TY - GEN AB - Henry and Helen Ruston at a USI event, speaking with then USI president Dr. H. Ray Hoops and his wife, Linda. Henry Ruston was born in Evansville, IN on August 25, 1921, and was a graduate of Bosse High School, University of Evansville, and University of Miami. He served as a flight instructor in the United States Air Force during World War II. After the war, he was a florist until his retirement. Ruston was married to Helen (nee Niednagel) until her death in 1997, and to his second wife, Betty Jane Taylor Hopkins, until her death in 2002. He did not have any children. In 1995, he and his wife, Helen, received honorary degrees from the University of Southern Indiana. Ruston passed away on December 1, 2005. This photograph is related to the honorary degrees. AU - Unknown DA - 1995 DA - February 1995 ID - 1529283 KW - Local Events KW - Local Education KW - Higher Education KW - Local History KW - Arts and Entertainment KW - Education KW - People and Communities KW - Photographs KW - Regional History KW - Related Materials -- 1951-2000 L1 - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529283/files/5326.jpg L2 - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529283/files/5326.jpg L4 - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529283/files/5326.jpg LA - eng LK - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529283/files/5326.jpg N2 - Henry and Helen Ruston at a USI event, speaking with then USI president Dr. H. Ray Hoops and his wife, Linda. Henry Ruston was born in Evansville, IN on August 25, 1921, and was a graduate of Bosse High School, University of Evansville, and University of Miami. He served as a flight instructor in the United States Air Force during World War II. After the war, he was a florist until his retirement. Ruston was married to Helen (nee Niednagel) until her death in 1997, and to his second wife, Betty Jane Taylor Hopkins, until her death in 2002. He did not have any children. In 1995, he and his wife, Helen, received honorary degrees from the University of Southern Indiana. Ruston passed away on December 1, 2005. This photograph is related to the honorary degrees. PB - University of Southern Indiana PY - 1995 PY - February 1995 T1 - Henry and Helen Ruston at a University of Southern Indiana event in Evansville, Indiana TI - Henry and Helen Ruston at a University of Southern Indiana event in Evansville, Indiana UR - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529283/files/5326.jpg Y1 - 1995 ER -