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Keith Bradbury ’73 was elected as president-elect for a two-year term and Melanie Berg ’86, Jeff Boss ’78, Brenda Schone Dean ’80, Jeremy Flynn ’99 and Rachel Macon ’11 were elected as directors for five-year terms.
 
Bradbury, of Jacksonville, Illinois, earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Illinois College and was a member of Pi Pi Rho Literary Society as a student. He recently retired as bank president from Community State Bank in Franklin, Illinois, after 33 years in banking. He resides in Jacksonville, Illinois, with his wife, Nancy Utter Bradbury ’75. He served on IC’s Alumni Board from 1998 to 2003. He is past chairman of the Passavant Area Hospital Board of Directors and has been on the board of Network Knowledge (PBS) for over 20 years. 

Bradbury was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Illinois College Alumni Association in 2009, the Distinguished Citizenship Award by the Order of the Elks and the Distinguished Service Award by the Kiwanis Club. He has also been inducted into the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce Ag-Industry Hall of Fame. 

Berg, of Kirkwood, Missouri, earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration from Illinois College. As a student she was a member of Chi Beta Literary Society and Alpha Kappa Phi. Berg currently works as a team leader for the Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. District Court. She has been on the Smith House Board’s Women’s Building Association since 1989 and is a Chi Beta Literary Society alumni trustee.

Boss, who resides in Morton, Illinois, with his wife, Marty Huss Boss ’78, earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and biology from Illinois College. As a student he was a member of Sigma Pi Literary Society, men’s basketball and baseball.  He is a member of the Illinois College Sports Hall of Fame. Boss has been a banker for 35 years, working for the last 15 years at Morton Community Bank as the executive vice-president for business development at one of the largest privately-held banks in downstate Illinois. Boss currently serves as the board chairman of the CEO Council and Greater Peoria Business Alliance, which are organizations of the Greater Peoria Chamber of Commerce. 

Dean resides in Astoria, Illinois, with her husband, Scott Dean ’80. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and elementary education and was a member of Gamma Delta Literary Society and cheerleading as a student. Dean worked for the Office of Admission before graduating from Illinois College. She is retired from a 32-year career in education for the Astoria School District. 

Flynn, of Springfield, Illinois, earned a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Illinois College. As a student he was an active member of Pi Pi Rho Literary Society, men’s basketball, Phi Alpha Delta, Model U.N. and Student Forum. He is currently the senior director of government relations for the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, representing over 200 hospitals and 50 health systems throughout Illinois.

Macon, of Mascoutah, Illinois, earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and rhetorical studies as well as in management and organizational leadership from Illinois College. As a student, she participated in women’s basketball, Best Buddies, IC Radio Club, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee served as president of Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society. She received the William Jennings Bryan Professionalism Award
for communication majors and the Martin and Jeanne Newman Business Scholarship. 
She has a Master of Science degree in communication from Illinois State University and currently works at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

DeVone Eurales '05 will assume the role of president for a two-year term, after being elected president-elect in a previous election. Former association President Lori Petermeyer Smith ’88 served in this role previously for a two-year term. 

Eurales, of Galesburg, Illinois, graduated from Illinois College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and sociology. He began his career in college admission counseling at Illinois College soon after graduation. He spent three years working the southern Illinois market before joining the admission team at Knox College where he currently serves as the associate director of admission. Eurales credits his seven years at Illinois College as a student and staff member for shaping him into the man and professional he is today. Through his experience as a current member of the alumni board, Eurales says he has learned how to engage with fellow alumni from different backgrounds, graduation classes and wide-ranging areas of expertise.

The Illinois College Alumni Association is comprised of alumni representatives elected to advance their alma mater through participation in alumni board meetings, specific committee work and helping the Office of Development and Alumni Relations.