Schools Northern Illinois University Receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Veterans Education by Gary Kopycinski on October 22, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Schools: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Amauree Williams Caps Historic Southland Career with Three State Championships June 3, 2026 DEKALB–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2010. Northern Illinois University today received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Veterans Education for exemplary efforts in providing greater educational and informational resources for student veterans.