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Magazine editorial offices are located at 1101 N. Main Street, Normal, Illinois 61790-3100; telephone (309) 438-2667; email mjwing@IllinoisState.edu. Postmaster: Send address changes to Illinois State, Illinois State University, Campus Box 8000, Normal, IL 61790-8000.
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Magazine staff
Editor-in-Chief
Matt Wing
Alumni editor
Rachel Kobus ’09, M.S. ’11
Lead designers
Dave Jorgensen, M.S. ’03
Michael Mahle
Designers
Jeff Higgerson ’92
Lawrence Lair
Sean Thornton ’00, M.S. ’17
Evan Walles ’06
Photographers
Shea Grehan
Tyler Mardis
Production coordinator
Tracy Widergren ’03, M.S. ’15
Writers
Kevin Bersett, MBA ’17
John Moody
John Twork, M.S. ’12
