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Rudy ’14 and Dani Hillis Porter ’13
welcomed a son, August, on Sept. 27, 2022.
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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.
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Jim Spizzo ’74
is honored to report that his photo, “Superstition Saloon Tableau,” has been selected by the jury for inclusion in the upcoming Americana Photography Exhibition, sponsored by the Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita, Kansas. He shot the photo in Tortilla Flat, Arizona.
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Frank Bridgewater ’72
retired as vice president and editor of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. He was editor of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin until 2010, when it acquired the larger Honolulu Advertiser and the papers were merged. Before Honolulu, he received a master’s degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and worked in New York at The Wall Street Journal as night news editor and then The New York Times as assistant financial editor.
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Taylor Thomas ’14
graduated from Pittsburg State University in May with a master’s degree in human resource development.
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Daniel Hackett ’10
has been promoted to district director for community and specialty pharmacy at AmerisourceBergen.
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Megan Bettis Kirkhart ’10
started a new position as a career development coordinator at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in January.
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Teresa Wallbaum ’88
has been appointed as an administrative law judge for the Drug Enforcement Administration in Arlington, Virginia.
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Samantha Bentley Renaud ’04
has accepted a position as an ag loan administrator with Green Belt Bank & Trust in Iowa Falls, Iowa.
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Vance Martin ’96
is currently the master of Mahomet Masonic Lodge in Mahomet. Each year the organization awards scholarships to local students and the master usually has the privilege of handing them out. This year’s recipient at Mahomet Seymour High School was Haylie Orton, who plans to attend IC in the fall. Vance felt honored as an alumnus to be part of helping a future IC student start on her own pathway.
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Erika Rasch Hunt ’96
started a new position as project director at Regional Office of Education 17.
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Dianne Pruitt Potter ’77
retired after 36 years as human resources manager for Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Rick Vuylsteke ’66
joined the faculty at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies as a professor Jan. 3 after serving as president of the East-West Center in Honolulu for five years.
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Monica Pappas ’20
started as a subcontract administrator in the aerospace and defense industry with United Launch Alliance.
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Amber Kleckler ’11
and her husband, David, welcomed a daughter, Sawyer Faye, on January 4, 2022.
Marriages
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Dominic Caldieraro ’20
and Kayle Crawford Nov. 20, 2021.
Marriages
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Rebecca Gerecke ’10
and Alan Grant Wilson, Jr., Nov. 13, 2021.
Marriages
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Chris Moore ’19 and Markie Mulchay ’20,
July 2021.
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Skylar Dees ’22
was promoted to IC Store manager at Illinois College.
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Seth Vaughn ’21
started a new position as operations coordinator at Stifel Financial Corp.
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Ryan Kaufmann ’21
started a new position as third golf assistant at Illini Country Club.
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Brett Bettis ’21
is the owner of Bolt’s Candy, Cones and Corn, a sweet-tooth-indulgent store in Jacksonville. He opened the store in August.