SIUE
THE MAGAZINE FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE ALUMNI & FRIENDS
SPRING 2025
SIUE MEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS FIRST TRIP TO MARCH MADNESS PAGE 12
In This Issue SIUE IMPACTFUL EDUCATORS KAREN MORRIS WATKINS: A CHAMPION IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN HER COMMUNITY PAGE 5
GENERATIONS OF ALUMNI REFLECT: FROM COACH HUNEKE TO RUTH SLENCZYNSKA PAGE 6
GOLDEN APPLE SCHOLARS GIVE BACK THROUGH SERVICE TO ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOLS PAGE 16