Thomas Weber

Thomas Weber Family Endowed Scholarship

Thomas Weber is a 1982 graduate of DePaul University in accounting, and received an MBA from Northwestern University. Tom is currently vice president of financial and real estate services for U.S. Cellular Corporation. In this role, he leads the company’s revenue assurance, credit and collections, commissions, real estate and quality, and process improvement areas.

Tom has been at U.S. Cellular for over 20 years, and has also had responsibility for financial planning and analysis, accounting, pricing and other financial functions during his tenure. Prior to coming to U.S. Cellular, Tom worked for Chrysler Corporation in various finance capacities.

Tom serves as a member of the Driehaus College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council and chairs its Career Connections and Networking Committee. He also serves on the business school’s Campaign for DePaul Committee and served on the 2007 Reunion Committee. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Illinois Performance Excellence Corp. He and his wife Beth have twins (son and daughter) in college.

From Tom:
“I created the Thomas Weber Family Scholarship for two reasons – to support DePaul and honor my parents.

I would not be where I am professionally and personally without the education I received at DePaul…both the professional side and the personal/inter-personal side.

From a family point-of-view, I had two major life events in 2011– my father passed away in March and my children graduated from high school and began college. Both made me think about legacy – the legacy of my parents and the legacy I wanted to leave.

My parents both endured a terribly difficult early life – they lived through the Great Depression and World War II in Poland. After the war they came as refugees into West Germany and ultimately immigrated to the United States during the 1950s with virtually nothing materially. My parents worked so hard to provide for me and to help me get through DePaul. Because of their efforts, I was able to get a great education, launch my career and provide my own children with financial support in their educational endeavors.

This scholarship allows me to give a worthy student who does not have the financial means the same opportunity that my parents gave to me.”