Alumni Relations Staff
Overview
The Alumni Relations office and its staff are here to help meet all your alumni needs. We'd like to get to know you better, and we'd like you to get to know us!
Here's our staff:
Bill Kobus
Title: Executive Director
E-mail: kobubill@isu.edu
Phone: (208) 282-4735
Responsibilities:
Alumni Relations Staff Management
Board of Directors Coordination
Award Programs Oversight
Bill is a retired Postal Service Senior Executive. Among other assignments, he served as postmaster at Pocatello, Boise, Albuquerque, N.M., and Salt Lake City, Utah. As a non-traditional student, he earned undergraduate degrees from the University of Alaska Anchorage and Idaho State University, and a master's degree from Oklahoma University. Bill and his wife, Rosemary, have four grown children and nine grandchildren. Bill served on the Alumni Board of Directors for six years including a term as president in 2001. In February, Bill accepted the position as Executive Director of the Office of Alumni Relations.
Melisa Moon
Title: Director of Development
E-mail: moonmeli@isu.edu
Phone: (208) 282-3938
Rory Senna Knight
Title: Administrative Assistant
E-mail: sennrory@isu.edu
Phone: (208) 282-3755
Responsibilities:
Financial Affairs
Office Operations
Merchandising
Events:
Board Meetings & Events
Sports Hall of Fame
J.B. Smith Memorial Golf Scramble
Rory is a transplant from California's San Francisco Bay Area. She and her husband, John, fell in love with Idaho after many visits with John's son, Mark, who is a Idaho State University PharmD 2001 grad. Rory and John have a blended family of seven children and 12 grandchildren. They live south of town with their two Labs, Sassy and Mac, three horses, Indy, Tux and Beau, and one Siamese kitty, KoKo. All are loved and spoiled equally!
Nancy Lovgren
Title: Office Specialist
E-mail: lovgnanc@isu.edu
Phone: (208) 282-3755
Responsibilities:
Alumni Mailings & Correspondence
Magnuson Alumni House Scheduling
Alumni Cards & Membership
Events:
Professional Achievement Awards
Commencement
Founders Luncheon/Golden Bengals
Nancy is a graduate of the College of Business and has worked in Alumni Relations since April 2000. Previously, she worked in the Office of Registration and Records for 16 years. Her husband, Tony, manages the University's Help Desk in the Computer Center. They have a daughter.
Casey Thompson
Title: Database Operations Manager
E-mail: thomcas2@isu.edu
Phone: (208) 282-3730
Responsibilities:
Facebook Web Community Administration
Alumni Association Web Site Updates & Maintenance
Alumni Records Database, Updates & Maintenance
Events:
Outstanding Student Achievement Awards
Annual "ISU Day at the Capitol"
Sports Reunions
Homecoming Parade
Casey is a former Law Enforcement officer. He also served as Security Supervisor for American Microsystems Inc. Casey graduated from the Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement program at ISU's College of Technology. Prior to that, Casey worked in agriculture, managing the family farming operation west of Pocatello. Casey is currently a full-time student taking classes towards a four year degree in Sociology. He has two young sons.