Category: Alumni

If you missed Homecoming 2007, Spread the Red, you can still enjoy it by clicking on the Spread the Red photo album.  If you attended Homecoming 2007, check out the album and see if you were photographed while enjoying the week of activities. The album has photos of the Homecoming game crowd of more than

Many young Midwestern women came to earn their college degrees at Illinois State Normal University in 1957.  The class was the centennial freshman class and was welcomed to campus by the new president, Robert Bone, and his wife, Karyn. When the Bones welcomed students to campus, they called each person by name.  The Bones greatly

John L. Wroan III, a retired Bloomington contractor and businessman, has donated $1 million worth of stock to University High School and Illinois Wesleyan University, both in Bloomington-Normal. A private luncheon in honor of John and Jeanne Wroan, hosted by Illinois State University President Al and Mrs. Linda Bowman, was held at the University Residence

“Spread the Red: 150 Years of Spirit” will be the theme of Illinois State University’s Homecoming 2007 celebration, Oct. 8-14.  Homecoming activities will highlight the University’s rich history and traditions as part of Illinois State’s yearlong sesquicentennial celebration. This year’s Homecoming celebration features events for the campus community, Bloomington-Normal, alumni and friends.  For a complete

During Homecoming 2007, alumni and friends can pick up their Redbird Walk Card at Homecoming Central in the Circus Room or at the Alumni Relations Office, both in Bone Student Center. The card can be used all day on Friday, Oct. 12, and Saturday, Oct. 13, at participating merchants in the Bloomington-Normal area.  Use the

The WGLT Bar-B-Quad will serve up hot barbeque and even hotter blues music from The Delta Kings and Barb Hamilton at the first-time Homecoming Blues BBQ. The tent flaps will open at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, with Longhorn Smokehouse providing the barbeque and fixins. Tickets for the family-style seating meal and blues must

Yale University, Rutgers and Princeton are acknowledged by some experts as the places where tailgating originated.  During the first college football game between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869, fans came to the game by carriage, grilling sausages and burgers at the tail end of the horse.  In 1904, a train of private railcars brought fans

The Homecoming 2007 Alumni King and Queen are Darwin and Jean (Lindberg) Hany of Hot Springs Village, Ark.  Not only did Jean and Darwin receive their degrees from Illinois State, Darwin ’53 in elementary education and Jean ’54 in mathematics, all four of their children also graduated from Illinois State.  Darryl graduated in 1978, Nancy

The nationally-ranked Illinois State football team hosts Indiana State Oct. 13 at Hancock Stadium for Homecoming 2007.  Head coach Denver Johnson and the Redbirds are led by seniors Luke Drone and Kye Stewart. Drone is on pace to become the most prolific passer in Redbird history and is one of only 16 players in the

Join your fellow alumni for the annual Homecoming Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 12, at noon in the Brown Ballroom at Bone Student Center.  Advance registration by Monday, Oct. 1, is required with tickets on sale for $10 per person. Tickets can be purchased by clicking on the Luncheon Web site. For more information about the