According to Professor Hossein Hakimzadeh, chair of the computer science department at IU South Bend, two people have played a central role in the creation and development of the department: Professor John P. Russo and Professor William J. Knight.

Throughout his career at IU South Bend, Dr. Russo was a mentor to thousands of computer science and mathematics students. Furthermore, he was a mentor to numerous faculty members in our department. His lecture notes, laboratory examples, and tutorials are widely used by instructors in several courses. Professor Emeritus Russo passed away on June 5, 2022.

The John P. Russo Scholarship was established to honor Dr. Russo’s achievements and his pursuit of excellence. Income from gifts to this endowed fund shall be used for financial assistance to support undergraduate and graduate students majoring in computer and information sciences at IU South Bend. 

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This account is an endowment. Your gifts to this fund will be invested in perpetuity to provide annual income to support the purpose of the account. Per Indiana University Foundation, Inc. policy, endowment accounts which do not ultimately become fully funded at the required minimum through pledges/gifts will be converted to an expendable account supporting the same purpose as the original endowed fund.