Category: Alumni

Alumnus Robert Petkoff, who starred on Broadway last year in “Fiddler on the Roof” with Alfred Molina and who recently opened in a Los Angeles revival of “The Importance of Being Earnest” with Lynn Redgrave, could thank the U.S. military for his career. His father’s Air Force career kept the family moving around the country

Curtis Thomas ’91 wanted to give Illinois State University Technology students the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art robotic equipment to help them gain real world experiences and more career opportunities.  So Thomas arranged through his company, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), to supply on consignment a full-size industrial robot in the Technology lab. Curtis Thomas ’91

People who wish to make charitable donations have a temporary incentive that raises the percentage limit on individual contributions. The Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Act of 2005 contains provisions to encourage charitable giving.  Charitable donations qualifying under this Act can be made to any charity including the Illinois State University Foundation. The key elements of

The November issue of Alumni News will wrap up the 2005 issues, with the first 2006 issue set to hit e-mail boxes on Monday, Jan. 30.  Illinois State University shuts down for winter break at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, and re-opens on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Alumni wishing to make an end-of-the-year gift or

The Illinois State University Student Foundation is setting up a scholarship in Olamide Adeyooye’s name to commemorate her legacy and influence at Illinois State.  Adeyooye, a senior laboratory science major from Berkeley, was the victim of a violent crime and died in October.  After being born in Nigeria, she came to the United States when

The University Registrar’s Office, including the Student Service and Referral Center, Evaluation Services, Academic Records, Transcripts and Verification, and Veteran Services areas, has updated their Web site to include a section specifically for Illinois State University alumni. The alumni site includes a guide for requesting official transcripts by fax, mail or in person; a guide

While many alumni can point to a particular professor who was a positive influence during their academic career, Emily Miller Kimmey’s top three list includes a Student Affairs associate dean, Development director and University president. “I loved being in college,” Miller Kimmey said.  “Jill Benson (associate dean of students) probably had the most influence on

There have been so many stories, shows, movies and books about individuals who have one life by day and another by night that it is almost a cliché. Illinois State University’s personal example of that cliché is Latasha Fox ’99, an auditor accountant for Edward Jones by day and a St. Louis Rams cheerleader by

The Illinois State Athletics department, Alumni Association and Chicago area radio station WBIG will host a Redbird Basketball Tip-off Reception on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Buffalo Wild Wings at 11820 South Route 59, in Plainfield, Ill. All Illinois State alumni are encouraged to attend this free event to kick-off the

While Redbird football prepares for the last games of the season in November, fans are looking ahead to the beginning of basketball season.  New features have been added to the GoRedbirds.com Web site, which will allow fans to listen to games on-line and watch video footage. Another new feature of the site is the opportunity