(Phi Alpha) October 22, 2022

(Gamma Delta) December 13, 2022

(Gamma Delta) February 13, 2023

(Gamma Delta) December 13, 2022

(Chi Beta) March 29, 2023

July 16, 2023

(Phi Alpha) December 27, 2022

(Chi Beta) December 24, 2022

December 20, 2022

(Chi Beta) May 20, 2022

(Chi Beta) October 30, 2022

June 13, 2023

December 6, 2022

retired as United States District Judge on Sept 1, 2022, after 56 years of service. Mills is an Illinois College trustee emeritus.

Illinois College extends its sympathy on the death of his wife, Jodie Lukeman, on Oct. 2, 2022.

March 21, 2022

(Phi Alpha) July 16, 2021

(Gamma Delta) February 9, 2023

(Gamma Delta) September 28, 2022

(Phi Beta Kappa) December 14, 2022

(Phi Alpha) February 20, 2023

October 18, 2022

(Gamma Delta) October 30, 2022

(Sigma Pi) August 2, 2022

January 9, 2023

(Gamma Delta) January 15, 2023

December 25, 2022

February 27, 2023

March 12, 2023

March 7, 2023

retired on Aug. 15, 2022.

donated a quartz to the chemistry department that is currently on display on the second floor of Parker. The cluster was either found or purchased by his grandparents, Frank and Bettie Theroux of Florence, Alabama, during the 1920s or 1930s in one of the western states while on a rock collecting trip. 

was elected to the position of president of the Board of Directors for the Easter Cross Association, a local non-profit organization.

recently retired.

celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 7, 2022. Ron passed away in November 2022. 

had an exhibit opening at the Pharmacy Gallery and Art Space in Springfield on Sept. 9, 2022.

was a Republican candidate in the gubernatorial primary election. Jesse is the son of IC Sports Hall of Famer, Dan Sullivan ’78 and brother of K.C. Sullivan ’05 and Janelle Sullivan Zinselmeier ’08.

was awarded a Power Press Award in November 2022 for the monthly podcast he hosts, Tell Me Where IT Hurts. His show was recognized in the category of Discovery, which recognizes journalistic work that “spotlights innovation or new insights in health care.”

November 19, 2023

December 28, 2022

(Phi Beta Kappa) October 9, 2022

Illinois College extends its sympathy to on the death of Ronald Surratt ’72 on Nov. 19, 2022. Ronald was Barbara’s husband of 50 years and Julie’s father. 

Illinois College extends its sympathy on the death of his wife, Connie Johnson, on Oct. 17, 2020.

Illinois College extends its sympathy on the death of Joanne’s mother, Mary Gerry Spatz, on Dec. 18, 2022.

January 16, 2023

was honored with the Robert B. Engel Farmer Co-op Manager of the Year award from the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. This award recognizes excellence in the management and leadership of farmer cooperatives. 

retired Aug. 12, 2022. 

is coaching football and working for Jacksonville High School, alongside IC alumnus Mark Grounds ’91. He was previously retired.

joined Aeris LLC as CEO. 

began a new leadership role at ERM as Global Co-Lead of Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change services.

was promoted to executive director of Development and Alumni Relations at SIU School of Medicine. In this role, she also serves on the executive team at the SIU Foundation-Carbondale. 

Members of the Gamma Delta Literary Society reunited at Tuscan Hills Winery in Effingham, Illinois. They have been college sisters and great friends for 35 years and counting. Pictured left to right are: Teresa Fonke Haake ’91, Gigi Galloway Patterson ’92, Melissa Eversgerd Kuhl ’92, Heather Krell Stephens ’91, Vickie Hemann Kraatz ’91, Kelly Morrow Lavender ’91, and Shannon Gauen Heisler ’92.

is the new database administrator for university advancement at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

now works at Microsoft as a senior cloud solutions architect. He previously spent 27 years working at Karmak, Inc. and recently earned the certification as a Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

became senior vice-president of market lead ventral and southern Illinois for SomerCor.

started a new job as the director of the learning resource center and campus engagement for the SIUE East St. Louis Higher Education Campus.

published her first children's book, "Herbert the Edgy Hedgie," with co-author Tara Elmore. 

obtained a new certification for Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from American Heart Association.

was elected to chair of the board of directors for the Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture, an organization in Chicago that has provided student teaching and internship opportunities to Illinois College students for many years.

Illinois College extends its sympathy on the death of her husband, Ronald A. Pierce, and her father, Robert W. Lucassen, in March 2021. 

February 17, 2022

January 6, 2023

started a new position as development database manager at Mary Institute and St. Louis County Day School.

performed stand-up comedy in Jacksonville in September in a show produced by Belly Laffs Comedy. He was joined by comedians from the region including St. Louis, Chicago, Springfield and Peoria. 

