Class Notes

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1940s

In Memoriam

Paul Findley '43,

 August 9, 2019

Philip Francis Snow, Sr. '49,

 March 8, 2018

1950s

Sympathy

Delmar Seitz '52

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Delmar Seitz on the death of his wife Jean Seitz on July 20, 2019.

In Memoriam

Stanley Kolc '52,

May 29, 2019

Joan Hamilton '53,

May 5, 2018

Diana Dawdy Chesley '58,

June 22, 2019

Gary Turpin '59,

August 14, 2019

1960s

In Memoriam

Charles McPike '60

July 6, 2019

Joceleyn Kaligis '61,

May 10, 2019

Bernadine Drake '61,

June 18, 2019

Donald Propeck '63,

March 7, 2019

Judith Carlson Winship '63,

July 7, 2019

Patricia Coe '64,

February 10, 2019

Gioacchino “Jack” Madonia '64,

 June 27, 2019

Sandra Schickedanz Hockensmith '65,

July 15, 2019

Margaret Marshall Berry '66,

July 26, 2018

Joseph McFadden '66,

 July 26,2019

1970s

Updates

Dave Craske '71

sold his real estate appraisal company in Lawrenceville, Illinois, and went into semi-retirement. He continues to appraise and sponsor his son-in-law who is learning the business.

Carolyn Hield Dunoon '74

has moved to Elgin, Illinois, and is teaching Upper School French at Elgin Academy.

Bob Moore '78

has been named the new chief executive officer of Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois.

Charley Phebus '79

is chief financial officer at FCC Behavioral Health in Kennett, Missouri, which has completed its second successful year as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic provider. The CCBHC initiative has been co-authored by Senator Roy Blunt, who visited the FCC offices in February 2019.

In Memoriam

Robert Meek '71,

June 13, 2019

William “Bill” Sullivan '76,

April 30, 2019

Sympathy

Heather Harlan '76

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Heather Harlan on the death of her son Micah Harlan Bacus on February 25, 2019.

1980s

Updates

Ken Miller '80

was inducted into the Illinois Softball Coaches Association Umpire Hall of Fame in February.

Laurie Black '84

retired from the Registrar’s Office at Western Illinois University in June 2019 after 32 years of service.

Robert Cox '84

Congratulations to Robert Cox whose son was married on June 7, 2019.

Andy Smith '86

will be installed as president of the Kiwanis Club in Jacksonville in October 2019.

Kathleen Blough Taylor '86

was promoted to vice president, accounting operations at RLI Insurance Company.

Sympathy

Ken Miller '80

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Ken Miller on the death of his mother Martha Jane Mercer Miller on April 19, 2019.

Dan Langan '81

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Dan Langan on the death of his father Tom Langan on August 23, 2019. He was also the father-in-law of Valerie Velinski Langan ’83, the uncle of Tiffany Carl Flowers ’97 and grandfather of Mitchell Neally ’09.

Lori J. Schisler '87

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Lori J. Schisler on the death of her mother Helen M. Wise on April 15, 2019.

In Memoriam

Gregory Michael Tobin '82,

July 2, 2019

Sara Johnson '82,

June 16, 2019

Sherrie Ross '87,

April 10, 2019

1990s

Sympathy

Julie Henry '90

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Julie Henry on the death of her mother Ferol Henry on February 3, 2019.

Updates

Carrie McCrary Ward '91

is the executive director of the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

Tom Betsinger '97

accepted a position as the director of recreation in June 2019 for the Oswegoland Park District in Oswego, Illinois. He was also appointed in May 2019 to serve a two year term on the village board in Montgomery, Illinois.

In Memoriam

Christopher Welch '94,

July 3, 2019

2000s

Births

Michelle Ownbey '00,

publisher at Illinois Times and Springfield Business Journal, a son, Dayne on September 29, 2018.

Updates

Elizabeth Jenkins Morgan '02

is a licensed clinical social worker working as a psychotherapist in private practice in Normal, Illinois.

Christopher Morgan '03

is the director of technology at Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing.

Samantha Bentley Renaud '04

started a new job with Summit Agriculture Group in March 2019.

Lindsay Hymes Williams '04

is the Controller, North America General Accounting and Close at Archer Daniels Midland.

Danielle Doerfler '06

is the associate athletic director at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri, as of June 2019.

Lucas Williams '06

has been elected as the mayor of Mt. Zion, Illinois.

Matt Vilicana '07

accepted a new position as a federal on-scene coordinator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Lynnaun Johnson '09

successfully defended his Ph.D. at the Chicago Botanic Garden in May. The committee commented on the quality and significance of his research findings, a majority of which was conducted on Ghost Orchids in the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge.

Elisa Stampf '09

graduated from University of Indiana Kelly Online Business School in May.

In Memoriam

Grant Estes '07,

August 15, 2019

2010s

Marriages

Vanessa Schrader Monica and Shaun Monica '10,

March 16, 2019. Vanessa is human resources director at MERS Goodwill. Shaun is the owner of Monica Brothers Property Management.

Brianne Gerecke Sealock and Matthew Sealock '10,

married on June 23, 2018

Aaron Gyrion and Megan Stringer '13,

December 15, 2018. Megan finished her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis in 2018 and is an account executive for Spectrum Scientific Communications. Aaron is a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150

Allison Hewitt Pilarte and Alec Pilarte '19,

July 20, 2019. Allison is a commercial order customer service representative at BUNN and Alec is a loan document specialist at Wells Fargo. They reside in Springfield, Illinois.

Updates

Jaimie Engle '12

is assistant director of academic advising for biological sciences at DePaul University in Chicago as of May. She hosted a webinar panel discussion in May sponsored by the National Academic Advising Association, entitled “Maximizing our Minimal Time: Perspectives and Successes with Advisor Collaboration.” She was recently asked to serve as Common Reading Chair on the Conference Planning Committee for the 2020 NACADA Region 5 Conference in Milwaukee and selected as a presenter at the 2019 Illinois Academic Advising Association Drive-In Conference.

Rob Brown '14

has been promoted to director of consumer

Paige Graham Hand '16

recently began a new role as a social services career trainee with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. She is training to become a human services caseworker.

Morgan Wachob '17

graduated cum laude from Vincennes University in their physical therapist assistant program and has accepted a job at ATI Physical Therapy in Bloomington, Indiana, and Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

Noah Yantis '18

is legislative assistant for representative Mike Bost handling the Ag Committee and his education portfolio.

Sarah Kline '19

is a music teacher and director of bands for kindergarten through second grade at North Mac Elementary School in Girard, Illinois.

Births

Darrel and Renee Price Colley '15,

a son, Owen Carter, June 19, 2019.

Faculty & Staff

In Memoriam

Linda Beth Lonergan,

Linda worked in the dining hall for 18 years. May 9, 2019

Mark Andrew “Andy” Reynolds,

Andy served the Illinois College Campus Services for 8 years as a custodian. June 27, 2019

Gerald A. “Jerry” Bose,

Jerry was the food service director at Illinois College. July 6, 2019

Patsy J. Nave,

Pat was “mom” to hundreds of students as a resident director at Illinois College for over 30 years. She retired
in 2012. August 27, 2019

Friends of the College

In Memoriam

James Davidsmeyer

August 8, 2019

Lois Ann Ewert

February 16, 2019

Isaac Newton “Newt” Mitchell

August 4, 2019