Judy McCulloh completed her Ph.D in folklore at Indiana University and spent over thirty five years at the University of Illinois Press where her most recent positions included Executive Editor, Assistant Director, and Director of Development. She also edited the renowned Music in American Life series, making her an important force in expanding and transforming ethnomusicology scholarship. She is co-editor of The Stars of Country Music (1975). McCulloh is also a former president of the American Folklore Society and served on the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. In the 1960s, she played a central role in working with performers and producing the Campus Folksong Club's LPs.
Julie Pryde, Public Health Administrator of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD). Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
June Foster (1917-2010) was a member of the Class of 1939 and a recipient of a Home Economics scholarship. She was widowed early and returned to graduate school, earning an MS in Child Development in 1962. June said her family had financial difficulties during the Great Depression.
Junette James (1913-2012) attended the University of Illinois on a full scholarship. She studied education and graduated in 1935. Also, she was active in the Lutheran Student Association. Junette's family was not wealthy, and she felt broke throughout the Great Depression.
Karl Huff earned his Bachelor's degree in Music Education in 1972 from the Department of Fine and Applied Arts. In this interview, he recalls his role in the 1968 Union Demonstration: voicing support of black students' concerns while acknowledging that he himself had adequate housing. Huff was active on campus in the Black Student Association, Dorm Councils, and the Student Advisory Council to the Dean.
