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John Meisel Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008. March 7, 2006 March 8, 2021
John Reiner Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008. March 24, 2006 March 8, 2021
Sam Smith Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008. April 27, 2006 March 7, 2021
Arthur Stahnke Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008. July 14, 2006 March 7, 2021
Shelia Ruth Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008. August 1, 2006 March 4, 2021
Eric Sturley Oral History Interview This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008.

In this interview Sturley speaks on working abroad on behalf of SIUE in Nepal and Mali. His work in the Honnors Program referred to as the, Deans College. And the development of the physical design, landscape, architecture, acquisition of land, and political organization of the Alton, East St. Louis and Edwardsville campuses following his hiring after returning home from World War II.
March 16, 2006 March 3, 2021
Gerald J.T. Runkle Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008.

Runkle discusses the tumultuous years during the War in Vietnam and how the university administration responded to student led protests. The shift from the East St. Louis and Alton campuses to the Edwardsville campus, as well as faculty and community-led initiatives to raise money for land development for the Edwardsville campus. He also considers the roles of changing leadership within the one university system as well as the Edwardsville campus over time, and the growth of the Philosophy department during his tenure at SIUE .
October 14, 2006 March 2, 2021
David Steinberg Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008. March 29, 2006 February 21, 2021
Olin Wetzel Oral History This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008.

In his interview, Mr. Wetzel discusses his involvement in the establishment of SIUE. The interview contains information about the financing, local support, land development, rotary, and SIU Carbondale's involvement in the creation of the Edwardsville Campus. The interview demonstrates that the creation of the Edwardsville campus was a groundswell movement by members of the Edwardsville Rotary and Chamber of Commerce in an attempt to re-develop Edwardsville's industry after the boom of World War II development declined. Wetzel also discusses the growth of Edwardsville as a city and its changes over time, such as downtown re-development, housing development, and the construction of the YMCA in addition to the hiring and work of several regional architectural firms.
April 20, 2006 February 20, 2021
Earl Lazerson Oral History Interview This oral history interview with Ellen Nore-Nordhouser is part of a collection of oral histories conducted as part of a research project related to the 50th Anniversary of SIUE between 2005 and 2008.

Earl Lazerson speaks to what he saw the hallmarks of his legacy as President of the University, focusing on university housing, the creation of Arts and Issues, pushing for stronger undergraduate rather than doctoral programs, and the dissolution of the Experiment in Higher Education during his tenure at SIUE as a faculty member, Dean of Sciences and Technology and President.
January 30, 2007 February 12, 2021