Category: Alumni

If Normal is in the path of your summer vacation this year, be sure to visit campus – and when you do, you may want to stop into the Bone Student Center to check out its newest restaurants. McAlister’ s Deli opened to rave reviews and long lines in late March. Located on the first

A May 5 afternoon fire only days before the start of finals week created havoc for students living in Dillon Stables, a 30-unit apartment building at 102 W. Phoenix in Normal. Though some students were home at the time, none were injured in the blaze that grew quickly and caused major damage throughout the building.

Dr. Susan Kern, vice president for University Advancement, announced in March that she will retire on July 15, 2005. President Al Bowman has begun the search process for the next vice president of University Advancement, who will oversee the areas of Alumni Association, Development, Advancement & Administrative Services, University Events, Printing Services, and University Marketing

In April, Dr. Sheahon Zenger (pronounced SHAY-un), associate athletics director at Kansas State since 2002, was named Illinois State’ s new director of athletics by university president Dr. Al Bowman. Zenger emerged from a pool of 65 applicants. “Illinois State searched nationwide to find the individual with the right combination of talents to lead our

QUESTION: “I graduated last year. One of my friends was given a really neat key chain with the University seal on it. She said she got it from the Alumni Association. How can I get one?” — Sonja Drewan-Tenneta ’03, Dawson, Illinois ANSWER: The Alumni Association and the Illinois State University Foundation present the key

In February, President Al Bowman and assistant director of Alumni Services Michelle Cole ‘96 presented organizers of the Greater Denver Area Alumni Chapter with their official charter from the Alumni Association. The new chapter serves nearly 1,800 alumni who live in Denver and its surrounding communities in Colorado. Special congratulations and thanks go to chapter

December saw 1,366 new degrees completed by 1,179 undergraduates and 187 graduates. To all of you who are brand-new Illinois State alumni and receiving your first issue of the Illinois State E-lumni News, congratulations from your Alumni Association family! Your 156,000+ cohorts around the world welcome you! New grads: Check out services of interest to

Students participating in Colleges Against Cancer are currently planning the Illinois State University Relay for Life April 22-23 on campus, to benefit cancer research through the American Cancer Society. Alumni who are cancer survivors or currently fighting cancer are invited to participate in the survivorship lap around the Quad at 6 p.m. on Friday, April

The Alumni Association, its chapters and clubs, and the Alumni Services staff provide a wide variety of events for alumni throughout each year. However, this spring offers several extra-special offerings for all alumni: The Alumni Association is pleased to host a private viewing of the elegant exhibit Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years on April

Nearly 400 prospective students will receive personal letters from some dedicated alumni encouraging them to consider attending Illinois State. Members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors are using this personal touch with high school seniors with high ACT scores who have been accepted to ISU but have not yet committed to attending. The letters