Category: Alumni

Illinois State University campaign, Redefining “normal,” raised more than $96 million for Illinois State University, and the two years after the campaign have added more than $29 million. The Illinois State University Foundation, which receives, holds and administers gifts to the University, invested more than $3 million in Illinois State in fiscal year 2005 and

Illinois State Athletics invites all alumni and friends to the Redbird Fan Fair on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 5-7 p.m. on the plaza between Horton Field House and Redbird Arena and then to pack the stands at the annual Red/White football scrimmage at 7 p.m. Redbird Fan Fair is a chance to meet coaches and

The deadline for nominations for the Alumni Association Awards has been extended to Sept. 15. The Alumni Association Awards program recognizes the professional and service accomplishments of alumni as they progress in their careers. Nominations may be submitted by members of the University community, alumni, colleagues or friends of the University. For details on the

During the academic year, the quad and campus buildings teem with students.  The University sees less traffic in the summer, but thanks to Preview, some 350 parents and students traverse the walkways and building corridors each day for seven weeks. Preview is Illinois State University’s two-day summer orientation and registration program for incoming freshmen. The

The 2006 incoming freshman class is one of the highest caliber in the history of Illinois State University, and the University is receiving an unprecedented number of applications for admission due to the hard work and innovation of Admissions and Enrollment Management and Academic Services staff. “Our new student academic profile just keeps getting better

If you are planning on visiting campus in the near future, get ready to see some changes.  Richard Runner, director of Facilities Planning, said not only are there a large number of construction projects currently underway, but a tremendous amount of construction activity will continue over the next five to 10 years. In the last

Scott Richardson’s involvement with puppetry led him to create sets of world-traveling puppets for the musical theatre production, “Little Shop of Horrors.” Richardson ’85 said his man-eating plant puppets, “the girls,” as he calls them, have traveled to every corner of the country, including Maine, California, Florida and Washington.  They even traveled to Louisiana a

Susan Almeida ’73, MSE ’78 turned her passion for reading into a career.  For the past 17 years, she has worked with reading-challenged first-graders and their teachers in the Reading Recovery program.  She believes so whole-heartedly in Reading Recovery that she has committed to financially supporting the program through a planned gift. “Working with Reading

Alumni have until Friday to consolidate student loans before the federal government raises the rate by nearly 40 percent.  The Illinois State University Alumni Association has teamed with Nelnet to offer student loan consolidation for a rate as low as 4.75 percent. Alumni can consolidate loans and lock in current interest rates for the entire

With responsibility for 30 annual gardens, hanging baskets and large flower containers, containing more than 12,000 annuals, Landscape Gardener Darcy Loy and her staff have one of the busiest units on campus. Loy, a 25-year employee who graduated from DuPage Horticulture School, said it all begins with the garden design.  In December, she chooses a