Jill Hutchison, left, and Linda Herman speak during the first night of the Title IX Anniversary Celebration last weekend at Redbird Arena. Hutchison and Herman helped the Redbirds usher in Title IX when it was passed in June 1972.
Jim BensonNORMAL — Jill Hutchison graduated from New Mexico and came to Illinois State as a graduate student in 1968. Three years later, Linda Herman arrived on the ISU campus after graduating from Indiana State.
Hutchison became a Women's Hall of Fame basketball coach who led the Redbirds for 28 seasons and was instrumental in shaping the sport nationally.