Student Hosts

Student hosts are student leaders selected by members of the Hall of Fame review and selection committee to represent current students to our nominees. Each comes from a unique background and with varied interests and involvement experience. Hosts provide a chance for our inductees to learn more about today's Illinois State community as well as student involvement and leadership opportunities. Many of these opportunities are similar to those experienced by our inductees as Student Affairs has continued to play an integral part in student development since the University's founding. In fact, student hosts recognize that honorees in many ways have paved the way for the opportunities they experience today. Through the leadership and vision of our former students, student affairs staff, and campus leaders, students have myriad experiences that provide a foundation for their future and a distinct college experience that defines Redbird life.

2025 Student Hosts

• Natalie Herbert

  Natalie Herbert will host Margaret Tripp. Natalie is a sophomore elementary education major. Natalie is a Golden Apple scholar, a student leader with Encounter campus ministry and a resident assistant in Watterson.

• Kyan Stuart

  Kyan Stuart will host Philip Tripp. Kyan is a junior molecular and cellular biology major with minors in chemistry and Spanish. Kyan is a two-term president of the Association of Residence Halls, an ex-officio member of the Student Government Association, and a member of the Big Red Marching Machine. 

• Trinity White

  Trinity White will host Murrieal Orendorff. Trinity is a junior interior design major. Trinity is an executive member of the Theta Delta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., social media chair of the National Panhellenic Council, and a member of the International Interior Design Association.

• Casey Walters

  Casey Walters will host J. Michael Durnil. Casey is a junior creative technologies major. Casey is a resident assistant, a Preview guide and peer instructor for Unversity College, and the HR chair for the Gray Matters Collective.

• Jada McCaskill

  Jada McCaskill will host Lindsay Vahl Dean. Jada is a senior history major with a minor in political science. Jada is vice president of the Lambda Epsilon chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and a youth softball coach.