Category: Alumni

The Genevieve Green Gardens at Ewing Cultural Center were created through a $5.9 million gift to Illinois State from the estate of the late Bruce V. Green, a Bloomington native, in memory of his wife Genevieve.  View the gardens in their full glory by clicking on Green Gardens. “The Genevieve Green Gardens are blooming and

Illinois State University’s College of Arts and Sciences recently inducted nine new members into their Hall of Fame. Inductees are chosen based on outstanding performance in their profession; demonstrated leadership in their profession or community; favorable statewide, national or international recognition; and/or proof that their work has proven beneficial to a pronounced segment of society.

Alumni Relations staff have compiled a reunion planning guide to assist alumni who are interested in coordinating a reunion. Whether the intent is to get together with former classmates or club members, the guide will make reunion planning simpler by outlining responsibilities and detailing how Alumni Relations staff can assist the planners.  There is a

The members of the graduating classes of 2007 and 2003 will be receiving a letter from Illinois State University President Al Bowman inviting them to participate in the annual alumni survey.  Personalized instructions for completing the survey will be mailed in April. Participants will be eligible to win two roundtrip airline tickets.  The information provided

Why is race still such a powerful subject in America?  How have librarians been portrayed, both positively and negatively, in Hollywood films?  How can sensitive subjects such as sex, teen pregnancy and abortion be interpreted for young readers?  Those issues will be examined during presentations and a film screening sponsored by Illinois State’s Milner Library during

The Alumni Association has just created a presence on the career networking site, LinkedIn.com.  Alumni are invited to create a connection with Reggie Redbird and join the Alumni Association Group affiliated with the Reggie Redbird profile.  The online network is intended to create professional career connections that will provide opportunities for furthering one’s career and

Denny and Margaret Watson may not have graduated from Illinois State University, but they certainly have earned the title of friends.  A member of the Friends of Milner Library Board and the Senior Professionals group that serves as a resource for the University, Denny Watson donated an impressive private collection of circus memorabilia to Milner

The Walker and Dunn-Barton Decommissioning Ceremony on Friday, April 18, at 2 p.m. will bring an end to some of the oldest residence halls on the Illinois State University campus. Join President Al Bowman, fellow alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and students in the mini quad between Walker and Dunn-Barton to say goodbye and to reminisce

Just eight years after receiving her communication degree from Illinois State University, Kelly Rice ’00 is the proud recipient of an Emmy for her undercover investigation of Charlotte, N.C. restaurants serving banned seafood. The story, “Something’s Fishy,” first aired in May 2007 on WCNC, a Charlotte television station. Rice, an investigative reporter for the NBC

Ken and Jim Leonard are both actuaries who likely have broken career and family statistical rules.  How many brothers choose the same career path, choose to live together as roommates in college and, some fifteen years later, choose to study together to earn their Fellowships in the Casualty Actuary Society (CAS)?  The Leonards surely are