In memory: Fall 2024
Faculty/Staff
Appears In Illinois State: Fall 2024 Being of service: A teacher and Army veteran inspires his students to honor those who died for their country FirstWord: Fall 2024 Tennis players serve teammates a taste of home Then and Now: Founders Day Pause for Applause: Fall 2024 A Day in the Life: Students connect through sport clubs Where are they now?: Nancy Lind Redbird alum’s career takes flight Class notes: Fall 2024 Team behind the team: Redbirds play starring roles behind the scenes for the Chicago Bulls The indie rock stars of CTK: Professors build community by sharing wisdom gained on the road Homelessness to hope: Social work alum forms nonprofit to lift people out of poverty Slice of college: How pizza shaped the Redbird experience Where are they now?: Jeff Kellen ’11 Redbird trivia: Fall 2024 Athletics briefs: Collins earns Hall of Fame induction University News briefs: Yazedjian named VP of Academic Affairs, provost Redbird Legacy: A family tree with Redbirds on every branch Thanks to you: Scholarship support allows student to pursue community health passion Read AllJohn Albee; 1/24
Lee Brasseur; 4/24
Michael Brunt; 10/23
Darrell Elkin; 1/24
Judith Fish; 2/24
Laura Gowdy; 3/24
Joseph Harris; 1/24
Steven Kagle; 1/24
Joseph Laurenti; 2/24
Anna Lehr; 2/24
Jimmy Nagel; 1/24
Billy Norfleet; 2/24
John Presley; 2/24
Rati Ram; 3/24
Paul Schollaert; 1/24
Peter Schuetz; 11/23
Gary W. Scott; 2/24
Barbara Starcevic; 1/24
Vernon Switzer; 2/24
George Walden; 3/24
Donald Weakman; 3/24
Alumni
1940s
Mary (Nelson) Swanson ’40; 2/24
Cathryn (Wink) Frisby ’42 ’59; 12/23
Mary E. Brucker ’46; 12/23
George Cross ’46; 12/23
Janice (Ellingsworth) Blakeley ’47; 4/24
Joyce (Irons) Theobald ’48; 1/24
1950s
Pauline Bury ’50, M.S. ’56; 2/24
Martha (Ellis) Norcross ’50, M.A. ’66; 2/24
Ruth (Austin) Trusheim ’51; 2/24
Kathryn (Maurer) Steingraber ’52; 1/24
Elsie (Wilkins) Utterback ’52; 3/24
Wilma (Rodeffer) Voigts ’52; 3/24
Bettyglen (Render) Clark ’53; 1/24
Bessie Parks ’53; 3/24
Opal (Lee) Kerchenfaut ’54; 12/23
Mary (Cultra) Merritt ’54; 1/24
Mary (Nickrent) Necessary ’54; 1/24
J. Joseph Raycraft ’54; 1/24
Donald Rosenkrans ’54; 5/24
James Sloneker ’54; 5/24
Jane (Henderson) Solomon ’54; 4/24
Beulah (Smith) Buhr ’55; 3/24
Norma (Crouse) Cusey ’55; 12/23
Bette (Chapin) Hallier ’55; 5/24
Joanne (Smaling) Hartenbower ’55; 3/24
Norman Jasper Jr. ’55; 4/24
Joyce (Wessels) Mildred ’56; 4/24
Peter Parmantie ’56, M.S. ’60; 2/24
Jeanne (Dooley) Snow ’56, M.S. ’64; 2/24
Donald Vandegraft ’56; 2/24
Betty Baumgardner ’57; 2/24
Louise (Gish) Holbrook ’57; 4/24
Patricia (Stange) Poskocil ’57; 11/23
Doris (Moody) Werries ’57; 3/24
Gaylard Wikle ’57, M.S. ’64; 12/23
Janice (Esmond) Winterroth ’57; 1/24
James Barry ’58, M.S. ’60; 10/21
Tom Prather ’58, M.S. ’66; 1/24
Josephine (Lowe) Barry ’59; 12/23
Barbara (Conlon) Bressan ’59; 5/24
Norma (Langhorst) Riley ’59; 2/24
Wilma (Hunzicker) Strantz ’59; 12/23
1960s
Angelo Abbott ’60, M.S. ’64; 3/24
Mary Ann (Shutt) McCloy ’60; 1/24
Kenneth E. Miller ’60, M.S. ’62; 2/24
Sandra Rausch ’60, M.S. ’68; 3/24
Nancy (Gale) Schultz ’60; 1/24
Delmar Smith ’60, M.S. ’76; 12/23
Michael Edel ’61; 2/24
Patricia (Mann) Moy ’61; 1/24
