University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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Prof. Ialnes C. Colvin Robert H. l lctchcr, 1u'e.s-iflent Charles E. Bowen, executive director Ulfifvl' Of iflc' Alllllllli AS-YUl'llltlUll N4 lu THE UNIVER ITY OF ILLI OI ALU NI ASSOCIATIO Since 1873 the Alumni Association has assigned itself to the task of helping to build a greater Uni- versity of Illinois while serving its alumni and students. More than 19,000 Illini are dues-paying members of the Association, making it one of the largest alumni organizations in the nation. By means of its elaborate record maintenance system, the Association keeps in touch with the more than 100,000 living members of the vast Illini family throughout the world. Address and biographical information of these alumni is readily available to all Illini. Through its extensive network of Illini Clubs the class 'I'G11l'l'S1'Ilfllfl'l'1'Q AIHllI'l4'4' IVeav1-r. frawlfmrrn, r-Irma I't'lll'I',vi'Hf! Alumni Association serves Illinois alumni every- where, bringing them together for fellowship and to co-operate on projects of assistance to the Uni- versity. Eight times a year Association members re- ceive their copies of the copiously illustrated Illinois Alumni News. This publication with its excellent coverage of University life and events is recognized as one of the best in its Held. The Student Alumni Assn. Board, consisting of one member from each class and a representative from I.U.S.A., is an important liaison unit between the student body and the alumni of Illinois. Student Alumni Am-n. Horzni-7'op row: William Franz, u.wisfa'nt yield zliruclorg Helen Hughes. junior llifv' linftum. 1'011': Nam-y Swain. Nuplffmmrf' vlrlsx r4'p1'c'-wwlllliw'g Patricia. llzilper. .vzniur vlr1..ws 1'ep1'eM'l:f4lfi'v1'g 1 U1 N . Nancy Anrlrews, l.l'.N.:l. 1'L'1n'4rxvulz1tivv ElllS hi. VQIIICO, flvlli C1ll'LLl0I' U 6 9 i

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VVllll'fll11 H. Butterfield, rx'cc'utim' director N Y ',r, H. F. Clair, Amos H. Watts, Herbert O. Farber, president vice president treasurer UNIVER ITY OF ILLI Ol F OU. DATIO The University of Illinois Foundation, which has 163 members, is a non-profit corporation Whose function is to encourage gifts for the purpose of assisting the general educational and research pro- gram of the University. Through its Illini Achievement Fund, organized in 1948, and the income from its endowment funds, the Foundation has supported many projects of major importance to the University. One of the Foundatioifs opportunities for serv- ice to the University and the state is to provide thousands of dollars in grants which encourage research and aid staff members who have special training and talent in certain fields. Each year the Foundation provides scholarships secretary Prof. James C. Colvin, for students who need financial help to further their education. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of high academic attaimnent and definite financial need. Another major division of the Foundation's work is library enrichment. Many important collections have come to the University Library through this pro gram. Special projects, such as memorial funds, are carried out by the Foundation to meet specific needs of the University. The projects augment facilities provided by state funds and expand the services of the University to its students and the citizens of Illinois. Charles C. DeLong, assistflnt tr1'f1s11rer

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COLLEGE OE ACRIC LTURE The College of Agriculture trains men and women for a variety of careers in agriculture and home economics. The instruction oilered hy the College on the Urbana campus makes up only one of three major divisions in the College. It also conducts the Agricultural Experiment Station for research in agriculture and home econom- ics and the Extension Service which carries the results of this research to the people in the State. The ten departments of instruction are Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engi- neering, Agronomy, Animal Science, Dairy Science, Food Technology, Forestry, Home Economics, Horticulture, and Plant Pathol- ogy. By finding and teaching hetter Ways to produce, process, and sell food and clothing materials, the College helps to insure a higher standard of living for the farmer and city people alike.