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Alumni

A display table covered with a blue tablecloth holds dozens of black-and-gold awards and five larger framed plaques arranged in rows. Behind the table, a large projection screen displays “Benvenuto Orlowski ’18 Women’s Soccer.” A blue-and-white balloon column and a branded backdrop stand to the right, suggesting an athletic awards or Hall of Fame recognition event.

�� University Honors 2026 Class of Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

October 09, 2026

Alumni & Friends Alumni & Development Alumni Athletics Athletics Hall of Fame Homecoming 125th Anniversary Forever Blue

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�� University Honors 2026 Alumni Award Winners During Homecoming Weekend

October 09, 2026

Alumni & Friends Alumni & Development Alumni Alumni Awards Homecoming 125th Anniversary Forever Blue

Black Alumni of �� Reception

Black Alumni of �� brings a strong sense of connection and celebration at Homecoming

October 13, 2026

Homecoming Alumni & Friends Alumni & Development Alumni

�� Celebrates 125 Years of Being Forever Blue at 2026 Homecoming

October 06, 2026

Homecoming Forever Blue 125th Anniversary Alumni & Friends Alumni & Development Alumni Alumni Awards Athletics Hall of Fame Football

A person stands at the center of a theatre stage facing the camera, wearing a blue jacket, dark jeans, and light-colored shoes. Rows of empty auditorium seats fill the foreground and middle ground, while tiered seating and balconies rise in the background. Warm overhead lighting illuminates the modern performance venue, highlighting the symmetry of the stage and audience seating.

�� alumnus Drew Nellessen ’07 returns to campus to share Broadway experience with students

September 04, 2026

School of Theatre and Dance Alumni & Friends Alumni Spotlight Alumni & Development Alumni Musical Theatre Dance College of Fine Arts Provost's Office

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�� Alumnus Marcos Fuentes Turns Education Into Entrepreneurial Success

August 14, 2026

Alumni Spotlight Alumni Richland Community College Tabor School of Business Management Information Systems

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Brewing Dreams Together: �� Alumni MaryHelen and Robbie Maida Build a Life Through Entrepreneurship

June 26, 2026

Alumni Spotlight Alumni

Hollywood Revisited

Hollywood comes to Decatur for one night only during ‘Hollywood Revisited’

October 07, 2025

Kirkland Fine Arts Center Kirkland Series College of Fine Arts School of Music School of Theatre and Dance Alumni & Friends Alumni & Development Alumni

Kelly Hill

‘A game changer for me:’ Kelly Hill’s �� MBA experience set her on the leadership track

October 29, 2024

Tabor School of Business MBA Business Administration Alumni & Friends Alumni Spotlight Alumni & Development Alumni

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��’s Homecoming Fireworks Display postponed to Saturday evening

September 27, 2024

Homecoming Alumni & Friends Alumni & Development Alumni