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Born in 1938, John A. Nash is a 1960 Indiana University alumnus who went on to earn his MBA from the Indiana University School of Business. After serving a year and a half in the United States army, Nash went on to a long and successful career in finance. In this interview, he recalls his years as a student at Indiana University including campus life, minority students, and his involvement in campus politics which culminated in his election to the presidency of the student body. Nash speaks of his participation in the Little United Nations Assembly, or LUNA, during his undergraduate years. In the years after graduation, he became involved in the Indiana University alumni association and Hoosiers for Higher Education. He recalls the assassination of president John F. Kennedy and cites his views of the regional campus system at Indiana University. He was influenced by Byrum Carter, John Mee, and Herman B Wells.

Ronald Rawald, a 1986 Indiana University alumnus, speaks of his years as a student at the university. A former student body president, he became intensely involved in student government and campus politics. He worked actively in the Indiana University Student Association, and through this involvement, testified in the Indiana General Assembly. As student body president, Rawald felt he made a significant impact on the issue of the high university cost for student health care with a compromise resolution he proposed, which was adopted. Rawald cites Harvey C. Bunke and a class Bunke taught as major life influences.