001529292 001__ 1529292 001529292 005__ 20241006163307.0 001529292 02480 $$aMSS 120-017 001529292 037__ $$aDA 001529292 041__ $$aeng 001529292 245__ $$aHelen Ruston at a University of Southern Indiana event in Evansville, Indiana 001529292 260__ $$bUniversity of Southern Indiana$$cFebruary 1995 001529292 269__ $$a1995 001529292 347__ $$a600-800 dpi 001529292 520__ $$aHelen Ruston at the presentation of her honorary degree from the University of Southern Indiana. The ceremony took place at the Evansville Country Club at 3810 Stringtown Rd. Henry Ruston was born in Evansville, IN on August 25, 1921, and was a graduate of Bosse High School, University of Evansville, and University of Miami. He served as a flight instructor in the United States Air Force during World War II. After the war, he was a florist until his retirement. Ruston was married to Helen (nee Niednagel) until her death in 1997, and to his second wife, Betty Jane Taylor Hopkins, until her death in 2002. He did not have any children. In 1995, he and his wife, Helen, received honorary degrees from the University of Southern Indiana. Ruston passed away on December 1, 2005. In this photograph Helen Ruston, left, laughs with Josephine Carter (center) an an unidentified friend. 001529292 542__ $$fhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ 001529292 6531_ $$aLocal Events 001529292 6531_ $$aLocal Education 001529292 6531_ $$aHigher Education 001529292 6531_ $$aLocal History 001529292 6531_ $$aArts and Entertainment 001529292 6531_ $$aEducation 001529292 6531_ $$aPeople and Communities 001529292 6531_ $$aPhotographs 001529292 6531_ $$aRegional History 001529292 6531_ $$aRelated Materials -- 1951-2000 001529292 655__ $$aBlack and White Photograph 001529292 691__ $$aIndiana 001529292 7001_ $$aUnknown 001529292 8564_ $$93391e8af-0e65-4d6e-b4f9-24ff89a47f55$$s1310664$$uhttps://library.usi.edu/record/1529292/files/5351.jpg 001529292 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1529292$$pGLOBAL_SET 001529292 914__ $$ap17218coll2 001529292 980__ $$aSpecial & Regional History Collection 001529292 984__ $$aHenry Ruston Collection 001529292 985__ $$aImage