<h2>2009 Alumni Homecoming Committee - Debbie (Schumacher) Rathert, '74 BS Biological Sciences</h2><p><img height="253" border="0" width="205" alt="" src="/id0904f67a805eefab" align="left" />As a 1975 graduate of SIUE (BS Medical Technology), I am currently the Laboratory Manager at Christian Northeast Hospital. I’ve been a Medical Technologist and married to Chuck Rathert (BA Mass Communications 1974) for 34 years. We have 3 children, two of whom are SIUE graduates.</p><p>Over the years, I have always felt a connection to SIUE, both because it’s so close to my home, and because it’s become part of our family. So when I was asked to help on the Homecoming Committee, I was happy to give something back. I remember in the early ‘70s before we had air conditioning in our house, we would leave the windows open. It made for a long night as we listened to the crowds on the south frontage roads leaving the MRF – it was quite entertaining! I hope that everyone who attended SIUE will come home for Homecoming and see the changes that have enhanced the campus. You will be pleasantly surprised!</p><p><a href="/id0904f67a805bd62e">Return to the 2009 Alumni Homecoming Committee Page</a></p>