Faulls announce IVCC scholarship opportunities

OGLESBY — Though it’s been more than 45 years since he left the old barracks campus, Al Faull of Peru has never forgotten the good experience he had at Illinois Valley Community College in the late 1960s.

“Al was in the first IVCC class in 1966, and went onto a successful career, but he never forgot where he started,” said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran.  “The Faulls’ generous gift will help many of our automotive students gain solid careers themselves.”

They will support mechanically inclined students as he was. Al and his wife Terri will fund up to three scholarships for IVCC automotive technology students each year.

The Albert and Terri Faull Scholarship will pay tuition, fees and book expenses for incoming freshmen who are residents of LaSalle, Peru, Oglesby and Spring Valley. Home schooled and GED graduates are also eligible.

The Faulls have lived in the Illinois Valley their entire lives.  Al studied mechanical technology under Don Haas when IVCC was located in LaSalle-Peru High School and moved with the program across the Illinois River to the temporary buildings. He earned an associates in applied science in 1969.

He retired in 2002 after 33 years with IDOT. He was a member of the IDOT Credit Union Board and also served in the Loan Department.

The former Terri Korter of Oglesby graduated from LaSalle-Peru Township High School and worked a short time at the LaSalle County Courthouse. She spent the majority of her career as office manager at the local TV cable firms in Peru. She retired in 2010 after 33 years of service.