Learn about each recipient and how to attend the 2024 Alumni Awards program.
Celebrate achievements of eight 2024 Alumni Award recipients
Unit: Kinesiology and Recreation
The PodCAST: A conversation with Diane Dahlmann, kinesiology and recreation alum
The College of Applied Science and Technology has released the next episode of the college’s new podcast, The PodCAST. This episode features a conversation with Diane Dahlmann. An alum of the School of Kinesiology and Recreation, Dahlmann is retired from her position as Executive Director of MizzouRec Services & Facilities at the University of Missouri.
Homecoming 2023 alumni marshals take the field
This year’s alumni marshals love the field, that is the softball and the agriculture field. While they may not have crossed paths as students, Melinda Fischer ’72, M.S. ’75, and Dan Kelley ’70 share a love for Illinois State University.
CAST to host annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) is set to recognize some of its most successful alumni through the 2023 CAST Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Always ready: CPR/AED awareness a lifesaving passion for Redbird family
An Illinois State “family” bonded by a traumatic event with a positive outcome advocates for CPR and AED awareness.
The PodCAST: A conversation with René Revis Shingles, kinesiology and recreation alumna
This episode of The PodCAST features a conversation with René Revis Shingles. René is an alumna of the School of Kinesiology and Recreation, and is currently a professor and internship coordinator for the Athletic Training Program at Central Michigan University.
The PodCAST: A conversation with Scott Krapf, kinesiology and recreation alum
The College of Applied Science and Technology has released the next episode of the college’s new podcast, The PodCAST. This episode features a conversation with Scott Krapf, a two-time alum of the School of Kinesiology and Recreation. Krapf is currently a partner at Frost Brown Todd.
Eight receive 2023 Alumni Awards
The Alumni Association recognizes eight individuals and their outstanding achievements and contributions.
School of Kinesiology and Recreation alumna named to NRPA’s 30 under 30 list
Kinesiology and Recreation alumna finds success at the Lisle Park District and is named to NRPA’s 30 under 30 list.
Therapeutic recreation alumni found love at Illinois State
Mia Leyba ’17 and Jordan Ross ’17, both therapeutic recreation alumni, married on October 29. Lebya and Ross were just classmates until falling in love at the very end of their last semester. Lebya shared that the pair actually met off-campus at a conference.
