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John Dowsley "Jack" Mulholland was born in Rochester, New York in 1927. He describes his career in the corporate world, during which time he moved to Evansville, Indiana. After three years there, he was recruited by Indiana University to come to Bloomington. There, he held the positions of assistant vice president of financial affairs and treasurer between 1972 and 1992. Mulholland also taught accounting and worked with community and alumni groups. He reflects upon the reputation and purpose of Indiana University and the role of higher education in general.

Born on November 12, 1920, George Nakhnikian joined the Indiana University faculty as a member of the Philosophy Department in 1968 and served there until his retirement in 1988. In this interview, he recalls his childhood as an Armenian in Bulgaria and his immigration to the United States. Nakhnikian also discusses his participation in World War II, his use of the GI Bill to complete graduate school and his quick rise to chairmanship of the Department of Philosophy at Wayne State University. In addition, he recalls his undergraduate years at Harvard University and his coming to the Indiana University Department of Philosophy. Nakhnikian discusses departmental tensions, his years as chair, and the growth of the department.

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.

Born on September 11, 1946, Charlie Nelms earned his graduate degree from Indiana University in 1971 and completed his doctorate at the university in 1976. After working at the Indiana University Northwest campus for several years and at several other college positions in other states, Nelms returned to Indiana in 1987 to serve as chancellor of Indiana University East. In this interview, he speaks of his years as an Indiana University student, African-American students, experiences of racism, and his development of the Foster Quad Black Student Association. In addition, he speaks of his work at the City University of New York, its experimental open admission system, and the importance of the Indiana University Indiana University regional campuses. Finally, Nelms discusses the financial problems facing higher education, the teaching vs. research debate, and his proposed resolutions to these problems.

Born on April 25, 1940, Edward A. Nicholson discusses his work at Indiana University, specifically at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, or IPFW. At IPFW, he served first as vice chancellor, and then chancellor of that regional campus. In this interview, he discusses the difficulties and complications that arose due to the fact that IPFW was under the joint control of Indiana University and Purdue University. He speaks of the different philosophies and policies of each of these universities and the implications for IPFW. In addition, Nicholson discusses the strengths and many positive aspects of the Fort Wayne campus and the influence of specific university presidential administrations, especially that of John Ryan at Indiana University.

Born on October 16, 1934, Robert M. O'Neil discusses his close early connections to and similarity with Thomas Ehrlich. O'Neil eventually served as the vice president of Indiana University from 1975 to 1980, and then continued into a long and successful career as an administrator and law professor. In this interview, O'Neil speaks of his years at Indiana University and the issues of capped enrollment in the School of Business, minority students, and the continuing academic strength across many disciplines at Indiana University. In addition, he speaks of John Ryan and shares a few interesting stories of Herman B Wells.

Danilo Orescanin completed his Master's degree at Indiana University in 1954 and his doctorate in 1960 in the area of business administration. He went on to a long and successful career which included both teaching and administration at the university level. For example, Orescanin was assistant to the president under Joseph Sutton, vice president for university relations, and many other high-level administrative posts, some of which took him to four of Indiana University's regional campuses. In addition, he continued to teach intermittently and, toward the end of his career, focused solely on teaching in Indiana University's School of Business. In this interview, Orescanin discusses his role in setting up a School of Business at the University of Dacca in Bangladesh through Indiana University, his philosophies of education, different Indiana University presidential administrations, and campus changes.

Judith Palmer, born April 2, 1948 in Washington, IN, is an Indiana University Bloomington Alumni and attended Indianapolis Law School from 1968-1973. While attending school Palmer worked in state budget agency. She served as executive assistant to Govern Otis Bowen from 1977 to 1981. Palmer eventually ended up back at IU as special assistant to President John Ryan. In this interview she discusses Indiana University in the 1960s, IU Law School, her time in state government, and changes IU has undergone since the 1960s.

Susan Parrish, born in Marrietta, GA in 1947, served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees for Indiana University. In this interview she discusses her experience with the Peace Corps in pre-revolution Ethiopia, her education at West Georgia College, and her arrival in Bloomington in 1976. She also discusses her experiece as Secretary of the Board of Trustees, and speculates on what the financial crisis of the 1990s meant for Indiana University.

Robert Pebworth attended Indiana University Bloomington from 1927-1932, serving as editor of the Daily Student newspaper. He discusses the atmosphere during this time and his involvement with the university band and its development as the Marching Hundred, Also, he discusses his tenure as President of the Alumni Association in 1957.