USI 2025 Fall Fest Float to celebrate University’s 60th anniversary

USI will highlight its 60th anniversary during this year’s annual Westside Nut Club Fall Festival parade, commemorating the decades with photos and alumni riding the float along with President Steven J. Bridges and his wife, Rosemary.

Justin Amos, Engineering Lecturer and Lab Manager for the Engineering Department, headed up outfitting the recently renovated float for this year’s event. “It features a giant film strip above the float that contains pictures throughout the University’s history,” he says.

This highlight reel, as Amos calls it, will be accompanied by USI graduates representing each of USI’s six decades:

• Steve Craven '76
• Gary Adler '71
• Joey Barnett '81
• Donita Wolf '83
• Mike Fetscher ’96
• Jamie Wicks ’91
• Matthew ’05 M’10 and Sarah ’08 M’09 Reffett
• Jon Wandling '17
• Tawne Wandling ’13
• Shelby Clark ’24

In addition to President and Mrs. Bridges, Archie will also grace the float!

The annual Fall Festival parade will kick off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 11. Come out and cheer on the USI float and alumni for this special event!