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18 archive photos of the Millikin University campus
Students assist incoming freshman as they move in to Aston Hall during the official freshman move-in day at Millikin University on Tuesday morning. Students are living in Aston Hall for the first time since the 2008 spring semester.
Electrician apprentice Tanner Miller installs electrical outlets in a dorm room as part of improvements made in Aston Hall on the Millikin University campus.
Diego Castaneda heads to class next to Aston Hall on the Millikin University campus. The building was reopened this semester for use as a residence hall.
Electrician apprentice Tanner Miller installs electrical outlets in a dorm room in Aston Hall.
Ken Jordan, director of facility services, shows new sinks installed as part of improvements made in Aston Hall on the Millikin University campus.
In early August, a dying oak tree standing on the southeast corner of Aston Hall was carved into a Millikin University landmark.
Student Dani Ryan sketches before going in to her theater design class at Aston Hall.
Custodial manager Nathan Hotwick installs towel hooks in new shower stalls at Aston Hall on the Millikin University campus.
Spirtas Wrecking Co. of St. Louis demolishes the center of Millikin University's Mills Hall first so the ends of the 55-year-residence hall could be pushed together and the project's footprint kept smaller. Aston Hall, returned to service as a men's dormitory this year, can be seen through the gap to the south.
1984: Millikin University's Tom Kreller earns top grades in the classroom as well as on the football field. The 5-foot-10, 200-pounder gained 378 years on 71 attempts and scored three touchdowns and a starter at fullback. He was the team's No. 2 rusher last season.
1981: Kent Kuhle will help bolster Millikin's pass catching game. The 170-pound senior is from Assumption and part of Millikin's receiving corps strength, along with Marc Knowles and Mike Buob.
1982: Stephen Decatur High School relay runners will be featured in the girls Area Best track and field meet at Millikin University. The 400, 800 and 1,600 relay groups set school records in winning in the MacArthur district meet. The runners, from left, Susie Hunt, Beth Schumacher, Debbie Schile, Michelle Morthland, Debra Thomas and Earline Allen.
1986: Millikin University player Brian Horst has hit a team high 54.3 percent of his shots, including a blistering 64.5 percent in the last five games. Horst, an accounting major, is enrolled in the James Millikin Honors scholarship program. He has a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the first semester
1971: Three chairmen have been named for Millikin University's Alumni Fund campaign by Scott Steagall, national Alumni Fund chairman. They are, left to right, John W. Ziese, Walter "Bud" Ormond and Robert E. Schoenfielder. All are from Decatur. The Alumni Fund drive goal is $80,000.
1986: Millikin University football coach Carl Poelker sends a play in with Bob Brown against Elmhurst College.
1951: Distinguished Millikin University alumni Dr. N. Paul Hudson, center, and Dr. H. Gary Hudson, left, were honored at the university's commencement. Doctor's degrees were conferred on the brothers by Dr. J. Walter Malone, right, university president.
1965: Dr. Paul L. McKay, right, Millikin University president, presents an honorary doctor of law degree to the Rt. Rev. Msgr. George H. Powell, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
1967: Dr. Lester G. Shell, chairman of the Millikin University biology department, holds a graph taken in experiments on the reaction of various substances on tranquilizers.
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Tony Reid
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