Category: Alumni
Oak Brook-based Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the industry, recently announced the hiring of Frank Carroll as General Merchandise Manager. Reporting to Ace Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Marketing and Sales, John Surane, Carroll will continue to build upon Ace’s winning merchandising strategy and advance Ace’s long-term merchandising efforts both domestically...
With over two decades of experience in both collegiate and professional women’s basketball, University of Arizona assistant coach E.C. Hill has made a name for herself on a national level. She is not only a prestigious athlete and coach but also as a woman of the best traits, including compassion and dedication. Hill’s career begins...
Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker provided a roadmap for a bold future for NIU in the face of the state’s challenging financial picture during his keynote speech at the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce’s final monthly General Membership Luncheon of 2013 Monday. The luncheon audience of hundreds of chamber members listened attentively as President...
After months of communicating by email, students who are studying organizational behavior in the NIU College of Business finally got to meet face-to-face with mentors who helped guide them through the class. It was difficult to say who was more excited for the opportunity. On one side of the equation, students were bubbling with gratitude...
After graduating from NIU in December 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, Karen Joens worked in advertising, radio and other jobs while most of her college friends were pursuing careers, getting married and starting families. The Lombard native decided to take a leap of faith and leave Illinois. “I just thought it would be...
As the Huskies prepare for the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, alumni are setting up watch parties across the country. Northern Illinois will face Utah State University in the ninth annual Poinsettia Bowl at 8:30 p.m. (CST) Thursday, Dec. 26. The game is being televised by ESPN. NIU has extended its streak of...
The DeKalb City Council unanimously approved the selection of NIU graduate Anne Marie Gaura as its next city manager during its Dec. 9 council meeting. She will begin serving in this capacity Jan. 21, 2014. Gaura, who has a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and a bachelor’s degree in communication – both from NIU – told...
Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) will travel to New York City and be honored as a finalist for the 2013 Heisman Memorial Trophy, the Heisman Trophy Trust announced Monday during ESPN’s Sportscenter broadcast. Lynch is the first Huskie player to be selected as a finalist for the trophy, which annually...
Northern Illinois University announced the dates for its second-annual Celebrating Excellence events will be from April 12 through May 1, 2014. Celebrating Excellence events highlight the many accomplishments and contributions of NIU students, faculty and staff to the university’s mission of promoting excellence and engagement in teaching and learning, research and scholarship, creativity and artistry,...
Last weekend, Northern Illinois University and the City of DeKalb hosted the Illinois High School Association state football championships. Our university and community welcomed more than 30,000 visitors Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving for a football marathon: four championship high school football games each day. I am pleased to report that the event was a...
Since Mission was introduced on national television last week, the popularity of the new NIU Huskie mascot has exploded. So far, his introduction video, produced by the NIU Alumni Association, has received more than 35,000 views on vimeo.com. USA Today, Sports Illustrated and other news services have shared the video, making Mission a celebrity before he...
As the Huskies aim for a third straight MAC Football Championship, alumni groups have set up watch parties across the country. The Huskies face Bowling Green at 7 p.m. (CST) Friday. Ranked No. 14 in the Bowl Championship Series, the Huskies have a 12-0 record (8-0 MAC) and have attained the nation’s longest active home...
