For the first time since 2009-2010 season and the 13th time overall, Illinois State has been crowned the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sports Champion.
Redbirds capture MVC All-Sport Trophy
Publication: Illinois State Magazine
Different kind of cure: Alumna helps uninsured afford health care
Laura (Brebner) Robbins ’10, M.S. ’12, has partnered with her brother to create Advocatia Solutions, a company working to make accessing health care benefits much easier for uninsured and underinsured patients.
How we met: Arielle De Lisle and Kyle Cadagin
Arielle De Lisle ’15 was a sophomore University Studies major focusing on sociology when she met Kyle Cadagin ’13 during a game of beer pong at an off-campus party.
Tennis coach earns 100th victory at ISU
Six years after joining the University to lead the men’s Redbird tennis team, Mark Klysner captured his 100th win as a head coach.
Golfer, coach top MVC
Trent Wallace was named the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Year, becoming the first to take the honor since Matt Miller in 2007.
Pause for applause
We applaud these Illinois State alumni featured in the August 2019 issue.
Legacy family event
Anyone with a sibling, parent, or grandparent who attended the University is part of a Redbird legacy family. Legacy families with current students attending Illinois State will be recognized at the annual Legacy Brunch during Family Weekend on Sunday, October 6. Register at Alumni.IllinoisState.edu/Legacy-Brunch.
Scholarship makes all the difference to theatre major from Texas
Scholarship support made all the difference for Texas native Daija Nealy ’19. The theatre major came to ISU as a freshman after having been recruited by universities across the country.
Baseball team in NCAA tournament
For the fourth time in program history, the baseball team appeared in the NCAA Tournament in the spring. The team earned an at-large bid and advanced to the regional finals, finishing the season at 36 wins with a loss to Louisville.
Redbird legacy: Ties to ISU extend to both sides of family tree
Lawrence Whittet ’78 and his ex-wife, Melissa “Missy” (Gehrt) ’77, met at a Toga party as undergraduates. Dating led to marriage in 1980, which extended an ISU legacy on both sides of their family tree.
