001529283 001__ 1529283 001529283 005__ 20241006163042.0 001529283 02480 $$aMSS 120-012 001529283 037__ $$aDA 001529283 041__ $$aeng 001529283 245__ $$aHenry and Helen Ruston at a University of Southern Indiana event in Evansville, Indiana 001529283 260__ $$bUniversity of Southern Indiana$$cFebruary 1995 001529283 269__ $$a1995 001529283 347__ $$a600-800 dpi 001529283 520__ $$aHenry and Helen Ruston at a USI event, speaking with then USI president Dr. H. Ray Hoops and his wife, Linda. Henry Ruston was born in Evansville, IN on August 25, 1921, and was a graduate of Bosse High School, University of Evansville, and University of Miami. He served as a flight instructor in the United States Air Force during World War II. After the war, he was a florist until his retirement. Ruston was married to Helen (nee Niednagel) until her death in 1997, and to his second wife, Betty Jane Taylor Hopkins, until her death in 2002. He did not have any children. In 1995, he and his wife, Helen, received honorary degrees from the University of Southern Indiana. Ruston passed away on December 1, 2005. This photograph is related to the honorary degrees. 001529283 542__ $$fhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ 001529283 6531_ $$aLocal Events 001529283 6531_ $$aLocal Education 001529283 6531_ $$aHigher Education 001529283 6531_ $$aLocal History 001529283 6531_ $$aArts and Entertainment 001529283 6531_ $$aEducation 001529283 6531_ $$aPeople and Communities 001529283 6531_ $$aPhotographs 001529283 6531_ $$aRegional History 001529283 6531_ $$aRelated Materials -- 1951-2000 001529283 655__ $$aBlack and White Photograph 001529283 691__ $$aIndiana 001529283 7001_ $$aUnknown 001529283 8564_ $$934f9ca9c-7829-4a38-a622-a43d469ca8fd$$s1379525$$uhttps://library.usi.edu/record/1529283/files/5326.jpg 001529283 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1529283$$pGLOBAL_SET 001529283 914__ $$ap17218coll2 001529283 980__ $$aSpecial & Regional History Collection 001529283 984__ $$aHenry Ruston Collection 001529283 985__ $$aImage