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Volume 5, No 3

October 31, 2005

In this month's issue

Neal Cotts pitches in World Series

Alumni News offers solutions for technical problems

On-line resources for sporting events

Redbird basketball tip-off reception for Chicagoland area

Wilkins Hall Renovation

Photo of Wilkins Hall Exterior

Wilkins Hall is the first residence hall to be renovated on campus

Illinois State in the News

Ballroom named for former faculty member/alum and wife

Board of Trustees seats two new members

Body of missing student Olamide Adeyooye found in Mississippi

Get more ISU News at the Media Relations Web site

Booths endow history scholarship and lecture series

Stephane Booth, Daniel Greer and Mark Wyman photoThe influence educators have on their students is often immeasurable, but Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Mark Wyman is well able to gauge his influence on former student, Stephane Booth.  Booth and her husband, David Booth, established the Mark Wyman Scholarship to honor her master’s thesis advisor and subsequent colleague.

Read more about the Booths' experiences at Illinois State.

Mort Castle's book being made into a movie

Photo of Mort CastleA writer specializing in the horror genre, Mort Castle ’68 recently announced that his work, The Strangers, has been adapted into a screenplay for a movie by Whitewater Films. The Strangers presents Michael Louden, who is, in Castle's words, "your ever-so-average nice guy, your neighbor, your friend--except he wants to kill you and your family and your dog."

Read more about Castle's horror novel.

Upcoming Alumni Events

11/10 – Redbird Basketball Tip-off Reception

12/01 -- Chicago Northwest Alumni Chapter Oliver! Theatre Event

01/21 – Bloomington/Normal Area Alumni Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding

Visit the Alumni Event Calendar for more events

Alumni Travel Opportunities