A photo taken during the Christmas season of 1962 has special meaning to Mary (Asplund) Orton. She is pictured in it at age 9 with her parents, two sisters, and older brother Roy. The female siblings are wearing Illinois State sweatshirts that were gifts from Roy, who at the time was a freshman.
Pam Franco ’68 was a freshman when her roommate, Linda Ohmart ’68, worked at convincing her to go to yet another Friday night campus mixer at the student union.
We applaud these Illinois State alumni featured in the November 2018 issue.
So often students credit their decision to attend Illinois State to family members or friends, a teacher, or graduates who recommended the University.
To celebrate nine decades of performances and accomplishments, Gamma Phi Circus will hold a special reunion on Saturday, April 13, at the Hancock Stadium Club.
Since her 2013 retirement, after 37 years at Illinois State University, every day is a Saturday for Karen Stephens.
Ask 2018 Homecoming alumni king and queen Margaret (Menne) and John Swalec to sum up the University’s impact on their lives, and this is their answer. “The fondest memory we have is going to Illinois State. The friends, the experiences, the education, and our Redbird romance is because of ISU.”
Legacy Families are celebrated at Illinois State in many ways, including with a new financial benefit announced this fall and set to begin in 2019.
Redbirds can be found from Africa to Asia, in South America and across Europe. They teach, coach, and help build communities. Not all left right after graduation, as some opted for encore careers after retirement. Lawrence Whittet ’78, for example, joined a team working in Dubai to build the world’s largest solar plant after a
Graduates from the Class of 1969 will celebrate their 50th class reunion on April 26 and 27 during the annual Half Century Club event.
