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Dr. Freed is congratulated by Dean Olson at the retirement reception
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Freed earned his A.B. from Cornell University in 1965 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1969. Immediately thereafter, Freed joined the ISU faculty and began teaching in 1969. He has an outstanding record of achievement as a teacher and as a scholar specializing in medieval history. He is the author of The Friars and German Society in the Thirteenth Century (1977), The Counts of Falkenstein: Noble Self-Consciousness in the Twelfth Century (1984), and Noble Bondsmen (1995), along with articles about the German nobility in such journals as the American Historical Review. He has delivered numerous presentations at multiple venues, including the University of Wales. In Fall 1985, Freed was named the Arts and Sciences Lecturer and delivered “The Medieval Legacy of the Family.” In 1987-88, Freed earned the Outstanding University Researcher Award, and he was named Distinguished Professor in 1991. He has been the Chair of the History Department since 1994, and served as interim dean of Arts and Sciences in 2001-02. Even during retirement, Freed will continue to serve the College, as he has agreed to teach medieval history for free each semester for several years.
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Dr. Heyl receives her retirement
plaque from Dean Olson
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Heyl joined Illinois State’s faculty in 1975 and became a full professor in 1989. Her techniques and research testing the effectiveness of collaborative learning and teaching placed her in the national spotlight. An article she coauthored with departmental colleague William Rau was the first publication on collaborative work to ever appear in a sociology journal, and both traveled to Thailand recently to conduct a workshop for teachers. Heyl recently authored, with university colleagues Kathleen McKinney and Frank Beck, the text Sociology through Active Learning: Student Exercises. With teaching experience in sociology of deviance, gender, and law, Heyl is most praised for her graduate Qualitative Research Methods class. Her colleagues have described her as “innovative, resourceful, effective, and tireless.” She has been given numerous accolades and has conducted cross-national research—obtaining funding from the Fulbright Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the German Academic Exchange Service—and was named Outstanding University Teacher in 2003-04. She has taught for the Women’s Studies Program and has served as the Sociology Graduate Advisor. Heyl deferred retirement last year to serve as Interim Director of the School of Social Work. Luckily, Heyl will be able to retire this year, as the School of Social Work completed a successful search and recently named its new Director, Dr. Wanda Bracy from Governors State University.