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Terry Anker, an Indiana University undergraduate and School of Law alumnus, discusses his memories of and involvement on campus. As a former student body president, Anker recalls his many responsibilities and privileges, the people he met, and the difference he made to Indiana University. In addition, he relates personal anecdotes and memories of student life at the university, his life after college, and of his continuing fondness and predictions for Indiana University. Some topics which received emphasis were Anker's impressions of diversity, campus politics, fraternities and sororities, and of the university presidents, John Ryan and Thomas Ehrlich.

William S. Armstrong served as president of the Indiana University Foundation from 1952 to 1983. He also attended Indiana University as an undergraduate. He discusses Indiana University sports and school spirit during his days as a student. When talking about his time with the Indiana University Foundation, he talks about financial aid, donations, and the development of Crest toothpaste.

Wilfred C. Bain, born January 20, 1908 and died March 7, 1997, discusses his life experiences prior to arriving at Indiana University. He discusses his childhood, family history, and education. He also discusses his experiences teaching at Houghton College and North Texas State University. He discusses changes made to the IU School of Music degree requirements, early music, jazz, and opera. Finally, he discusses his life and activities since retiring from the university in 1978.

Susanne P. Bair, an Indiana University alumnus at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels, relates her experiences at the university in the late nineteen eighties and early nineteen nineties. The first college graduate in her family, Bair describes the process through which she became interested in and studies athletics, physical education, and athletic administration. As the first female student trustee on the board of trustees, she offers a unique insight into Indiana University controversies over retirement plans, homosexuals in the campus ROTC program, and budget cuts.

Glenn Banks, an Indiana University alumnus from the School of Business' class of 1950, came to the university as a World War II navy veteran. In this interview, Banks recalls his days as a student, but emphasizes the issues that the university was dealing with in the nineteen nineties, including financial and budgetary topics, real estate donations, the campus, and the students. A member of the Indiana University Foundation Board, Banks attributes the success and growth of the university to active and dynamic figures such as Herman B Wells and William Armstrong.

Born in 1921, William G. Bannon is an Indiana University alumnus from the class of 1943 and a 1945 alumnus of the Indiana University School of Medicine. After brief service in the United States army, Bannon began a successful career as a physician while maintaining an active association with Indiana University. In this interview, he discusses athletics, African-American students at the university, the importance of fraternities and sororities, and the economy of the state of Indiana. In addition, Bannon speaks of the Indiana University board of trustees of which he was a member for several years.

John Vincent Barnett was born in Lapel, Indiana, in 1912. He left Indiana University in 1933, but without a degree. He briefly describes student life in the early days of the Great Depression and his career after leaving Indiana University. Further, he describes his activities with the Indiana University Alumni Association, his son's education at the Indiana University School of Law, and challenges for Indiana University leadership in the nineteen nineties.

James Bash attended Indiana University School of Law from 1946 to 1949. After graduating, he went to work for Standard Life Insurance Company, remaining there for his entire career. Bash maintained his involvement with Indiana University, serving on the Investment Committee and also acting as President of the Alumni Association from 1982 to 1983. He also discusses his Indiana University School of Law days, what Bloomington was like in the nineteen forties, and changes that have taken place on campus over the past several decades.

Steven Beering was born in Germany and remained in Europe for the duration of World War II, eventually ending up in a displaced persons camp. He moved to the United States, obtained his medical degree, and became a member of the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty in 1969. From 1973 to 1983, he served as the dean of Indiana University's School of Medicine. He comments on current university problems, like "state-funded" universities and financial problems, and on the state of the nation's health care. He also discusses changes in medicine and medical training.

Gerald Bepko, born in 1940, describes his career, which culminated in being named chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). Along the way, he was a law professor, then associate dean, acting, then dean of the law school at IUPUI. Bepko describes the challenges of an urban university like IUPUI. Bepko also describes his own education and early career as an FBI agent.