Sarah (Dran) Hallberg is a physician on a mission to reverse Type 2 diabetes. She is convinced it can be done without using medicine—read insulin—to treat what she terms “a food problem.”
Food fight: Battle diabetes with diet
Topic: Alumni
ISU Hall of Fame 2018 inductees chosen
Four alums will be inducted into the Illinois State Athletics Percy Hall of Fame during Homecoming. They are Tim Glover ’14, Brittany Smith ’14, Kevin Tokarski ’12, and Julie Morgan, M.S. ’94.
Pause for applause: Summer 2018
Pause to applaud these alumni accomplishments.
A mother’s love: Alumna’s breast milk nourishes premature newborns
Ten thousand ounces of milk. That’s what Monique (Witkowski) Borzick ’06 provided to premature newborns as a result of pumping for 10 months following the birth of her third child.
Legacy families recognized
Anyone whose sibling, parent, or grandparent attended ISU is in a legacy family.
A legacy of generosity
Larry and Patricia (Hunkler) Stagen were committed to education throughout their lives. Even now, when both Larry and Patricia are deceased, their legacy continues through the Hunkler-Stagen Teaching Scholarship, originally established within the College of Education in 2008.
Working for you: Alumna Kris Harding leading Alumni Engagement
Kristin “Kris” (Meseth) Harding began as executive director in the spring following the retirement of Doris (Liefer) Groves ’81.
Alums join board
Five alumni were elected to three-year terms on the Alumni Association board of directors.
Illinois State alum building a talent pipeline to new state agency
Last month, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner officially made the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) a state agency. Now, Chief of Staff for the DoIT Tyler Clark ‘09 is looking to Redbirds to help fill the agency’s ranks.
Alum selected as LA Philharmonic Fellow
Andrew Francois began his music career at 10 when he picked up the violin. Now he will perform for 25 weeks with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra.
