Julie Annette Jones made history as Illinois State University’s first African American, female Board of Trustees chairperson.
Topic: Alumni
A recap of ISUBCA Homecoming 2019
Find out what you missed at this ISUBCA Homecoming weekend or relive the fun.
A thank you from BCA President Karyn Aguire
As Karyn Aguire ends her tenure as BCA president, she leaves words of encouragement and thanks to fellow alumni.
Kayla Carlson ’12 makes her mark on growing livestream industry
Approximately 1.2 million people are currently watching their favorite broadcasters show off their thoughts, talents, and personalities via the livestreaming service Twitch.
Publications Unit Alumni Showcase featuring Julia O’Dell ’10
Julia (Drauden) O’Dell ’10 is an Illinois State University alumnus from the Department of English’s publishing studies program who worked as an intern at Milner Library and the Publications Unit, in addition to being involved in the Euphemism Literary Magazine and a creative writing group.
Four years later: Where are our 2015 freshmen now?
With commencement approaching, we decided to catch up with three alumni who were featured in our first “Meet our newest Redbirds” series four years ago.
Greg Troemel ’84 named 2019 Distinguished Alumnus
Greg Troemel was recognized as the Department of Technology’s Distinguished Alumnus for 2019. In 1980, Troemel attended Illinois State University on a baseball scholarship. When an elbow injury sidelined him from a professional baseball career, Greg decided to pursue a construction management degree, graduating in 1984. In 1985, he was hired by the Town of
Hall of Famer Mike Prior paying it forward to youth players
When Mike Prior ’85 first put on an Illinois State uniform, he never thought much about playing professionally.
ISU Hall of Fame 2019 inductees selected
Four alums were inducted into the Illinois State Athletics Percy Family Hall of Fame during Homecoming.
Pause for applause
We applaud these Illinois State alumni featured in the November 2019 issue.