About Us

The Stephanie Joseph Memorial Fund, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization created by her family and friends shortly after Stephanie's passing in 2008. Its purpose is to honor her memory by providing scholarships to deserving high school students who echo her values of tenacity in the face of adversity.

100% of donations to the Fund are provided to the award recipients as scholarships. The Fund is run entirely on an unpaid volunteer basis, and running costs are borne by the board out of pocket.

We are based in the western suburbs of Chicago, IL.

Board of Directors

  • Richard P. Baldwin, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, University of Louisville

  • Ms. Luz Castello, Vice President of Operations, Numark Credit Union

  • Mr. Lloyd Fredendall, CEO of Numark Credit Union

  • Ms. Paula Johnson, Corporate Attorney, Honeywell Corporation (Retired); Corporate Attorney for Jostens, Inc. (Retired)

  • Bryce Johnson, Ph.D., Vice President, Dyneon Corporation, A 3M-Hoechst Company (Retired)

  • Margo Wolf, M.D., Practicing Physician at Duly Health and Care

  • Leslie Wolf, Ph.D., Senior Technology Advisor, BP Corporation (Retired)

  • Joe Joseph, Ph.D., Senior Technology advisor, BP Corporation (Retired), Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Numark Credit Union

Advisors to the Board

  • James L. Wittliff, Ph. D., M. D. hc, FADLM, FASCP, FACSc
    Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
    Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery
    Co-Founder & Director Emeritus, Institute for Molecular Diversity & Drug Design
    University of Louisville, School of Medicine
    Louisville, KY 40292

  • Theresa H. (Mitzie) Wittliff (Retired)
    Administrative Assistant & Operations Manager
    Hormone Receptor Laboratory
    University of Louisville
    Louisville, KY 40292