What ISUBCA does

• Provides opportunities for alumni to rekindle Redbird friendships
• Assists students in securing financial aid through annual scholarships
• Partners with the Offices of Admissions and Alumni Engagement in recruiting students to Illinois State University
• Provides encouragement to new students as they adjust to the unfamiliarity of campus and maintain relationships with those students over the years
• Supports African American students, faculty, and staff through campus outreach and involvement

BCA 2023-2024 Board of Directors 

President:  Daniel Pierson ’81
Vice President:  Dennis Banks ’85
Recording Secretary:  Richard Greenfield ’17
Corresponding Secretary:  Angelica Taylor ’13
Treasurer:  Loriah Norman ’98
Member at Large: Shelly Booker ’85, Sylvester Davis ’99, M.S. ’04
Immediate Past President: Rhona Israel '83
Community Liaison: Nicole Higginbothan '95, M.S.14 
Bylaws and Operating Code: Pamela Clanton '83
Communications Chairs: Zion Banks '85, Caryn Lee '94
Membership Chairs: Daniel Jackson '18, Beverly Glinsey '81
Programming & Events Chair: Michelle Ford '86 
Homecoming Chair: Aja Holmes ’00, M.S. ’02, Canakkale Edwards ’90
Scholarship Chair: Eyvonna Hemphill '80, Joletta Gladney-Martin '87
Campus Liaison: Quanisha Kumi-Darfour '06
Family Picnic Committee Chairs: Sandra Kelly '77 
Fundraising Committee Chair: TBD
Mentorship Committee Chair: Angelyn Anderson '95, M.S. '97