Hall of Fame
Steve Ward
Steve played baseball for the Cobras in 1973 and 1974 and was All-Conference for both years. The Cobra Baseball team won the conference in 1973.  Transferring  to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Steve received a Bachelor of Science
degree in 1978 and in 1988 he earned a Master of Science degree from the University of Illinois. Currently Steve is Senior Business Analyst, Process   Improvement, and Project Management Support at Herff Jones in Champaign, Illinois. He has also been Director of Research and Development, Director of Marketing, Plant Superintendent, and Superinten-dent of Manufacturing at Herff Jones. Steve coached youth baseball for 12 years and has three children.
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