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Lanie Cooper Kepler ’12, Brady Kepler ’12 and Bailey Cooper ’18
founded the KASE Project. It is a central Illinois non-profit dedicated to supporting the autism community. They installed a playground communication board at Southwind Park in Springfield for children with limited verbal speech to enjoy the park with their peers.
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Jeremy ’04 and Sarah Strack Briggs ’06,
a daughter, Harper Eleanor, December 11, 2019.
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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.
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Randy Hostetler and Rae Ellen Hopkins-Hostetler ’89,
April 8, 2017. Rae Ellen is retired and Randy is a petroleum analyst for Hopkins-Hostetler for Citgo Petroleum. They reside in Crest Hill, Illinois.
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Dave Jacobs ’87
Dave Jacobs was inducted into the High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame during the Illinois Football Coaches Clinic in Champaign, Illinois, in March.
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David C. Zink ’86
Illinois College extends its sympathy to David C. Zink on the death of his father, Oscar Charles Zink Jr., on November 20, 2018.
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Gina Gillmore Wolter ’86
recently joined the Kyle Killebrew Sales Team at The Real Estate Group, Inc. Springfield, Illinois.
In Memoriam
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Brad Young ’82
(Pi Pi Rho), January 19, 2019
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Jeff Alderman ’82
has announced that he will retire as athletic director at Alton High School effective June 30. He has served AHS in the role for seven years.
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Dan Langan ’81
Illinois College extends its sympathy to Dan Langan on the death of his mother, Jeane Langan, on February 10. She was also the mother-in-law of Valerie Velinski Langa ’83, the aunt of Tiffany Carl Flowers ’97 and grandmother of Mitchell Neally ’09.
In Memoriam
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Steven Huston ’77
November 1, 2018
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Susan Teckenbrock Dolce ’76
graduated from Texas Christian University in December 2018 with a master’s degree in liberal arts. She has been employed at TCU for 9 years presently holding the position of director of degree certification for the College of Science and Engineering.
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Mark Janus ’75
, the plaintiff in a landmark decision by the Supreme Court in 2018 which ruled that non-union members do not have to pay fees to cover activities like collective bargaining, was honored for his “remarkable demonstration of courage” with the 2019 Whittaker Chambers Award by the National Review Institute at the 2019 Ideas Summit in March.
In Memoriam
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Valerie Blane ’70
(Chi Beta), December 28, 2018. Julian Monson Sturtevant Society, Funded Memorial Membership
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Lora Pond Murgatroyd ’69
Illinois College extends its sympathy to Lora Pond Murgatroyd on the death of her cousin Valerie Blane ’70 on December 28, 2018. Blane was a loyal member of Chi Beta literary society and a former president for the group.
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James Alexander ’69
James Alexander completed a religious pilgrimage to Israel and Jerusalem in February to visit several holy sites and said the highlight was being able to visit the Holy Tomb where Jesus’ body laid before resurrection.
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Richard Hildner ’68
ran the 100-mile Tunnel Hill in Vienna, Illinois, on November 9-10, in 29 hours, 25 minutes. At 72 years old, he was the oldest, but not the last finisher in the race.
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Joy French Becker ’67 H’15
was honored by the Jacksonville Public Schools Foundation with a Jacksonville High School Distinguished Alumni Award as part of Jacksonville School District 117’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. She was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters from IC in 2015 and is an emeriti trustee who served the Illinois College Board of Trustees for 23 years, recently completing a successful 10-year term as board chair.
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Damon L. Runyon ’66
January 19, 2019
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Peter Casper ’66
March 10, 2019
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Mary Margaret Davison ’64
(Chi Beta), November 23, 2018
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Ann B. Puzzello ’63
(Chi Beta), February 14, 2019
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Dana MacKay ’62
(Sigma Pi), December 23, 2018