Stritch grads meet, marry, move, but never forget...

Kathleen and Gary Schneiderman: A scholarship for the generous of spirit

"Though we're nowhere near Chicago, it is great to still feel the connection across time and geography," says Kathleen Schneiderman, MD ('78), speaking of the relationship she and her husband, Gary Schneiderman, MD ('77), have maintained with Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine over the 30 years since they met on campus and married during the first year of his internship.

Dr. Kathleen Schneiderman, a south-side Chicago native, quilter, and marathon runner, is a pediatrician. Her husband, who came to medical school a self-described "southern California surfer guy with liberal politics" and still plays in a rock band, is an orthopaedic spine surgeon. After her graduation from Stritch, they moved to Los Angeles, where they completed their medical training and had their first child before moving to Sacramento, where they have practiced and raised their three children.

The Schneidermans wanted to create a scholarship aimed at someone committed to service and Jesuit ideals, one that would honor both their fathers and mothers as well as their Stritch mentors. Their gift will, thus, fund a scholarship to be awarded yearly to a medical student who demonstrates "significant generosity of spirit."

Read more about the Schneidermans and their decision to support the students who were once in their shoes.