Bonita (Learned) Turnquist ’61; 5/24
Wayne Whited ’61, M.S. ’67; 4/24
Merna (Grusy) Zimmerman ’61; 5/24
Margaret (Jones) Ames ’62; 3/24
Harold Hancock ’62; 5/24
Richard Mariani, M.S. ’62; 4/24
Carol (Hodge) Quitno ’62; 2/24
David Youngberg ’62; 2/24
Susan (Lohnes) Adams ’63; 1/24
Marijane (Unsicker) Baer ’63; 1/24
James Fulcher ’63; 3/24
Richard Pommier, M.S. ’63; 3/24
Kenneth Unzicker ’63; 1/24
John Cade ’64; 1/24
Diane (Bartlett) Commes ’64; 4/24
Virginia (Schramm) Greenisen ’64; 4/24
Donald Raycraft ’64, M.S. ’66, Ed.D. ’72; 4/24
Karol (Stankus) Roehr ’64; 5/23
Mary Ann Sims ’64; 3/24
Darrell Smith ’64; 4/24
Gerald Vincent ’64; 12/23
John Zaugra, M.S. ’64; 2/24
Judith (Bailey) Burkardt ’65; 3/24
Dorothy (Flowers) Clayton ’65; 1/24
John Dossey ’65, M.S. ’68; 2/24
Janet (Rasi) Pree ’65; 8/23
Martha (Kinzer) Price ’65; 1/24
Carolyn (Coffey) Pries ’65; 3/24
Carl Radebaugh, M.S. ’65; 1/24
Marian (Echerd) Cummings ’66; 1/24
Judith (Amell) DeFrees ’66; 5/24
Philip DeJaeger ’66, M.A. ’71; 1/24
Richard Erzen, Ed.D. ’66; 4/24
Richard Floyd ’66; 3/24
Marvin Getty ’66; 1/24
Audrey (Williams) Hart ’66, M.S. ’70; 4/24
Linda Johnson-Kabisch ’66; 5/24
Patricia (Hankins) Pearson ’66; 11/23
Paul Pearson ’66; 9/23
Karen (Frye) Jones ’67; 3/24
Francis Dutton ’67; 4/24
Bernard Hayton Jr. ’67; 12/23
Stanley Petty ’67, M.S. ’71; 5/24
Ernest Rients ’67; 1/24
Patricia (Breier) Rodriguez ’67; 11/23
James Schlatter ’67; 2/24
Susan (Hollister) Tanty ’67; 1/24
Sandra (Harris) Eakes ’68; 1/24
Valerie Larson ’68; 4/24
Mary (Schooley) Marksch ’68; 4/24
Monica (Wolan) Masten ’68; 3/24
John G. Novak ’68; 3/24
Robert M. Davis ’69; 4/24
Fred Gehrt III ’69; 2/24
Frank Gunderson, M.A. ’69; 3/24
Daniel E. Hall ’69; 1/24
Sandra (Wellenreiter) Horner ’69; 3/24
Larry Knuth ’69, M.S. ’71; 3/24
Joseph Mayotte ’69; 2/24
James F. McMillan ’69; 1/24
Charles Susmilch ’69; 3/24
Morris Wiegand ’69; 4/24
Peter Yuska ’69; 11/23
1970s
Lynn (Black) Akins ’70; 4/24
Judith (Foss) Bieze ’70; 3/24
Charles Bohmer ’70; 2/24
Carla (Belsey) Doty ’70; 2/24
William S. Myers ’70; 3/24
Timothy Nation ’70; 1/24
Jaqueline (Saban) Rundall ’70; 9/23
Frank Schaefer ’70; 12/23
Charles Schindler ’70; 12/23
Terry Sedik ’70; 12/23
Ronald E. Williams ’70; 3/24
William Brittain ’71; 1/24
Luke Glowiak, M.S. ’71; 3/24
Dennis Hendrix ’71; 2/24
James Holt ’71; 3/24
John McClarey, M.S. ’71; 1/24
Laurel McKay ’71; 1/24
Daniel Vicini ’71; 5/24
Russell Beeler ’72; 1/24
Barbara Brock ’72; 2/24
Larry Field ’72; 2/24
Anne D. Fox ’72; 2/24
William Monken ’72; 9/23
Beverley Jean Moore, M.S. ’72; 4/24
Barbara (Dorsey) Sanner ’72; 3/24
Roger Staffeldt ’72; 12/23
Nancy (Cording) Stephens ’72; 2/24
Paul Westfall ’72; 1/24
William Bennett ’73; 1/24
Bill Bernardoni ’73; 3/24
Earl Buenting ’73; 1/24
Joseph Comincioli, M.A. ’73; 1/24
John Denison ’73; 5/24
Cary Franks ’73; 12/23
Diane (Holtmann) Fuehne ’73; 3/24
Catherine (Miller) Hamilton ’73; 2/24
David Kerr ’73; 3/24
Betty Kinser ’73, M.S. ’75; 1/24
Warren Laflamme ’73; 3/24
Mary Maxwell ’73; 4/24
Jerry Rifner, M.S. ’73; 1/24
Richard V. Peterson ’73, M.S. ’78; 4/24
Judith (Gibson) Stone, M.A. ’73; 1/24
James Sylvester ’73 ’80; 5/24
Claremarie Verheyen, M.A. ’73; 4/24
Victoria (Dubovi) Willet ’73; 1/24
Guy Williams ’73; 3/24
