(Sigma Phi Epsilon) July 13, 2023
Class Notes
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1940s
In Memoriam
March 28, 2024
September 4, 2023. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumnus family member Hilda Radcliffe ’77.
(Sigma Pi) October 22, 2023. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumnus family member Craig Cronquist ’73.
October 13, 2023
1950s
In Memoriam
September 13, 2023. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumnus family member Nathaniel J. Bucklin Jr. ’48.
May 22, 2023
(Gamma Delta) November 23, 2023 * SS
(Phi Alpha) July 16, 2023
January 20, 2024. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumnus family member Ashley Kort Morhardt ’06
May 26, 2023. Illinois College extends its sympathy to alumni family members Bob Bonjean Jr. ’78, Pat Bonjean ’78, Bobby Bonjean III ’94, Shannon Bonjean Beiermann ’02 and Cortney Hickox Bonjean ’05.
(Phi Alpha) April 16, 2023
(Chi Beta) December 24, 2022
(Gamma Delta) March 25, 2024
(Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Alpha) July 1, 2023
(Phi Alpha, Alpha Phi Omega) March 8, 2024
(Gamma Delta) November 15, 2023
April 23, 2023 SS
February 21, 2024
(Chi Beta) March 8, 2024
1960s
In Memoriam
(Phi Alpha) July 19, 2024
December 10, 2023
(Phi Alpha) February 6, 2024
(Phi Alpha) June 21, 2024
December 23, 2023
(Sigma Pi) December 22, 2022
September 2, 2023
(Gamma Nu) June 21, 2023
(Chi Beta) January 12, 2024
April 17, 2024. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumnus family members William Gibson ’89, Elizabeth, Gibson Evans ’91 and Stephen Gibson ’95.
November 16, 2023. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumnus family member Christine Egizii Kolaz ’86.
(Sigma Pi) July 5, 2024. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumnus family member Michael R. Cochran ’70.
(Sigma Pi)
March 28, 2024
Updates
was recognized by the Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board as “Mentor of the Year” in ceremonies held at Pearl Harbor Naval Base.
1970s
In Memoriam
September 5, 2023
May 2, 2023
January 20, 2024. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumni family members Helen Conlee Curtis ’40 and Helen Curtis Brennan ’64.
July 1, 2024
April 15, 2023
(Chi Beta), April 25, 2024. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumnus family member Joseph Walsh ’63.
February 8, 2024
October 10, 2023
July 22, 2024
Updates
published a book, The Short Writings of Nelson Algren: A Study of His Stories, Essays, Articles, Reviews, Poems, and Other Literature, through McFarland & Company.
received an award for Podcast of the Year from HITMC. His podcast is called Tell Me Where It Hurts.
1980s
In Memoriam
May 6, 2024
November 22, 2023
(Sigma Pi), April 23, 2024. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumni family members Sandra Miller Sampias ’83 and Wesley Sampias ’15.
March 4, 2024. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumni family members Kathryn Sheehan Turner ’78, Charles Sheehan ’83, Rebecca Sheehan Birdsell ’85, Linda Sheehan ’86 and Brian Sheehan ’89.
June 17, 2024
February 26, 2024
Updates
retired from Exxon Mobil after 32 years with the company.
started a new position as senior project manager at Horace Mann.
1990s
In Memoriam
February 7, 2024
(Pi Pi Rho), May 6, 2024. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumni family members Larry Brown ’60 and Carolyn Marsh Brown ’62.
July 12, 2023. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumni family members Cynthia Macholl Slaton ’88 and Christopher ’92 and Heidi Sturtevant Macholl ’90.
Updates
started a new position as group head of corporate finance at Anglo American in London.
was appointed as the new executive director of the Oswegoland Park Board of Commissioners.
was promoted as the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction of Highland CUSD No. 5.
2000s
Updates
started a new position as chief technology Officer at Zscaler.
started a new position as director of advancement operations for the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
started a new position as a senior director of operations at Nathan Wright Landscape Design.
was hired as an administrator by Racine Unified School District, in Racine Wisconsin, to serve as the eighth grade principal the the Academies of Racine Jerstad-Agerholm.
started a new position as national sales manager at Coro Foods.
was chosen from over 600 applications in the state to be awarded the Golden Apple in Teaching award.
started a new position as the controller at Nestle.
is the director of development at Galesburg Community Foundation.
started a new position as client service manager at the American Dental Association.
started a new position as farm manager at The Farmers State Bank and Trust Co.
was promoted to strategy accounting consultant at Caterpillar Inc.
started working at the University of Sydney, Australia, in 2023.
started a new position as the customer success manager, director at Salesforce.
received the Springfield Business Journal Forty Under 40 award.
has received her master’s degree from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy.
received the Springfield Business Journal Forty Under 40 award.
