We applaud these Illinois State alumni featured in the March 2019 issue.
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Publication: Illinois State Magazine
Tech support: Alumna creates fund to help women enter IT profession
Alumna creates fund to help women enter IT profession.
Where are they now? Gary Klass
During his 34 years as a faculty member in the Department of Politics and Government, Gary Klass made an impact both on ISU’s campus and across the community.
How we met: Jim Brinkmeyer and Joyce Cunningham
Joyce Cunningham recalls one very cold night on campus in 1969. A storm had dumped nearly eight inches of snow. She left Milner Library and headed for coffee at The Cage before trudging a mile home.
SoC connect graduate students to professional opportunities with yearly luncheon
In 2011, a School of Communication (SoC) graduate student made a recommendation to a faculty member for an event that would allow her cohort to create connections in Chicago. Eight years later, that annual event is a staple for SoC students and their post-graduate success. Every year, SoC Director of Field Experiences and Internships Thomas
Redbird Softball signs Team IMPACT recruit
Illinois State softball head coach Melinda Fischer announced the signing of eight-year-old Coen Frambes at a press conference held at Redbird Arena tonight.
Redbird uses hair to create, teach and inspire
Redbird Christal Schanes lives a life that now revolves around custom wigs, toupees, hairpieces, and facial hair and love every minute of it.
Watershed moment: Scholar’s studies on lakes worldwide sound environmental alarm
Nobel Peace Prize-winning scientist Catherine O’Reilly has been leading international research teams that have discovered climate change has been warming lakes worldwide, threatening the fish and humans depending on them.
Heart strings: ISU music program reaches out to Bloomington-Normal youth
When the fourth grader was told she would have to turn in her cello at the end of the semester, she hugged her instrument.
War wounds: Military alum’s mission brings salve to soldiers’ souls
Col. David Rabb ’83 is an expert in the hell that is war.
