Earlier today at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a number of campus and government leaders broke ground for the Chez Family Foundation Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education. The Center will be a national resource for veterans with severe and multiple disabilities, providing residential and non-residential services for veterans pursuing a degree.
During the ceremony, remarks were given by Trustee Timothy Koritz, Chancellor Phyllis Wise, Rep. Rodney Davis, the Director of the VA's Regional Office in Chicago Duane Honeycutt, Ronald Chez from the Ronald Chez Family Foundation, and Dr. Tanya Gallagher, Dean of Urbana's College of Applied Health Sciences.
To read more about the Center, visit the homepage: http://woundedvetcenter.ahs.illinois.edu/.
