EIU Creates Path for Alumni Zookeepers SUMMER in THIS ISSUE FEATURES and ARTICLES
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EIU Creates Path For Alumni Zookeepers SUMMER IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES AND ARTICLES Alumni Association Board of Directors 2018-2019 2 New graduate options increase accessibility President Nick Owens ’03 Conroe, TX Vice President 4 Campus News: Quick updates Christopher Swing ’03, ’04 Lerna, IL from around campus Treasurer Marty Morgan ’92 Lake Bluff, IL 8 EIU: This is Who We Are Secretary Mary Anne Hanner ’72, ’74 Oakland, IL 2 Past President 10 Alumni Spotlight: Daryl Jones Terry Prillaman ’81 Champaign, IL 12 Alumni Spotlight: Animal Executive Director (ex-officio) education and conservation Steve Rich ‘06 Directors 2017-2018 18 Alumni Spotlight: Multi-million Ken Baker ’72, ’73 Charleston, IL Gary Ballinger ’99 Scottsdale, AZ dollar entrepreneur got his Steven Clark ’14 Chicago, IL leadership start at EIU Cody Czmyr ’10 Chicago, IL Ron Deedrick ’05 Pinckneyville, IL 20 Student Spotlight: Hannah Matt Ewald ’98 Naperville, IL Griglione, A passion for fashion Gary Hull ’85, ’87 Tarpon Springs, FL Jerilyn Hutson ’06 Charleston, IL Josh Reitz ’98 Crystal Lake, IL 21 Distinguished Seniors Peggy Stankoven ’82 Maryville, IL Bonita Tillman ’80 St. Louis, MO 22 Cushing putting homegrown Alan Zuber ’78, ’83 Paris, IL talent into EIU football team Carol Zuhone ’83 Savoy, IL Design 23 Athletics roundup Haley Ahlers ’04 12 Editorial/Photo Contributions 25 Paw Prints Alumni Services University Marketing and Communication Bev Cruse ’73, ’14 26 Tribute recognizes scholarship Sandy King recipients, donors EIU Foundation Josh Reinhart ’99,’17 28 Alumni Spotlight: The school was right 30 Class Notes 28 32 Education awards Editorial correspondence should be addressed to: Email: [email protected] In Person/Physical Address: Phone/Fax: 1-800-ALUM-EIU Brainard House (1-800-258-6348) Mailing Address: 1548 4th St. Local: 217-581-6616 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL Fax: 217-581-7206 Alumni Association 600 Lincoln Ave. Charleston, IL 61920 FOREVER EIU 1 Ryan Hendrickson, dean of the Graduate Getting a head start on his graduate degree is New graduate options increase School, said the new accelerated graduate only one of the many benets, Moody said. program allows undergraduate students who ACCELERATED GRADUATE “It's a great experience to be working with accessibility meet certain academic requirements to enroll PROGRAM in graduate level courses. peers who are at the graduate level,” he said. “I'm constantly learning from them and Admission Requirements A new Graduate School program is helping boost enrollment while making “We think it’s good for graduate education, applying it to the rest of my coursework. The we think it’s good for undergraduates program has given me a glimpse at what to Students interested in enrolling a master's education more accessible to undergraduate students. who are thinking about graduate school,” expect from grad school, while also allowing in the program must meet Hendrickson said. “And then it’s good for the for a nice transition from undergraduate to certain requirements. people we want to keep here who are having graduate studies.” a positive experience already and want to • Minimum undergraduate stay on and do their master’s.” Another tool for the graduate programs cumulative GPA of 3.25 is the addition of several online options. Introduced in fall 2017 and implemented in Hendrickson said the university now has 12 • Completion of at least 15 2018, the accelerated program already has programs that are now mostly or fully online. credit hours of the major or a 12 graduate programs enlisted, including a complementary undergraduate Master of Science in technology and Master of “This spring we had the highest graduate degree “One of the missions Arts in economics. enrollment since spring 2009, and the big reason is because of the growth of our • Completion of a minimum of 60 at EIU is accessibility “It ts so closely with our mission,” he said. online programs and nding ways to get hours of undergraduate course and with the “One of the missions at EIU is accessibility people into graduate school who otherwise credit and with the increasing costs of education wouldn’t,” he said. increasing costs of this is a way to reduce your tuition expenses education this is a and continue on with your studies.” Hendrickson said this not only is attractive to alumni who have completed their Available Programs way to reduce your An added perk for those accepted into the undergraduate work at EIU, but it’s attracting tuition expenses and program is they get to pay undergraduate widespread attention. Master of Arts in Aging Studies tuition rates for the graduate courses. Melinda Master of Science in Chemistry continue on with your Mueller, chair of the Department of Political “One of our programs – art education – gets students from across the United States,” he studies.” Science, said the