Acting on their desire to help children and their families in a tangible way, in 2005, the late Phillip C. Goldstick and his wife, Beverly Kramer Goldstick, generously endowed a sustainable training and research program for the Department of Special Education at the College of Education at Illinois in the area of communication disorders in children and youth.

Each year the initiative, along with the Goldstick Family Lecture, provides new methods and practices for families and schools to ensure that children with a range of abilities have the opportunity to live as independently as possible in their homes, neighborhoods, and communities.

A proud Illinois alumnus, Mr. Goldstick held a bachelor’s degree in business, was a member of the 1952 Fighting Illini Rose Bowl football team, and served as a member of the University of Illinois Foundation Board of Directors. The Goldstick family's generous gifts to the university have supported a range of programming, including student scholarships, fine arts, athletics, and research.