Student Alumni Association and Student Ambassadors File, 1979-2003, 2006-2007, 2010 | University of Illinois Archives

Organized on June 5, 1873,¹ the Alumni Association held decennial reunions in 1882² and 1892.³ It is a separate corporation promoting the interests of the University as an educational agency and maintaining contact with alumni of the University.⁴ It is managed by a Board of Directors elected by the regular members of the Association.⁵ The Association encourages activities of Illini Clubs, solicits alumni support for University activities and arranges class reunions and other functions. On March 11, 1965, the Board authorized a system of Associate Directors for each campus. In 1967 the word "Associate" was dropped from their titles and each is now known as a Campus Director.⁶

1. Franklin W. Scott, ed., The Semi-Centennial Record of the University of Illinois, University of Illinois, 1918, p. xxxv.

2. Ibid., p. xxxviii.

3. Ibid., p. xli.

4. Alumni Association Proceedings, 1873-1891, 1916-1920. RS 26/1/1, Box 1, p. 559.

5. Alumni Association Constitution, 1932, in Organizations, Elections, and Publications File, 1914- , RS 26/1/0/3 in University Archives.

6. Donald R. Dodds, University of Illinois Alumni Association, Campus Director, Urbana-Champaign.