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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. 

Kelly (Blake) Karstrand '89, M.A. '92, receives AATF awards at this year's ICTFL conference.
LAN alum wins AATF awardKelly (Blake) Karstrand '89, M.A. '92, recently received the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Illinois French Teacher of the Year award presented at this year's Illinois Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ICTFL) conference.
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Boot Camp exhibition at Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection galleryThe Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences unveiled the collection’s new exhibition, Boot Camp: A Century of Military Attire, running through January 30, 2020.
Image of Eric Anthony Berdis artwork that appears as children's doodles of various objects such as flowers, trains, animals, and others
University Galleries presents Eric Anthony Berdis: Don’t let them clip your tiny little insect wings, October 25-December 15Don’t let them clip your tiny little insect wings, Eric Anthony Berdis’ solo exhibition, celebrates LGBTQ+ people, reflects on the historical struggles of the community’s past, and encourages allyship.
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