penachio

2020     Salvatore Penachio

2019     Daniel Gentile

2018     Melissa Bayer

2017     Gloria Frank, Katie Garibaldi

2016     Gloria Frank, Alexandra Zack

2015     Michael Valentino

2011     Kaitlyn L. Fleming