Philip and Anne Drago Scholarship

The Philip and Anne Drago Scholarship Fund was established by alumnus Joseph P. Drago in memory of his parents. Philip Drago earned a bachelor’s degree (1948) and a master’s degree in the teaching of French (1950) from the University of Illinois. Joseph P. Drago earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Illinois in 1972, and a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from Illinois in 1974. Joe Drago was a research engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the reactor engineer at the Connecticut Yankee nuclear power plant, the safety compliance officer at Argonne National Laboratory, and a nuclear engineer with US Department of Energy where he performed safety assessments and accident investigations. His current work interests include advancing patient safety in the healthcare sector.

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