February 15, 1995 HATTIE earned a BFA from Illinois, an M.A. from NYU, and was a PhD candidate at Syracuse. After 20 years at IBM, she taught graphic arts in the Bronx and Mohawk Valley CC in Utica, New York. When she died in a car accident near Mokwa, she was a Fulbright Scholar teaching Graphic Design at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria. Active in community and civic affairs, she was also a cook, photographer, and humorist. The HATTIE HILLIARD ENDOWMENT FUND honors her legacy.

September 10, 2015 A Chicago native, Soror Kee got her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from Howard. The summer of her senior year at Illinois she was proudly arrested for protesting discriminatory realty practices in Champaign-Urbana. Before Law School she taught job skills to young Black men. In the sixties she went South to help preserve evidence in a rural murder. She was a Labor Relations Attorney who retired after 20 years as Counsel for Motorola, USA.

July 28, 2016 Pastor Leftwich, received her B.A. from the University of Illinois where she was President of Alpha Nu. She and husband, Otis Leftwich, founded and co-pastored Wheaton's Vessels of His Love Church. At the time of her death, she was Pastor Emeritus, having been succeeded by son, Devin. Soror Leftwich was a beloved mother, grandmother, pastor, Christian, and friend.

December 22, 2012 Diana made the Dean's list at Southern Illinois University while earning her B.A. (Biology). She was a Carnegie Fellow, earning a 1974 M.S. in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Illinois. She retired a senior manager at John Deere & Company, E. Moline, IL. Although Diana had many career and academic highpoints, she was most proud of son, Henry Polk, II.

February 13, 2016 A member of Alpha Nu’s March, 1963 "Elite Eight," Linda got a B.S. degree in Education from the University of Cincinnati and accumulated graduate hours in Music from the University's Conservatory of Music. A former teacher in Cincinnati and Bay Area public schools, she was a charter member of the Grammy winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus, director of the Bay Area’s United Church of Christ Pilgrim Community Church choir, and volunteer at the Area’s Community Music Center.

A Chicago native, she graduated in 1964 from Farragut HS. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois where she was initiated into Delta's Alpha Nu Chapter. She taught school in Illinois and California. Molly was a devout Jehovah's Witness who traveled widely on behalf of her faith, including several trips abroad. Sadly, she passed a few years ago after a lengthy illness. Sorors remember her enthusiasm, smile, great singing voice, and pleasant positive personality.

Sandra Marie Tilly Mitchell, daughter of Samuel and Thelma Belton Tilly, was born in New York City October 24, 1943. Reared in Greenburgh, NY, she was a 1961 graduate of White Plains High School. The Fall of 1961, she entered the University of Illinois, Urbana, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966, and her master’s degree in Social Work in 1971. In 1996, she received an EdD from NOVA Southeastern University. She passed June 23, 2019.

December 31, 2006 RUTH ANN WATKINS TAYLOR received a B.A. from the University of Illinois and an MSW from Washington University in St. Louis. She worked with school districts in St. Louis and East St. Louis; Illinois Department of Social Services; and Southern Illinois University assisting legendary dancer and anthropology professor, Katherine Dunham.

July 6, 2011 Joy was an extraordinary musical talent. We miss her Joy-ous, Joy-ful music, but her earthly concert, like her story and journey, is “to be continued” in her new venue: heaven. Joy got a BFA degree from the University of Illinois, where she was a member of Delta's Alpha Nu Chapter. Until she retired, she taught Music in Chicago Public Schools. She co-founded the Alpha Omega Chorale at Commonwealth Community Church where she was also soloist, pianist, organist, and choir director.

Virginia started college at what is now the University of Illinois at Chicago and transferred to the Urbana-Champaign campus in 1960; in 1962, she earned a B.A. in Elementary Education; in 1976, she was awarded an M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction from Chicago’s National Louis University. A career-long member of the Chicago Teachers Union, Virginia taught in the Chicago Public Schools and retired in 1999 after 37 years. She died April 27, 2022.

Satia Marie Marshall Orange was born on April 23, 1942 to Ruthe and A.P. Marshall. She was initiated into Alpha Theta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on the campus of Lincoln University, Jefferson City. She later affiliated with Alpha Nu Chapter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where she received her Bachelor's degree. She died May 13, 2024, in Chicago, IL. For the complete obituary, click on the link below.