2010s
In Memoriam
August 1, 2024
January 12, 2024
November 12, 2023
Updates
has been promoted strategic projects North American Finance Director.
started a new position as a broadband specialist at Learn Design Apply Inc and is certified in cybersecurity from ISC2.
started a new position as operations coordinator at City of Springfield, Illinois.
started a new position as instructional designer at PayPal.
started a new position as an employee experience business partner at Federal Reserve Financial Services.
a board certified physician in pediatric hematology-oncology, was appointed chair of the Southern Illinois University Medicine Institutional Review Board. She was also named to Springfield Business Journal Forty Under 40 award for 2024.
received the Springfield Business Journal Forty Under 40 award.
has been awarded a silver medal in the education category of the Chelsea Flower Show in London for her “Finding the Rare Florida Ghost Orchid and More” display.
has started a new position as a senior human resources Manager at Medline Industries.
is the new human resources manager leading strategic projects for Springfield Clinic.
earned a certification for human resources professionals.
completed her MBA with an emphasis in marketing at the University of WisconsinWhitewater.
earned a certified crop specialist designation.
started a new position as a recruiter at The Jonus Group.
was voted as a Rising Star in the Nigerian 40 under 40 legal awards by My ESQ Legal.
has obtained a certification for Azure AI Fundamentals from Microsoft.
was promoted to project manager of Natural Resources at SWCA Environmental Consultants.
is a nursing faculty instructor at Harper College.
started a new position as foster care liaison at Centene Corporation.
defended his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois with his dissertation in applying variance genome-wide association studies for identifying gene-by-environment interactions and accepted a postdoctoral research fellow position at the University of Arkansas and will serve as the statistical consultant for the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences.
started a new position as senior implementation manager at Crafty.
has been awarded team player of the quarter at Dell Technologies.
graduated from The University of New Orleans with a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance.
started a new position as the assistant director of development at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.
started a new position as director of legislative affairs at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
is a solider and family readiness specialist for the Minnesota National Guard.
started a new position as warehouse manager at Dot Foods in Manchester, Tennessee.
graduated from Lindenwood University with a Master of Business Administration.
was promoted to senior associate at Mercury Public Affairs.
started a new position as the foundation and corporate relations manager at Atlanta Mission.
was promoted to escalations & solutions analyst at Dot Foods.
Faculty & Staff
In Memoriam
July 3, 2023
April 7, 2024. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumni family members Mark Mann ’82 and Mike Mann ’85.
April 29, 2024
December 10, 2023. Illinois College extends sympathy to alumni family members Charity Hipkins-Robinson ’00.
March 3, 2024
July 3, 2023
2020s
Marriages
were married.
Updates
passed his professional engineering exam in civil engineering.
started a new position as senior software engineer at Mastercard.
was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the Army National Guard.
completed her master’s degree in psychology with a concentration in applied behavior analysis.
is pretreatment administrator for the Sanitary District of Decatur.
started a new position as employer services auditor II at the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois.
was promoted at work as the residential services supervisor for the Center for Prevention of Abuse / Residential Services.
is working a full time position at the Learning Nook as a preschool teacher, and is working towards her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education.
earned a master’s degree in social work from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. She was named Graduate Student of the Year for 2023.
started a new position at Growmark, Inc., as a social media analyst.
started a new position as a field representative at Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale.
started a new position as Policy and Budget Analyst with the Illinois State Senate Democratic Caucus.
started a new position at Walt Disney World.
graduated with her master’s degree in social work and has accepted a full time position in St Louis.
got accepted into McKendree University’s MBA program this spring, earning a graduate assistant job in the athletic department.
started a new job at Schuyler County Mental Health as a counselor.
graduated from the University of Central Florida with a master’s degree in communication and is a corporate communications officer at the AAA National Office.
completed a master’s degree in environmental science in sustainable development and policy at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
was awarded the Russell L. Lewis Young Museum Professional Award at the Illinois State Historical Society.
started a new position as a staff accountant at Dot Foods.
started a new position as leaning and organizational development analyst at Core & Main.
started a new position as a legislative assistant at the U.S. House of Representatives.
began teaching at Kewanee High School, and and earned a certification to teach driver’s education.
started a new position as a financial planner at Prudential Financial.
started a new position as the seasonal interpreter at Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site.
started a new position as an outpatient mental health therapist at Locust Resource Health Center.
was promoted to associate people partner at Independence Pet Group.