

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: SOLD OUT: Voices of Impact: Celebrating SIU Black Alumni Changemakers
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 11:30 am – Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: UPDATE: This event is SOLD OUT, and we are no longer accepting registrations.

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Celebrate Black Excellence and Saluki Success with us at VOICES OF IMPACT: Celebrating Black Alumni Changemakers.

Join the SIU Foundation for a special luncheon honoring SIU alumni whose leadership, service, and scholarship have shaped lives, opened pathways, and strengthened the Saluki community. Through their achievements and commitment to excellence, these honorees reflect the power of purpose-driven impact and enduring legacy.

SIU Student Center, Ballroom B
Friday, Feb. 6, 2026
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Honorees:
Dr. Harold Bardo ’62, ’72
Dr. Linda Flowers ’79, ’87, ’06
Michael Glenn ’77
Dr. Joan Higginbotham ’87
Dr. Ella Lacey ’64, ’72, ’79
Dr. Terrence Roberts ’77
Dr. Melvin Terrell ’78

Tickets are $25 per person. Seating is limited, and a ticket is required to attend. Please RSVP by Feb. 2. Register today: https://siuf.org/events/voices-of-impact.php
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/carbondale/sold-out-voices-of-impact-celebrating-siu-black-alumni-changemakers/200029474286519
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 47

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://siuf.org/events/voices-of-impact.php?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=carbondale-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Carbondale
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: SIU Student Center
- **lat**: 37.713300667322
- **long**: -89.218379195693
- **full address**: SIU Student Center, SUBWAY, 1255 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: SIU Foundation (https://allevents.in/org/siu-foundation/12146818)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** SIU Student Center, SUBWAY, 1255 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** SIU Foundation
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about SOLD OUT: Voices of Impact: Celebrating SIU Black Alumni Changemakers ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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