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
- Illinois DCFS selects Illinois State as partner for Central Illinois regional simulation training hubIllinois State will become one of four regional training hubs for the State of Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) when the ISU Child Protection Training Academy (CPTA) opens in early November 2024.
- Young adult authors to visit Milner LibraryPablo Cartaya and Michelle Quach will visit Illinois State University in the coming weeks and will give presentations at Milner Library on writing, creativity, publishing, and more.
- Fall virtual speaker series on research methodologiesThis fall, the 2024 Theory + Method virtual speaker series will host five leading scholars whose work advances innovative and inclusive methodologies and community-engaged research.
- Professor interprets artifacts for Stowaway with the Ewings: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Their World TourWhile sitting in an office in Ewing Manor reading a century-old personal journal, Dr. Miranda Lin sometimes laughed out loud. At other times she was surprised to read about a place in China or Thailand she’d been to.Born in Taiwan and fluent in Mandarin, the School of Teaching and Learning professor was tapped to interpret some of the writings and artifacts from Davis and Hazle Buck Ewing’s 1924 trip around the world.
- Meet the September 2024 GradBird Scholar: Alina NiftulaevaThe Graduate School has selected Alina Niftulaeva as its September 2024 GradBird Scholar recipient. GradBird Scholar is an initiative to recognize graduate students for their scholarly endeavors at Illinois State University.
- Dr. Ali Riaz re-elected as AIBS presidentDistinguished professor Ali Riaz has been re-elected as the president of the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) for the 2024-2028 term.