Alumni

SIUE alumnus Tyler Yungck, BS exercise science 2014, has opened Revive Chiropractic in Edwardsville. Intelligencer reporter Julia Biggs profiled Yungck in this story posted Dec. 19.

The first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. service project at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) included a unity walk around campus, a call to action, and a poster contest illustrating influential and successful East St. Louisans. 

More than 50 SIUE students, including those from Collegiate 100, Black Girls Rock and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, joined 120 SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students on Friday, Jan. 18 in recognizing King’s ...

SIUE alumnus Brad Goacher, vice president and chief operating officer at Alton Memorial Hospital, has been named chairman-elect of the RiverBend Growth Association (RBGA) Board of Directors.

Goacher earned a master’s in business administration from SIUE in 1998.

The RiverBender.com detailed his professional career in an article posted Friday, Jan. 18.

Do you know the journey, processing and environmental costs involved in getting the corn, green beans or carrots to your plate? Members of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s new sustainability group, From the Ground Up, want to inform you. 

“People are becoming more aware of what they put in their bodies,” said Shea Walker, co-president with Catherine “Cat” Akley of SIUE’s From the Ground Up. “We want to spread awareness with what happens ...

SIUE alumnus Tom Emery is giving the public a fresh look at Abraham Lincoln by sharing lesser-known stories from the President’s life in his new book: “Moments in Lincoln’s Life.”

Emery earned a master’s in business administration from SIUE in 1995. He is a freelance writer and historical researcher.

Details on Emery’s book were featured in a Jan. 15 article in The Telegraph.

Being an African American woman can be hard. But when burnout is added to the mix, it can seem even more so. Tiana Clark, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville assistant professor in the Department of English Language and Literature, shares her feelings and struggles of burnout from a black woman’s perspective. 

Read “This Is What Black Burnout Feels Like” in BuzzFeedNews.com.

Two Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni are among the rising leaders named to the St. Louis Business Journal’s exclusive 40 Under 40 Class of 2019. The annual list showcases St. Louis area movers and shakers in both business and the community.

Among the honorees are alumni Lissa Johnson-Lewis and Ryan Perryman. Johnson earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the SIUE School of Business in 2010. She’s assistant brand manager for Nestle Purina Pet Care.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus David T. Jones is changing lives by putting his education in clinical child and school psychology to important use as commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) in Philadelphia.

Jones earned a bachelor’s in psychology in 1987, and a master’s in clinical child and school psychology in 1993, both from SIUE. In his current role as commissioner, he oversees the $1 billion healthcare ...

SIUE alumnus Gregg Korte is now president of Korte & Luitjohan, after having served as vice president of the family business since 1997.

He earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the SIUE School of Business in 1989.

Details on Korte’s career, and Korte & Luitjohan’s recent leadership transitions, are available in an article posted Dec. 4 in AdvantageNews.

Who better to share information on Southern Illinois University Edwardsville than those whose lives have been positively changed by their experiences as a student?

Through the SIUE Alumni Recruitment Ambassador Program, proud Cougar alumni are sharing their experiences and sparking interest in prospective students across the country.

“I had an awesome experience as an undergraduate at SIUE, and I want to help promote my school in the best light possible,” said Michael Yancey, who e...

SIUE alumnus John Huelskamp has been named executive director of the Beverly Farm Foundation. Huelskamp brings more than 20 years of leadership experience to his new post.

He earned a bachelor’s in political science in 1996 and a master’s of public administration in 2012, both from SIUE.

Additionally, fellow SIUE alumnus Eric Keith is now chief financial officer of Beverly Farm. Keith completed a bachelor’s in accountancy from the SIUE School of Business in 2001.

Details on ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD) will host a trivia night to increase support for theater and dance student travel.

The trivia night will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at The American Legion, 190 S. Main St. in Glen Carbon. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

The cost is $10 per person, with up to eight people per table. There will be a cash bar, 50/50 raffle, cash awards, silent auction, snacks and more. Participants may bring outside food to the ev...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Ashley Ho will see her artwork displayed in a scene on the CBS series “NCIS New Orleans.” The episode is scheduled to air on January 8, 2019 on local CBS affiliate KMOV-TV (Ch. 4).

As a group, SIUE art and design students put their talent to work in an interdisciplinary collaboration for International Studies Day coordinated by Sorin Nastasia, PhD, associate professor of public relations and director of internships in the Departm...

More than 100 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville male students were dressed for success thanks to the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Alumni Chapter Epsilon Lambda Sigma of East St. Louis.

Students from SIUE’s Collegiate 100 Chapter and Goal-Oriented African American Men Excel (GAME) received a suit and/or dress shirt on Thursday, Dec. 6 in the Morris University Center’s University Club. The Teamsters National Black Caucus Chapter of St. Louis donated more than 300 business s...

Three-time SIUE alumnus Dr. Corey S. Bradford, Sr. is the recipient of the 2018 Service to NACUBO
(National Association of College and University Business Officers) Award.

Bradford earned a bachelor’s in math studies/statistics in 1993, a master’s in mathematics in 1995, and a doctor of education in 2008, all from SIUE.

Bradford is senior vice president for business affairs at Prairie View A&M University in Texas.

His latest achievement and “personal and professional philo...