DARREN HANEY
MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
This scholarship was made in memory of Donald and Catherine Brandon.
Donald and Catherine Brandon Memorial Scholarship Fund
Donald and Catherine Brandon both graduated from Herrin High School. Donald was a member of the Class of 1962. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree in education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale before graduating from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Donald, who died in May 2026, was a longtime attorney in Herrin. He had been a member of the Herrin Rotary Club, the Herrin Area Historical Society, and the Herrin Hospital Auxiliary. Catherine is a member of the HHS Class of 1964. She was the top student in SIU’s Education Department in 1967. She finished her long teaching career as a seventh-grade language arts instructor at Herrin Middle School, retiring in 2009. Catherine served as treasurer for the Friends of the Herrin City Library and also volunteered with the Herrin Hospital Auxiliary.
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We, and their family, honor his memory and hope to continue his legacy of learning by awarding scholarships every year.
THESE ROOTS
ARE DEEP.
We are bankers, administrators, community members, who are from Southern Illinois. Our families live and grow here and have for generations. This region means as much to us as it does to you. Let us help you grow your legacy to build
up the community that we all love.
LET’S GROW.
TOGETHER.
The Southern Illinois Community Foundation engages the people of our region in building a tradition of philanthropy. We are committed to creating an opportunity for donors to participate in local community development efforts to address the changing needs of our community through charitable giving.