program is a great tool Master of Arts in Communication said. “They are all online, but for one week when recruiting students. Studies they come here. I have met students from “Prospective parents and students California, Florida and Georgia. It’s really Master of Science in Cybersecurity Ryan Hendrickson understandably worry about the cost of cool.” Dean of the Graduate School college and recognize that a master’s degree Master of Arts in Economics is more important than ever,” she said. “At Having more students in a virtual classroom EIU, we offer high-quality undergraduate and has not reduced the level ofeducation they Master of Arts in English graduate education, but with lower costs. The receive, as professors get extensive training accelerated graduate program typically saves and students are expected to be engaged. Master of Science in Family our graduate students an entire semester of Consumer Sciences full-time study, and that’s a lot of money.” “A lot of our professors who teach online nd that they get some wonderful online Professional Science Master’s in Professor and graduate coordinator Jeff discussions,” Hendrickson said. “You think Geographic Information Systems Ashley added, “In our rst year, we have you can hide in an online class, but you can’t added four students who might otherwise because you have to contribute and everyone Master of Science in Health have not decided to pursue a master’s degree gets to see what you write.” Promotion and Leadership in our department. It is a great program that Master of Arts in History really has no downside for anyone.” Hendrickson said the university is committed to the continued enhancement of the Master of Arts in Political Science Travis Moody, a senior English major from Graduate School and hopes the online and Bellmont, Ill., said he has always wanted accelerated program options can grow. Master of Science in Technology to be a teacher and his time at EIU has solidied that. “It’s a pretty nice accomplishment for our university,” he said. “I think it’s important “I realized I wanted to focus more on higher for students, parents and families to be education, so I decided to pursue my master's thinking about these options and know that degree immediately after my bachelor's,” we have them.” Moody said. “I was fortunate enough to GIS: The professional science master's in geographic information systems is one of 12 be asked to join the accelerated graduate programs offered through the accelerated graduate program. program to help me work toward that goal.” Online: EIU has made it easier to earn a graduate degree online, which has helped improve enrollment to its highest point since 2009. 2 FOREVER EIU FOREVER EIU 3 CAMPUS NEWS Quick updates from around campus EIU’s inaugural spring Giving Day a success EIU alumni, friends, staff and faculty joined “The generosity of our Panther family was Online gifts can be made year-round at Cheney selected as new Ersin selected to lead together to make a successful inaugural amazing for our inaugural spring Giving eiu.edu/giving.php. For more information spring Giving Day on April 24, with Day,” said Matt Williams ’05, director of the on making a gift, contact Williams at Lumpkin dean College of Health and $136,190 in gifts and pledges. The Giving annual fund. “These gifts will benet and 217-581-6338 or [email protected]. Day was highlighted by an anonymous change the lives of many our students.” Austin Cheney ’16 was chosen to Human Services $50,000 pledge. be dean of the Lumpkin College of Business and Technology. Cheney, Özlem H. Ersin began her role as formerly chair of EIU’s School of dean of EIU’s new College of Health Technology and associate dean of and Human Services on July 1. She Lumpkin, started his new role on has served several dynamic functions Warbler celebrates 100th anniversary July 1. in the higher education arena, including administrative roles as the “I am humbled, honored, and excited founding department head for the The Warbler, EIU’s yearbook, celebrated to have been selected,” Cheney said. Department of Health Professions its 100th anniversary with a celebration on “Due to its outstanding faculty, staff, and associate dean of the College of campus in April. The event brought back students and alumni, and through Health and Behavioral Studies at James several former editors and staff members, wonderful business and industry Madison University in Virginia, and and highlighted the important and lengthy partnerships, Lumpkin College has a founding assistant department chair of history of the book. stellar reputation for its programmatic Pharmaceutical Sciences at Manchester University in Indiana. offerings and for producing successful and motivated graduates "It was heartening to me that everyone ready for employment and advanced studies.” “Regional universities are intellectual and cultural centers that who spoke, whether a Warbler editor or a Warbler reader, talked about the impact the Cheney had been chair of the School of Technology since 2013.