Births
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Joe ’07 and Laura Weber Rheinecker ’07,
their third child, a daughter, Samantha Jo, on January 9, 2020.
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Reg Ankrom '71
will have a three-volume biography about Stephen A. Douglas, who got his start in politics in Jacksonville, published in May. The work covers the politician’s greatest achievements between 1844 -1850.
Marriages
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Dr. Clare Zimmerman ’11
and Brian Atlas May 24, 2020.
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Steven Snyder ’04
had a second book published, "Woke, Banned, Censored & Canceled." It's a compilation of research, news stories, articles and commentary on the "war on everything" in culture.
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Scott Stewart ’02
had his final day as executive director of the Millennium Park Foundation. He is going to the Dallas, Texas, area to serve as the executive director of Frisco Hall Park Foundation at the Communities Foundation of Texas.
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Dan Wright ’01
was appointed to the Illinois Forensic Science Commission by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Evan Wilson ’01
has been promoted to associate vice president of enrollment management at Illinois College.
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Jennifer Travis Quast ’01
has been promoted to director of brand marketing for kid’s portfolio (Pebbles & Honeycomb) at Post Consumer Brands.
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Bill Cunningham ’96
retired from the US Army after 24 years of service and now resides in O’Fallon, Illinois. He is employed at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Lara Drummond White ’95
works for realtruck.com as a category merchandiser.
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Carrie McCrary Ward ’91
was named by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to the Illinois Forensic Science Commission. Ward is the chief executive officer of the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, where she works with legislators at the state and federal level to improve the policies and resources available to survivors of sexual assault.
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Kris Williams Houser ’91
received the industry-respected Certification in Fund Raising Management (CFRM) designation through the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI University.
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Selena Elledge ’91
was promoted to director at Sikich LLP in Springfield.
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Luiz Guimarães ’91
took on the role of regional director of services and innovation at ERM.
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Chris Skinner ’88
retired from Jersey Unit #100 after 34 years of teaching and 33 years of coaching.
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Jim Spradlin ’82
retired as GROWMARK’s chief executive officer in 2022 .
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Seena Larkins-Friend ’81
retired at the end of January 2022.
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Suzanne Stone Hembrough ’78
retired from 41 years of teaching science kindergarten through graduate school.
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Dan Foth ’77
was promoted to director of the Certified Public Manager Program and local government specialist at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Heather Harlan ’76
began a new position as a health educator with Columbia/Boone County Health Department focusing on adult mental health and opioid response.
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Janet Williams Chipman ’75
has received First National Bank of Arenzville’s Blue Diamond Community Service Award for 2021 for her volunteer work in the community and her dedication to education.
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Dan Weinberger ’74,
his deli located in Grapevine, Texas, was named best Deli in Texas by Smart News. This is the third time Weinberger’s Deli has been named best in Texas, once by Eat This Not That and MSN.
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Jim Spizzo ’74
was recently awarded first place and a cash prize in the architecture category in the 2021 juried exhibit sponsored by the Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita, Kansas, for his photo “Infinity: The Way Out.” Jim has also received honorable mentions by juries for his photography in the annual Minimalist Photography Awards, as well as in other exhibits at the Midwest Center for Photography. In the past few years, Jim’s photos have been selected by juries for inclusion in a dozen exhibits in Chicago; Wichita; Scottsdale, Arizona; and online. He was invited to do a show at the Pharmacy Gallery in Springfield as a guest artist in September.