Alumni Profile

Alumnus Serves As NASA Ambassador

By Heather Smith, ‘01
Three NASA Solar System Ambassadors, one of whom is an Indiana State alumnus, may soon be sharing information about NASA’s missions a little more often.
John Vittallo, ‘88, who has been an ambassador since 2002; Jim Kovac; and Michelle Nichols, all of the Chicago area, were recently included in the Library Administrator’s Conference… »

Alumnus Focuses on Bird Strikes

Travis DeVault, ‘96, GR ‘99, has more than a passing interest in what investigators found in the engines of the US Airways plane that landed on the Hudson River last winter after apparently striking large birds and losing both of its engines.

“It is very important to get IDs on species that are struck,” he says…. »

Alumna Reaches Century Milestone

After reaching a milestone birthday earlier this year, Martha Morgan Naylor, ‘30, says her plans are to keep going strong.

In February 2009, the Gary resident turned 100 years old.

“A hundred down, a hundred more to go,” the 1930 Indiana State University graduate read from a birthday card before commenting on it. “Oh no, that’s… »