Category: Alumni

The Links for Milt Golf Outing, sponsored by the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST), will be held on Thursday, May 18, at the Illinois State Golf Course in Normal. Proceeds from the outing will support four-year CAST Dean’s Scholarships for highly qualified Illinois State students. The event is named in honor of former

Two new staff members,  Jamie Sennett and Shanay Huerta, joined the Alumni Relations staff on Monday, April 17. Sennett is an assistant director who will work with constituent groups, coordinating regional events, chapters other than Chicago ones, new chapter development, affinity clubs other than the Chicago area and Alumni Day.  Huerta is an assistant director

Remember when Illinois State (Normal) University had Big Four Dances, most classes were held in Old Main, students gathered in front of the bulletin board at the Four Corners of Old Main, and everyone pretty much knew everyone else on campus? Jane (Hoffman) Schleeter ’56 remembers and is looking forward to reminiscing with old classmates

Like many baby boomers, Meredith (Kendall) Lovelass ’73 has gone from one long-term career to another, extending her talents from the nursing arena to apartment management. Lovelass received her degree in nursing from Mennonite College of Nursing and went to work in the Intensive Care Unit at Mennonite Hospital and then in the Medical/Surgical Unit

The Illinois State University Foundation Board has released a report wrapping up Redefining “normal.” The Report sums up six years of work for the University’s first-ever comprehensive fund-raising campaign.  It includes an Illinois State University thank you to the campaign donors and lists campaign goals and results, types of gifts, commitments by college and donors

Two Illinois State University alumni attending the February Phoenix Alumni Chapter event took the time to reminisce and share their interests with others at the event. Jim Manley ’92 attended his first alumni event and said he sincerely enjoyed it.  Manley, a 26-time Emmy award-winning television news photographer, two-time NPPA Regional Photographer of the Year

For the past seven years, Illinois State University has offered its students, faculty and staff an alternative to warm-weather joviality for spring break. This year, the Alternative Spring Break program sent close to 100 students, faculty and staff to work in Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama.  Three teams went to Nashville to work with Catholic Charities

The Illinois State University renovation of Schroeder Hall has earned the Pride in Partnership Outstanding Renovation Award from the State of Illinois and the Capital Development Board (CDB).  Illinois State received a second Pride in Partnership award for Minority Business Enterprise/Female Business Enterprise Participation as a result of efforts by Siemens Building Technology, the building

Bruce Cluver valued some of his Illinois State University Agriculture faculty so much that three decades later he employs several in his exporting firm. Cluver’s agricultural interests came at an early age as the son of Cissna Park dairy operators. He came to Illinois State to study agriculture, and earned his bachelor’s degree in 1970. 

As a Bloomington-Normal native, Laura Garrett has seen massive growth in two of the largest entities in the twin cities—Illinois State University and State Farm Insurance. Garrett spent more than half of her life at State Farm Insurance, first as a part-time employee while in high school, and the last 25 years of her 50-year