Clyde Helm (1912-2008) was a member of the Class of 1937. He earned a State Legislative Scholarship and took a degree in General Business. Clyde worked as a janitor at night, and attended to President Willard and his wife. In addition, Clyde was a student during the Great Depression; and he worked for the Computer Science department.
Flyer advertising a conference held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to encourage clinicians and academics to incorporate interdisciplinary research into their continuing education
Connie Penda-Eggelston was born in Chicago in 1948 to well-known musicians. Her older brother, a Project 500 Recruiter, convinced her to come back to the Illinois in 1968 after she withdrew from the University from her first term starting in 1966. She was a member of BSA and participated in the September 10, 1968 Union Demonstration. Participating in cultural programs and actively engaging with Champaign black youth were how she spent her time as a student.
Connie Rolison Corbett came to the University of Illinois as a transfer student in 1963, majoring in medical technology. She came to Illinois because she felt lonely at Ohio University, where she spent her freshman year, to join a high school friend who was pledging Delta Sigma Theta. Her pledging semester's 4.9 (out of 5) GPA earned her an appointment to the Office of the National Second Vice President which afforded her opportunities for travel. In one such opportunity she went to Los Angeles and was able to meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the mid 1960s.
These letters were sent to Sue Keehn and Mike Voegtle to thank them for coming to speak with an Educational Psychology class in the College of Education.