Eric Bates ’74; 4/24
William Durst, M.S. ’74; 2/24
Susan (Canty) Hall ’74, M.S. ’77; 3/24
Michael Hartnett, M.S. ’74; 9/22
Billie (Yeager) Koch ’74; 5/24
Mary (Ryan) Shock ’74, M.S. ’03; 2/24
Alan Syslo, M.S. ’74; 1/24
John Toomb, M.S. ’74; 2/24
George Wheelwright ’74; 5/24
George Cermak ’75; 5/24
Robert Johnson ’75; 4/24
Norman Juers ’75; 3/24
David Little, M.S. ’75; 4/24
Susan (Edlund) Olson ’75; 3/24
Ellis Ressler ’75, M.S. ’77; 12/23
Susan Sanstrom-King ’75, M.S. ’84; 7/22
Gary Stone ’75; 5/24
Elaine Taylor, M.A. ’75; 4/24
Sherrilyn Tipsord, M.S. ’75; 2/24
Roger Tramel, M.S. ’75; 12/23
Naomi (Inman) Walton, M.S. ’75; 4/24
Sidney Dove ’76; 12/23
James Folkerts ’76; 1/24
John Fullerton ’76; 3/24
Lynn Larsen ’76, M.S. ’81; 4/24
Deborah (Roels) Marlier ’76; 2/24
Andrew Monteleone ’76; 4/23
David L. Ridenour, M.S. ’76; 3/24
Randall Jackson ’77; 2/24
Charles Kerbs ’77; 2/24
Sandra D. Lindberg ’77, M.A. ’78; 5/24
Paula (Marten) Orr ’77; 5/24
Jeffrey T. Payne ’77; 2/24
Robert Westbrook ’77; 4/24
Diane Ahola ’78; 2/24
William G. Douglas ’78; 2/24
Marguerite (Mezydlo) Hedges ’78; 5/23
Timothy Hinsdale ’78; 10/23
Michael Lavin ’78, M.S. ’82; 3/24
William Schneider ’78; 4/24
Stephen Edward Cerven ’79, M.S. ’80; 1/24
Steven Defenbaugh ’79; 1/24
Christian Jaudes ’79, M.M. ’80; 2/24
Donna Kay Martin ’79; 2/24
Monica (Overmier) Mathiasen ’79; 2/24
Linda (Scott) Mushrush ’79; 2/24
Richard Satchwell ’79; 4/24
Adele Young ’79; 2/24
1980s
Steven Austin ’80; 5/24
William Bolen ’80; 1/24
Peter Lira ’80; 3/24
Kenneth Vallrugo ’80; 3/24
Frank Van De Zande ’80; 1/24
Mary (Carroll) Chrzanowski ’81, M.S. ’83; 12/23
Michael D. Clark ’81; 8/23
Craig W. Culp ’81; 12/23
Linda (Stephan) Karch ’81; 3/22
Anita (Catalanello) Leonard ’81; 2/24
Patricia McWherter, M.S. ’81; 4/24
David Naborowski ’81; 12/23
Michael Rodgers ’81; 3/24
Michelle (Straka) Rowland ’81; 1/24
Jolana (Reynolds) Rozanski ’81; 1/24
David A. Waibel ’81; 4/24
Carol Anne Ford ’82; 3/24
Ernestine Lawler, M.S. ’82; 3/24
Arthur Savage, MBA ’82; 3/22
John A. Grimes ’83; 11/23
Brian Hyzy ’83; 12/22
William Kane ’83; 1/24
Paul Legge ’83; 2/24
Rebecca (Paddock) Lipp ’83; 4/24
John P. Malone ’83; 3/24
Glenn Nelson, M.S. ’83; 1/24
Donna Vaughan ’83; 3/24
James Zelasko ’83; 1/24
Gail Gammel ’84; 7/23
Marian (Wallis) Lien, M.S. ’84; 3/24
Anita (Tokheim) Norem ’84; 2/24
Linda (Walker) Richardson ’84; 5/24
Timothy Gee ’85; 5/24
Bradley Hillman ’85, M.S. ’91; 3/24
William A. Porter ’85; 4/24
Daniel Strick ’85; 1/24
Katherine N. Sullivan, M.F.A. ’85; 3/24
Judith Augspurger ’86; 5/24
Timothy Bernhardt ’86; 2/24
Patrick N. Evans ’86; 1/24
Timothy Filliman ’86; 3/24
Jon Liston ’86; 1/24
Susan (Gosda) Napolitano ’86; 1/24
Robert Chancellor ’87; 2/24
Kenneth Hansen ’87; 2/24
C. Chris Jensen ’87; 4/24
Tammy Jo Poole ’87; 3/24
Shan (Wilde) Vogt ’87; 11/22
Soumitra Ghoshroy, M.S. ’88; 2/24
Warren Robertson ’88; 1/24
Tad Williams ’88; 12/23
Robert Wicks ’89; 3/24
1990s
John Burright ’90; 2/24
Patricia Dvorak ’90; 12/23
Jeffrey J. Moore ’90; 1/24
David Ferrenburg, M.S. ’91; 3/24
Jay Hamilton ’91; 5/24
Cynthia K. Wells ’91; 2/24
Mary Lou Miller ’92; 4/24
Erin (Brock) Fleming ’93; 5/24
Dawn (Bergesib) Hall ’93; 1/24
Michael Bernhagen Jr. ’94; 1/24
