About Evelyn T. Stone
Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies

College of Professional Studies is named in honor of the late Evelyn T. Stone, an early supporter of Roosevelt University and close friend to its first president, Edward J. Sparling.

A lifelong champion of education, she served as valedictorian of her high school class, was conversant in four foreign languages, and was an accomplished violinist and pianist. The first wife of former Roosevelt University Board Chairman Jerome H. Stone, she and her husband raised three children in the Chicago metropolitan area. During the late 1960s, in her prime at the age of 50, she fell victim to Alzheimer's disease.

In an effort to heighten awareness about Alzheimer's disease, to serve patients and families, and to recognize Evelyn's educational contributions, Jerome H. Stone organized and became founding chairman of the Alzheimer's Association in 1980. Today, the Alzheimer’s Association is the world leader in Alzheimer research and support, and is the first and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer’s.

The Association’s vision is “world without Alzheimer’s disease” and it’s mission is “to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.”

Jerome H. Stone is chairman emeritus of Roosevelt's Board of Trustees.