TY  - GEN
AB  - Henry and Helen Ruston at the presentation of their honorary degrees 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. Presenting the degrees is then USI president Dr. H. Ray Hoops, with Dr. Robert Reid, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Helen Ruston, Henry Ruston.
AU  - Unknown
DA  - 1995
DA  - February 1995
ID  - 1529299
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/1529299/files/5333.jpg
L2  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529299/files/5333.jpg
L4  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529299/files/5333.jpg
LA  - eng
LK  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529299/files/5333.jpg
N2  - Henry and Helen Ruston at the presentation of their honorary degrees 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. Presenting the degrees is then USI president Dr. H. Ray Hoops, with Dr. Robert Reid, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Helen Ruston, Henry Ruston.
PB  - University of Southern Indiana
PY  - 1995
PY  - February 1995
T1  - Henry and Helen Ruston at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN
TI  - Henry and Helen Ruston at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN
UR  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1529299/files/5333.jpg
Y1  - 1995
ER  -