Joyce Cunningham recalls one very cold night on campus in 1969. A storm had dumped nearly eight inches of snow. She left Milner Library and headed for coffee at The Cage before trudging a mile home.
How we met: Jim Brinkmeyer and Joyce Cunningham
Publication: Class Notes
Redbird uses hair to create, teach and inspire
Redbird Christal Schanes lives a life that now revolves around custom wigs, toupees, hairpieces, and facial hair and love every minute of it.
Redbird legacy: Siblings started family’s longtime bond with ISU
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.
How we met: Pam and Jerry McGreal
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.
Pause for applause
We applaud these Illinois State alumni featured in the November 2018 issue.
Refer a Redbird: Alert Admissions to prospective students
So often students credit their decision to attend Illinois State to family members or friends, a teacher, or graduates who recommended the University.
Redbird legacy: Five sisters forge decades-long bond with ISU
Mary (Hynd) Schrock ’82 grew up in Moline with five sisters. Four of them followed her to Illinois State, creating a strong family legacy that deepened further when two of their children also chose to attend the University. Accepted at two Iowa universities, Mary ultimately decided to study in Illinois. ISU rose to the top,
How we met: Mike and Norma Caringello
Nothing about Mike Caringello’s Illinois State Normal University experience was anticipated.
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.
