th Anniversary of Indiana State University’s 50 Distinguished Alumni Award 1957-2007 The purpose of the Distinguished Alumni Award is to provide recognition for the outstanding achievements of former students of Indiana State University. Only living alumni of Indiana State University, Indiana State College, Indiana State Teachers College, or Indiana State Normal School are eligible. For purposes of definition, an alumnus/a is any person who was regularly enrolled in any department of Indiana State, and completed a degree. Nominees should be outstanding in their profession; should have made significant contributions benefiting their community, state, or nation; and should exhibit interest in the University and or the Alumni Association. Nominations are welcomed from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of Indiana State University. Guidelines proscribe no fewer than two and no more than five awards be presented each year. From 1957- 2007 the Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to 213 individuals. The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented jointly at Homecoming by the University and the Alumni Association. *Deceased th Anniversary of Indiana State University’s 50 Distinguished Alumni Award Lillian Gay Berry* Lillian Gay Berry received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1957. A 1895 graduate of Indiana State Normal School, she had an outstanding career as a professor of Latin. Berry, at the time she received the DAA, was professor emerita of Latin at Indiana University. 1957 Helen Louise Gillum* Helen Louis Gillum, who received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1957, graduated in 1915 from Indiana State Nor- mal School. Gillum was a professor of home economics and served with the U.S. Public Health Service. She was an outstanding teacher whose students considered her a part of their family. 1957 Hilda Maehling* Hilda Maehling was the first woman to serve as the assistant executive secretary of the National Education Association. A 1915 graduate from Indiana State Normal School, she was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1957 for her concern with the professional development and welfare of teachers. 1957 *Deceased th Anniversary of Indiana State University’s 50 Distinguished Alumni Award Horace M. Powell* Horace M. Powell was a research scientist at Eli Lilly and Company when he received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1957. A 1914 graduate of Indiana State Normal School, Powell was known as an expert in the field of scientific re- search and as a renowned bacteriologist. 1957 Fitzhugh Traylor* A graduate of Indiana State Normal School in 1920, Fitzhugh Traylor received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1957. His devotion to the insurance profession and his service to his community contributed to his selection for this award. At the time he received the DAA he was president of the American Society of Charted Life Underwriters. 1957 Herald Rea Cox* Herald Rea Cox, a 1958 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, graduated from Indiana State Normal School in 1928 with majors in mathematics, physics, and chemistry. His outstand- ing work in the field of science won him national attention for his contributions in developing vaccines for world-wide dis- eases. At the time he received the DAA, he was a research 1958 scientist with Lederle Pharmaceuticals. *Deceased th Anniversary of Indiana State University’s 50 Distinguished Alumni Award Hallie Farmer* Hallie Farmer, recipient of a 1958 Distinguished Alumni Award, graduated from Indiana State Normal School in 1916. She was an outstanding leader of women’s interests in busi- ness and professional women’s clubs, and in the American Association of University Women. Farmer was representative of the American college and university women whose pres- 1958 tige and power gained world-wide attention. Robert E. Green* Robert E. Green, who graduated from Indiana State Teach- ers College in 1933, became one of the major earth moving contractors in the United States. He was chosen as one of the nation’s top six self-made men in 1953 and received his alma mater’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1958. At the time he received the DAA, he was president of Green Construc- 1958 tion Co. Roxy Lefforge* Roxy Lefforge earned a two-year normal course certificate in 1913 from Indiana State Normal School, and a bachelors degree from Indiana State Teachers College in 1924. She received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1958 in recogni- tion of her religious and educational service in the Far East and the United States. 1958 *Deceased th Anniversary of Indiana State University’s 50 Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. Wendell W. Wright* Dr. Wendell W. Wright received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1958. A 1916 graduate from Indiana State Normal School, Wright was outstanding in his ability to solve difficult problems in higher education. He held positions in educa- tion throughout the State of Indiana and also acted as an educational advisor throughout the United States. 1958 Herman L. Boyle* A 1959 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Herman L. Boyle graduated from Indiana State Normal School in 1923. He worked for Standard Oil Company (later Amoco) for 40 years holding numerous positions within the company. Among his accomplishments was the successful set-up of the accounting systems for the company’s foreign holdings. 1959 Charlotte Schweitzer Burford* Charlotte Schweitzer Burford graduated in 1898 from Indiana State Normal School. In 1902, Burford joined the school’s faculty and in 1910 was appointed dean of women. Burford, who received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1959, gave her position a dignity and status that was recognized throughout the nation. She served with outstanding distinc- 1959 tion as dean until her retirement in 1946. *Deceased th Anniversary of Indiana State University’s 50 Distinguished Alumni Award Robert Lafollette* Robert Lafollette, a world traveler and teacher who provided outstanding service to the teaching and administrative professions, graduated from Indiana State Normal School in 1916. His work in international relations brought him recog- nition as a social studies specialist in Germany and earned him a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1959. 1959 Edna S. Newman* Edna S. Newman, a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1959, graduated in 1912 from Indiana State Nor- mal School. In 1949 she was named director of the Chicago Wesley Memorial School of Nursing, a position she retained until her retirement in 1954. She directed nursing service and nursing education in several of the largest hospitals in the 1959 United States. Dr. Charles E. Rochelle* Dr. Charles E. Rochelle, who graduated in 1917 from Indi- ana State Normal School, received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1959. He was the first African American to receive the doctor of education degree from the University of Califor- nia at Berkeley in 1942. Rochelle was dedicated to education and service to community, state, and nation, and served as 1959 secretary-treasurer of the Commission on General Education, Indiana State Board of Education. *Deceased th Anniversary of Indiana State University’s 50 Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. William E. Edington* Dr. William E. Edington received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1960. A graduate of Indiana State Normal School in 1909, he was the first assistant professor of mathematics at Purdue University. Edington became head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at DePauw University and retired from there with the rank of emeritus professor. 1960 Dr. Edgar L. Morphet* Dr. Edgar L. Morphet received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1960. A 1918 Indiana State Normal School gradu- ate, Morphet gained recognition through his contributions to public education on the state and national levels. At the time of his selection for the Distinguished Alumni Award he was the general consultant for a study of the curriculum and 1960 instructional program of the Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools. Dr. Mark C. Schinnerer* A 1960 Distinguished Alumni Award, Dr. Mark C. Schinnerer graduated in 1920 from Indiana State Normal School. Fol- lowing graduation he joined the staff of the Cleveland City Schools and served in numerous positions from teacher to superintendent of schools. 1960 *Deceased th Anniversary of Indiana State University’s 50 Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. Cecilia Schuck* A 1922 Indiana State Normal School graduate, Dr. Cecilia Schuck received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1960. Schuck was selected as an award recipient due to her dis- tinguished service in education, business, and industry. In 1958 she retired from Purdue University as emerita professor of nutrition. 1960 William E. Wilson* William E. Wilson, who received a 1960 Distinguished Alumni Award, earned his master’s degree at Indiana State Teachers College in 1931. He received the award for his work in edu- cation on the local and state levels, including his selection in 1960 as a delegate to the White House Conference on Youth and Childhood. 1960 Dr. Eldon Johnson* Dr. Eldon Johnson received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1961. A 1929 Indiana State Teachers College graduate, Johnson was nationally and internationally recognized in the fields of public and high education and political and inter- national education relationships. Johnson was president of the University of New Hampshire at the time he received the 1961 Distinguished Alumni Award. *Deceased th Anniversary of Indiana State University’s 50 Distinguished Alumni Award Paul S. Rhoads* Dr. Paul S. Rhoads attended Indiana