Dr. Anthony Liberta Study Suite honors influential faculty emeritus

From left: Dr. R. Michael Miller, Dr. Ann Gould, Dr. Anthony Liberta, Dr. Kathy Bohn, and Dr. Thomas Nielsen

Department of Biological Sciences Faculty Emeritus Dr. Anthony Liberta was honored at an event on November 18, 2021. Liberta and guests gathered to dedicate the Dr. Anthony Liberta Study Suite in Julian Hall. The suite is located within the Kathryn S. Bohn, M.D., and Thomas E. Nielsen, M.D., Resource Room, which the physician couple funded in 2017.

The Drs. Margaret and Harold Balbach Endowment advances the College of Applied Science and Technology

The Tulley Family

The University’s Horticulture Center, located in an expansive field north of campus, is home to hundreds of plant species nurtured by community members and university staff. The Tulley family—John, Janet, Anna, and Joseph—are among the center’s volunteers. They first stumbled upon the center during a bike ride and have since dedicated hundreds of hours planting, weeding and watering. Now a senior history and anthropology major at Illinois State, Anna has also painted murals in the center’s Children’s Garden.

The Richard A. Manahan Family Teaching Excellence Recognition Award rewards teaching excellence

Dr. Dianne Renn poses on the quad.

The Richard A. Manahan Family Teaching Excellence Recognition Award was created by Dr. Richard A. Manahan and family in 1984. The award is given to a full-time Department of Educational Administration and Foundations (EAF) faculty member to recognize significant teaching quality. The recipient’s quality to, “inspire students to achieve their full learning potential both in and outside of the classroom” is a desired requirement.