Alumni Authors ONE-ROOM SCHOOLS OF WOODFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS Karen Ludwig Fyke ’60 For 150 years the children in rural Woodford County were educated in one-room country schools. This book documents a collection of memories from past students and includes historical information about the schools. Dying for a Decoration Cindy Sample ’72 When a six-foot-tall elf arrives at Laurel McKay Hunter’s detective agency, it can only mean trouble. Then her eccentric grandmother refers her to an… Read Full Post

passages 1930s Frances Rector, ’39, Dec. 13, 2022, Allen, Tex. 1940s Kenneth Borland, ’47, Sept. 19, 2023, Peoria James B. Cation, ’48, Nov. 22, 2023, Milan, Ill. Joan Gray Reider, ’48, July 27, 2023, Peoria Shirley Bacon Schwab, ’48, June 14, 2023, Peoria 1950s Quentin Thompson, ’48, Nov. 7, 2023, East Peoria, Ill. Warren Zeigle, ’48, April 8, 2023, Prescott, Ariz. Mildred Janssen, ’49, Nov. 8, 2023, Roseville, Minn. Gordon W. Nugent, ’49, Aug. 19,… Read Full Post

Class Notes 1950s and 1960s Chuck Cunningham ’62, with the trumpet and Dick Schermer ’56, still blowing after all these years! Attorney Igor Ellyn ’68 received the 2023 Law Society Medal for excellence in the legal profession in Ontario, Canada. Jeff Bogart, ’69, a retired attorney, will be lecturing about trial practice at his law school alum, University of Toledo College Of Law. Jan Nothdurft Freeland ’68 (Tuna), Jim Freeland ’68 (Ross), Bob Alusic ’68… Read Full Post

Huberman Retires “My great fortune in being at Bradley is that I had the opportunity to work with the most extraordinary group of people who embodied those qualities of imagination, creativity and communication.” After an incredible 38-year journey at Bradley University, Dr. Jeffery Huberman, the much-loved Dean of the Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts, bid farewell at the close of the 2023 fall semester. “Dr. Huberman not only gave me career guidance, he… Read Full Post

Centennial Reflections How Bradley set the stage for this 100-year-old’s spectacular life. By Jenevieve Rowley-Davis Legacy means a lot to Antionette “Toni” Tejeda ’46. One of seven children, she was born in Streator, Ill., to immigrants from Mexico. Her father, a rail worker, brought his family to Streator in search of stability—something they found in the unlikely form of a boxcar. Toni’s mother made the most of their new boxcar home. “She made curtains and… Read Full Post

Bradley Men’s Basketball Ends on a High Note The Braves attain a record crowd at Carver Arena. Bradley’s men’s basketball team concluded another successful season in 2023-24, finishing within the top three in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) for the second consecutive year. They also qualified for postseason play in the National Invitation Tournament for the second straight season. Notably, Bradley secured their first postseason win outside the conference tournament in a decade by defeating… Read Full Post

Goodnow Recognized by the Academy of International Business Professor Emeritus Dr. Jim Goodnow had a huge impact on Bradley’s International Business program during his 20 years on the Hilltop, and now his dedication and expertise has been recognized by the Academy of International Business (AIB). Already an AIB Fellow, Dr. Goodnow has been awarded the AIB Fellows Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes extraordinary service to the AIB and to the International Business program.