Clay Anderson

Mike Baugh

RaeEtta (Bennett) McClure

Teena (Berry) Dreesen

Sandy Brown-Wilson

Cheryl (Hundley) Soderlund

Rueben Perez

Melissa (Richard) Smith

Amy (Roblez) Pennington

Dave Schmidt

Dave Schramm

Lyn Scott

Eric Traylor

Brian Viets

LeeAnn (White) Hawley

Karen (Wolf) Whitaker

What Happened in 1984?

In TV...

• "The Cosby Show" is the first sitcom about a professional upper middle-class black family

In Sports...

• In football, Dan Marino sets season records of 48 TD passes and 5,084 yards passing

Did you know...

• Michael Jackson earns $1.5 million for a Pepsi commercial; during its filming, his hair catches on fire.

-- The Columbia Chronicles of American Life: 1910 - 1992. Gordon, L. & Gordon, A. (1995)

Heather Baker

Miake Baugh

Ingrid Blomquist

RaeEtta (Bennett) McClure

Teena (Berry) Dreesen

Janice Brand

Kassie Edwards

Cheryl (Nichols) Besinger

Amy (Roblez) Pennington

Dave Schramm

Lyn Scott

Krista Seeman

Michael Sterbach

Eric Traylor

Brian Viets

LeeAnn (White) Hawley

Lorne Willard

Tim Wright

What Happened in 1985?

In Movies...

• "Rambo: First Blood Part II" (George P. Costamos), Sylvester Stallone.
• "The Breakfast Club" (John Hughes), Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall.

First Appearance...

• Photos of missing children on milk cartons.

Did you know...

• After 99 years, Coca-Cola markets a new formula, "New Coke;" three months later, after consumer objection, it reinstates "Coca-Cola Classic."

-- The Columbia Chronicles of American Life: 1910 - 1992. Gordon, L. & Gordon, A. (1995)

Ingrid Blomquist

Gene Brooks

Teresa Clounch

Kassie Edwards

Lynneda (Gretencord) Martin

Terri (Hallman) McQueen

Linda (Heindelbrecht) Innes

Tammi Hinson

Cheryl (Hundley) Soderlund

Pat Kerwin

Stacy McCaskey

Shirl (Nichols) Besinger

Melissa Ohls

Kelly (Williams-Polzin) Porter

Angela Powell

Eric Traylor

Mark Walters

Lorne Willard

Bill Wolf

What Happened in 1986?

In Ambassadors...

• "ESU Ambassadors host visitors, have fun," Spotlight, March 1987.

In Movies...

• "Top Gun," (Tony Scott), Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis.

In Music...

• "Addicted to Love," Robert Palmer, is a top single.

First Appearance...

• Microwave Pizza (Pillbury).

-- The Columbia Chronicles of American Life: 1910 - 1992. Gordon, L. & Gordon, A. (1995)

Rose Blahut

Gene Brooks

Susan Brown

Gina (Clark) Sehon

Annette (Compton) Saunders

Teresa Clounch

Kassie Edwards

Beth (Fertig) Duba

Lynneda (Gretencord) Martin

Terri (Hallman) McQueen

Linda (Heidelbrecht) Innes

Tammi Hinson

Dale Masterson

Stacy McCaskey

Noel Northern

Angela Powell

Kim Rodebaugh

Sherry Truhlar

Jackie Ulrich

Kristi Wynn

What Happened in 1987?

In Movies...

• Charlie Sheen, Adam Baldwin, Jennifer Rubin, Kyle MacLachlan, D.B. Sweeney, and Kennan Ivory Wayons are all stars of the future.

In Sports...

• The NFL season is interrupted by a 24-day strike during which replacements ("scabs") play three games ("scabball"); the strike is broken when many regulars return.

Did you know...

• Sixty percent of kitchens have microwave ovens; 40 percent of the food dollar is spent eating out.

New Words and Usages...

• Couch potato.

-- The Columbia Chronicles of American Life: 1910 - 1992. Gordon, L. & Gordon, A. (1995)

Deborah (Armster) Ladd

Susan Brown

Devon Clark

Teresa Clounch

Randy Crome

Lynette (Dyson) Murphy

Kassie Edwards

Russ Everhart

Carmen (Mason) Landreth

Dale Masterson

Constance Maxwell

Dan Murphy

Jay Parsons

Nancy (Prothe) Golubski

Kim Rodebaugh

Jennifer Smith

Jill Steiner

Kerry (Thomas) Shimkus

Sherry Truhlar

Sandy (Vogel) Kelly

What Happened in 1988?

Facts and Figures...

• Camcorders (8 millimeter): Sony, CCD-V9: $1,800.

In TV...

• "Roseanne," Roseanne Bar, John Goodman premiers.

In Music...

• "Faith" (George Michael), "Dirty Dancing" (Soundtrack), "Hysteria" (Def Leppard), "Bad" (Michael Jackson), and "Appetite for Destruction" (Guns N' Roses) are all top albums.

First Appearances...

• Rogaine (for hair loss).
• Video Walkman (Sony).

-- The Columbia Chronicles of American Life: 1910 - 1992. Gordon, L. & Gordon, A. (1995)

Windy (Bicker) York

Kirk Daniels

Russ Everhart

Amy (Eldridge) Bishop

Kristi (Feyh) Henderson

Rich Garcia

Heather (Horn) Jackson

Brian Keller

Melissa Meng

Dale Masterson

Dan Murphy

Kelly (Newell) Steiner

Liz Olivarez

Susan (Prothe) Henry

Lesa Seim

Jennifer Smith

Jody Spexarth

Jill Steiner

Kerry (Thomas) Shimkus

Sherry Truhlar

Carey Wilken

Cynde Wolfe

What Happened in 1989?

At ESU...

• The ESU Ambassadors began a new tradition, The Homecoming Candlelight Dinner; also sponsored by the ESU Alumni Association and American Food Network.