ISU alumni/sisters Robbie & Judy Roozen pursued careers that have encompassed a desire to make connections through creativity.
Three Books titled “All That Knitting”, “Sylvia the Garden Snake”, and “Sounds My Ears Don’t Like to Hear” by Minnesota and North Carolina sisters Robbie Roozen and Judy Roozen have been named finalists in the 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (world's largest international awards program for independent publishers and self-published authors) recognizing them among the year's outstanding independently published books.