their third child, a daughter, Samantha Jo, on January 9, 2020.
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.
and Brian Atlas May 24, 2020.
Anjali Patel ’19
successfully defended her master’s thesis on April 1, 2021, and on May 7, 2021, she graduated from Illinois State University’s School of Communication with a master’s degree in communication. She was also selected as the winner of the Outstanding University Graduate Student Teaching Award for Level 1-Master's.
Noah Yantis ’18
started in the role of legislative director for Representative Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) in January 2021.
Christian Flores '18
is now a program administrator at Safer Foundation in Chicago.
Samuel Welbourne ’17
started a new position as lean leader at Dot Foods.
Jacob McNamara '16
graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in December 2020.
Ana K. Flores ’15
started a new position as research analyst at Safer Foundation.
Alessandra Capparelli McNamara ’15
accepted a clinical nurse position at Central Dupage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois, and recently earned her psychiatric and mental health nursing board certification.
Jaimie R. Engle ’12
was elected president of the Illinois Academic Advising Association and currently works at DePaul University in Chicago as assistant director of academic advising for biological sciences and neuroscience.
Djenan Mouna Soumahoro ’12
started a new position as senior performance assurance specialist at Argonne National Laboratory.
Brandon Reed '07
was promoted to partner-elect at Crowe LLP: Accounting, Consulting, & Technology.
Luke ’05 and Allison McCombs Worrell ’06,
owners of Worrell Land Services, recently celebrated the 25th Anniversary of their business.
Julie Surratt Wilkinson ’05
joined the leadership team at the Will County Center for Economic Development as the vice president of investor relations.
Steven Snyder ’04
had his first comedy book, “How to be a Miserable Failure: The Complete Guide for Destroying Your Life,” published in December 2020 .
Lindley Hanley '02
was a recipient of the JPMorgan Chase National Achiever Award as a top producer in private banking and wealth management. She was previously honored with the award four times while working in Laguna Beach, California.
Dan Wright '01
won a four-year term as Sangamon County State’s Attorney.
Gray Noll ’99
won re-election for Morgan County State's Attorney.
Gail Noll '94
won re-election for Circuit Court Judge for the 7th Judicial Circuit.
Tony Stivers '93
was recently promoted to subject matter expert for New York Appeals and Grievances with UnitedHealth Group.
Debra McCormick Drake ’92
was recently promoted to Chief Financial Officer-Marketing at Anglo American.
Dan Layzell '85
was appointed vice president, chief operating and chief financial officer/treasurer of Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in October 2020.