Illinois State University’s College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) will host the CAST Rising Redbirds induction ceremony on Wednesday, April 15, within the Aaron Leetch Stadium Club at Hancock Stadium.
The occasion is free and open to the campus group, with a espresso reception from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and the ceremony starting at 9:30 a.m.
The CAST Rising Redbirds brings collectively CAST alumni who’re leaders of their fields and who, by their work, function an inspiration to others pursuing related profession paths. Rising Redbirds inductees symbolize the completely different departments and colleges inside CAST.
Full biographies of this 12 months’s inductees could be discovered on the CAST website.
2026 CAST Rising Redbirds inductees
- Agriculture—John Heiser ’11
- Criminal Justice Sciences—Gio Circo ’10, M.S. ’12
- Family and Consumer Sciences — Sara Krewson, M.S. ’11
- Health Sciences – Eddie Gordon ’17
- Information Technology—Ramtin Davanlou, M.S. ’14
- Kinesiology and Recreation—Lindsay Vahl Dean ’06, M.S. ’09
- Technology—Troy Deiss ’05, M.S. ’10
Visit CAST’s website for extra details about the CAST Rising Redbirds and different occasions happening throughout Science and Technology Week.
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