Class Notes

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Jim Proffitt '70

Jim Proffitt retired from Illinois College as assistant professor of business administration after 16 years of service to his alma mater.

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Jim Alexander '69

Jim Alexander completed his 101st marathon when he ran the Little Rock Marathon in March 2018. He also participated in the Frostbite Short Course Series of races in St. Louis over the winter in which he placed second in his age group.

 

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Johanna Meyer Horton '67

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Johanna Meyer Horton on the death of her husband, Professor Bill Horton, on September 27, 2017.

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Edward Horton '53

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Edward Horton on the death of his brother, Professor Bill Horton, on September 27, 2017.

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Dorothy Weaver Murphy '49

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Dorothy Weaver Murphy on the death of her husband, David Murphy ’47, on February 26, 2018.

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Josephine Gerdes Cannon '48

Illinois College extends is sympathies to Josephine Gerdes Cannon on the death of her sister, Eula Gerdes Stierholz ’56, on March 8, 2018.

In Memoriam
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William Ray “Bill” Cummings

William Ray “Bill” Cummings served Illinois College with heartfelt enthusiasm as a maintenance technician for more than 22 years. He was working for Illinois College when he passed on January 19, 2019, at the age of 57.

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Dale Reber Heiniger

January 18, 2019

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Amber Rak ’18

began a position as a K-12 music teacher for the Western Community School District in Barry, Illinois. She and Jacob August Kaufmann-Jamieson '18 are engaged.

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Shelby Arthur ’17

graduated with a master’s degree in forensic accounting from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is internal auditor at Huntington National Bank in Columbus, Ohio.

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Jordan Washington ’16

 recently was offered a VISTA position with Illinois Campus Contract. In February, she began in a new role as communications coordinator.

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Matthew Murphy ’16

Matthew Murphy has been accepted to the University of Illinois to earn his Ph.D. in crop science through the J.C. Hackleman Fellowship.

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Brianna Klein ’16

Brianna Klein is a pricing and finance analyst at AmerisourceBergen in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

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Alessandra Capparelli ’15

accepted an adjunct faculty position at Daytona State College with the School of Nursing (ASN Program).

Marriages
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Zach Murray and Kelly Bloemer Murray ’12,

August 25, 2018. Zach is a feed delivery driver for The Equity and Kelly works at Dieterich Bank. They reside in Casey, Illinois, and are pictured with Kelly’s five-year-old son, Alex.

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John Zimmerman ’12

John Zimmerman is employed by the City of Springfield as corporate counsel and legal advisor to the Springfield Police Department.

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Brad Regul ’11 and Heidi Bruce-Regul ’12

Brad and Heidi Bruce-Regul ’12, a son, Abraham Alexander, October 3, 2018.

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Amber Armstrong Kleckler ’11

Amber Armstrong Kleckler is a pediatric ICU nurse at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

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Amber Armstrong Kleckler ’11 and David Kleckler ’10,

August 4, 2018, in Littleton, Colorado. Amber is a pediatric ICU nurse at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Illinois

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Chris Rourke ’07

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Chris Rourke on the death of his grandmother Lenore Rourke on February 23.