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Robert Lucas received his BA from Indiana University in 1943. After serving during World War II, he returned to Bloomington in 1946 in order to attend law school. Lucas discusses what life was like on campus after World War II. He then details his continued involvement with the University and what the groups to which he belonged accomplished during his tenure. Lucas was Union Board President, on the board of trustees, a member of the Higher Education Commission and the Indiana University Foundation, and the President of the Indiana University Alumni Association.

Born in 1938, Sue H. Talbot began attending Indiana University in 1956 and over the course of a few decades, she completed her doctoral degree. During this interval, she was a classroom teacher, a supervisor of education students at Indiana University, and worked for the state of Indiana in the area of education policy and reform. In this interview, Talbot discusses educational methods, a teacher strike in 1978, Weekenders teaching courses offered through Indiana University, and the A+ Program through the state of Indiana. She also speaks of the Japanese education system as compared to the system in place in the United States. In addition, Talbot discusses her active involvement in the education alumni association and her presidency of the Indiana University alumni association.