Sangamon County State’s Attorney, was named to the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instruction in Criminal Cases.

professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychology, is part of a group that has been awarded $21 million from the National Institute of Health HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative to establish a new national center aimed at disseminating accurate information about the opioid crisis to the public.

was promoted to director of divisional technology and operations for the division of external relations at Illinois College. 

was promoted to director of athletics at Fontbonne University.

received the Silver Dome Award for Personality of the Year for medium-sized markets from the Illinois Broadcasters Association. Blake hosts the "DBR Morning Show with DJ Blake" for WDBR-FM in Springfield.

was awarded Best Attorney and his law office, Pratt & Tobin P.C., won the Best Law Office category at the “Best of the Best” event hosted by the two newspapers that serve the Metro East side of St. Louis.

was promoted to associate department head for the Department of Population Health Nursing Science at University of Illinois Chicago.

earned a Doctorate of Educational Leadership in May 2022. Her dissertation was titled, “Pre-K and Kindergarten Teachers Perceptions of Kindergarten Readiness.”

started a new position as a senior staff accountant at Caterpillar.

started as an account manager with Electric Power Engineers.

joined Family Service Center as the director of finance in August 2022.

and Jamie Boudewyn, July 23, 2022.

and Craig Babbitt welcomed a daughter, Charlotte Grace, on March 16, 2022. 

Illinois College extends its sympathy on the death of his mother Susan Calmese on Nov. 17, 2022. The Susan L. Calmese Memorial Scholarship Fund has been created in her honor. 

June 18, 2022.

and Adenike Adeleke, May 17, 2021.

and Austin Fraedrich, Sept. 10, 2022.

was elected national vice president of the JCI USA (U.S. Junior Chamber), and was the 2022 recipient of the Central Illinois Business Magazine Forty Under 40 Award.

passed the Certified Technology Specialist exam with AVIXA.

obtained a new professional certification, SHRM-CP.

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. 

began a Ph.D. program in nuclear engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

started a new position as dean of enrollment management at City Colleges of Chicago, Kennedy-King College.

won the MWACE Diversity Advancement Founders Award for her advocacy and work for first generation students at Bradley University.

wrapped up his professional certificate in Google Project Management.

is the director of basketball operations for UNC Asheville Women's Basketball. 

started a new position as senior manager for health plan PBM underwriting and pricing strategy at CVS Health.

started a new position as manager of account management with Roundel Media, re-imagined by Target. 

graduated from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and was successfully admitted to the Bar of Minnesota.

started a new position as first-gen program specialist at Georgia Southern University.

began a new position as IA scientist at Dallas Tissue Research. 

began a new role as life/health underwriter for State Farm. 

began a new position as director of development at Central Illinois Foodbank.

transitioned into a new role as director of North America after six years with Arrow Electronics. 

after completing the Nigerian Law School program, has been admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She has also joined the well-respected and award-winning firm of Banwo & Ighodalo as an associate in the corporate, securities and finance group.

started a new position as manager for audience acquisition at Forrester.  

started a new position as director for FS Agronomy at GROWMARK.

was appointed the new head football coach at New Berlin.

started a new position as a system analyst at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

started a new position as project manager consultant at Valorem Reply, delivering value to clients and improving skills and expertise in project and product management.

was promoted to senior program analyst at General Dynamics Information Technology.

was promoted to director of legislative affairs at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was also named the recipient of the Illinois Corn Marketing Growers Fellowship. Finally, his publication, an assessment of two statistical approaches for variance genome-wide association studies in plants, has been selected as Editor's Choice in Heredity.

began a new position as resident physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. 

started a new position as the executive director of the Congressional Western Caucus. He is looking forward to growing the caucus in order to keep advocating for rural and western ways of life.

was promoted to revenue tax specialist at the Illinois Department of Revenue.

started a new position as business unit manager at Mercy Health Wisconsin and Illinois.

and Ryan Umberger welcomed a son, Atticus Michael, on Jan. 5, 2023.

welcomed a son, August, on Sept. 27, 2022. 

welcomed a daughter, Vera Rose, in October 2022. Vera joins twin brothers, Andrew and Noah.

and Adenike Adeleke welcomed a son on Dec. 23, 2021. 

September 14, 2023

September 14, 2022

started a new position as an accountant at Caterpillar.

has accepted a position with the North Dakota Farmers Union as a legislative specialist.

started a new position as employer services auditor at the Teacher's Retirement System of the State of Illinois.

started a new role as a public relations information officer at Orange County Convention Center. 

 a staff member in Illinois College’s IT department, won a MODO 2022 Appademy Award for “Best Student-Driven” App under the category of “Best App for Design and Experience.” The annual competition recognizes universities and colleges for outstanding app development in innovation, design, UX and student engagement.

started a new position as a manager at Anheuser-Busch Inbev. 

started a new position as revenue tax specialist trainee at the Illinois Department of Revenue.

a navy veteran, wrote his first book "Destruction: How the Democratic Party & RINOs Almost Destroyed America." It was published by Defiance Press & Publishing and released in December.

was accepted to join the Our Girls, Our Future (OGOF) 2023 fellowship program. She will have the opportunity to connect with and empower fellow Black women in STEM.

started a new position as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Millikin University.

started a new position as a LTL pricing analyst at TA Services.

of Worrell Land Services, LLC, has earned the State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser license, the highest rank of appraisal licensing in the state. The license required two years of extensive education and testing. 

started a new position as admission services specialist at Knox College.

started a new position as private equity analyst at Mesirow.

and Cory Volz, April 29, 2022.

September 29, 2022