Marquette alumni family gives more than $2 million to support scholarship and emerging academic initiatives Gift will improve access to incoming students, bolster new home for Marquette Business and grow clinical and educational programming for special needs dental care By Marquette University - Jan 14th, 2021 02:20 pm Dr. Scott Stanek and Mary Ellen Stanek. Photo courtesy of Marquette University. MILWAUKEE — Scott Stanek, along with their family, have committed a gift of more than $2 million to Marquette University, President Michael R. Lovell shared today. The gift supports multiple scholarship funds, totaling $1.5 million, and includes both endowed funds and Marquette’s Bridge to the Future fund, which has provided immediate support to hundreds of students experiencing financial strain from the coronavirus.