Notable Alumni
Illinois State University’s alumni are accomplishing great things all over the globe. The accomplishments are more than just winning an Academy Award, starring in a major motion picture or becoming a professional athlete. There are notable alumni right in your very own neighborhood.
Illinois State University alumni have changed the lives of students in their own local school district, developed new forms of technology that have transformed the everyday living, and founded or helped with programs that have bettered the world.
Active Alumni
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Alumni News
The College of Education at Illinois State announces alumni award winners
The College of Education at Illinois State University will host its annual Alumni Awards Ceremony on October 23, 2026.
This month in history: Aretha Franklin rocks Braden and a Redbird makes the NFL
From a legendary campus performance by the “Queen of Soul” to the lasting poetry of Richard Hovey, Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.