Please join us in applauding these accomplished Illinois State University alumni.
Pause for applause: Spring 2022
Publication: Illinois State Magazine
Alum’s generosity blooms into campus legacy
When Redbird Gale (Marr) Myers ’77 returned from a trip to Japan to find that her husband had purchased 10 Japanese maple trees, she had no idea that number would increase to 4,000.
Thanks to you: Charley and Preethy Edamala support underserved students through Redbird Esports scholarship
Charley Edamala, associate vice president and chief information officer of Illinois State’s Office of Technology Solutions, did not set out to champion Redbird Esports.
Class notes: Spring 2022
Keep up with what fellow alumni are doing by reading our class notes for the spring 2022 alumni magazine issue.
In memory: Spring 2022
In memory of Illinois State University alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away.
Where are they now? Josh Tolentino ’17
Josh Tolentino ’17 finished his first NFL season covering the Philadelphia Eagles for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Where are they now? Dr. Lucia Cordell Getsi
This edition of “Where are they now?” features Distinguished Professor Emerita Dr. Lucia Cordell Getsi.
Then and Now: Horton Field House
Horton Field House was the first major campus building dedicated to practice and events for student-athletes.
Learning and leading: Student Affairs prepared Dr. J. Michael Durnil to become a national advocate
Dr. J. Michael Durnil ’83, M.S. ’84, was surprised by the response to The E.W. Scripps Company announcing he would serve as the executive director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee last spring. He was soon interviewed by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and on National Public Radio.
Rewriting the narrative: Redbirds blazed trail for women before Title IX
Born nearly 30 years before Title IX—legislation passed in 1972 that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities—Dr. Jill Hutchison is among a revolutionary cohort of trailblazing women from Illinois State who dedicated themselves to rewriting the national narrative of women’s athletics.
