Nancy (Daley) Myatt ’58 lived on a Central Illinois farm while in high school. She finished at the top of her class with dreams of teaching, but lacked the dollars to pursue a degree.
Category: Class Notes
Where are they now: Floyd Hoelting
Floyd Hoelting’s team-oriented attitude has brought him success from Oklahoma to Illinois and back to his home state of Texas.
How we met: Amy Mills and Travis Pons
The two stayed in touch following graduation, yet neither one imagined the amazing journey they would share long after leaving campus.
ISU grad makes a splash as champion swim coach
Jim Voss ’64 didn’t leave the pool after serving as co-captain of Illinois State’s 1964 swim team.
ISU alum leads Illinois Department of Human Rights
A public service career continues for Rocco Claps ’83, who was reappointed as director of the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
How we met: Sarah Frakes and Daniel Chavez
The odds of Sarah Frakes ’10 meeting Daniel Chavez ’07 were not great.
ISU alum goes from county board to Congress
A career in public service that started while an Illinois State political science major continues for Adam Kinzinger ’00.
Redbird Brittany Smith becomes world leader in shot put
Already the holder of Illinois State track and field records, Brittany Smith ’12 became the world leader in shot put earlier this year.
Where are they now: Virginia Owen
While an undergraduate studying mathematics and economics at Illinois State, Virginia Owen ’62 never envisioned she would return as faculty and make the University her home for more than three decades.
Redbird legacy: ‘Our home is definitely an ISU house’
Jackie (Lacke) Froelich transferred to campus in 1986, never envisioning how many Redbirds would eventually fill her family’s tree.