Terri McDaniel ’94; 2/24
Kelli Rasmussen ’94; 2/24
Dixie Brandenburg ’95; 12/23
Dawn (Carls) Eckhoff ’95; 3/24
Erik K. Anderson ’96; 12/23
Barry Royster ’96; 4/24
Eric Michel ’97; 2/24
Daniel Herzing ’99; 5/24
Rosanne (Reid) Wait ’99; 1/24
2000s
Ryan Mott ’03; 2/24
Christina (Sherman) Wilcox ’03; 5/24
Mark Frederiksen ’04; 1/24
William B. Johnson ’06; 12/23
Stacey Stofko ’09; 4/24
2010s
Amelia King ’10; 7/22
Daniel C. Mathews ’11, M.S. ’13; 3/24
Paul Trapp, M.F.A. ’11; 1/24
Doris Matosic, M.S. ’12; 2/22
Karen Blanchard ’13; 5/24
Bethany N. Jackson ’15; 4/24
Evan A. Garrett ’17; 1/24
Brady Mckeown ’17; 4/24
Latest Publications
- Presidential Speaker Series returns this fall with AI pioneer Kevin Surace, November 4The Presidential Speaker Series returns this fall to feature the "Father" of the virtual assistant and AI innovator, Kevin Surace, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 7 p.m., in the Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center.
- Celebrating Excellence: The LOVE Award at Illinois State UniversityIllinois State University proudly presents the Living Our Values in Excellence (LOVE) Award, a monthly recognition celebrating individuals and groups who exemplify the University’s core values in their daily work. These values include Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship; Individualized Attention; Equity, Diversity, Access, and Belonging; Collaboration; Community and Civic Engagement; Respect; and Integrity. Whether
- Illinois State University launches new artificial intelligence lab for health research initiative with funding from National Institutes of HealthIllinois State University has launched an interdisciplinary PAIR project made possible through funding from the National Institutes of Health’s AIM-AHEAD PAIR seed program. The project is a collaboration between Illinois State’s School of Information Technology and Mennonite College of Nursing to use AI for early detection of Atrial Fibrillation.
- BN Innovation Hub takes another step forwardThe Bloomington-Normal Innovation Hub (BN Hub) took another step forward September 24 by officially launching its advisory board. The board is designed as a collaborative forum to foster innovation, cross-sector connection, and strategic alignment among institutions and organizations in the region with the express purpose of achieving the goals laid out in the BN Hub’s strategic plan.
- RISE Town Hall forums, October 22 and 23Join us for RISE Town Hall forums scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., and Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 10 a.m., in the Prairie Room, Bone Student Center. We will share updates regarding the new budgeting framework, process, and timeline, and answer questions.
- Nominations sought for Grabill-Homan Community Peace PrizeThe peace and conflict resolution studies program at Illinois State University is accepting nominations and self-nominations for the Grabill-Homan Community Peace Prize, which is named for Joseph L. Grabill and the late Gerlof D. Homan, Illinois State University professors emeriti of history who helped establish the interdisciplinary Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies Program.