Estate and Planned Gifts

Illinois College
Throughout the College’s history, trustees, alumni, parents and friends have left a legacy on the Hilltop through estate gifts. These planned gifts, as they are referred, are deeply meaningful and leave a lasting impact through a gift realized after the donor’s lifetime.

Julian Monson Sturtevant SocietySturtevant Society

Named for the visionary Illinois College founder, professor and president, the Julian Monson Sturtevant Society was established to recognize those who have made a commitment to support the College through their estate. 

Sturtevant Society Members

New members who declared their intentions between June 1, 2021, and May 31, 2022, are indicated in boldface lettering.

Anonymous (9)

Susan Allen H’09

Reg ’71 & Jane Lukeman Ankrom

Mark Arroll ’56

Richard Bagby ’56

Greg ’74 & Tonya Johnson Baise ’76

Dick Bales ’73

Dick Barton ’64

Bill Batson ’50

Doug Baumann ’66

Gerry Beard ’78

June Taylor Beard ’79

Sandy Stallings Bellatti ’70

Carol Webb Birch ’74

Wayne Black ’57

Toni Blankmann ’74

John Boatwright ’55

Cheryl Lamont Boehmke ’64

Louise Bone

William Bretz ’59

Len Brink ’66

H.O. ’72 & Jane Jondro Brownback ’72

Jim ’66 H’12 & Kaye Bruner 

Scott & Monica Pitman Bucek ’86

Frances Walton Buehler ’60

Jennie Ater Castlebury ’72

Bob ’74 & Janet Williams Chipman ’75

Conrad Damsgaard ’57

Burt & Diane Rybick Demo ’50

Peggy Dewitt

Del ’72 & Lisa Dunham

Carole Early ’68

Max Edlen ’59

Jim ’62 & Ann Elliott

Rebecca Barr Evers ’66

Barbara A. Farley

Nancy Farmer ’79

Patricia Fay

Chuck Finch ’58

Julia Slade Finocchiaro ’84

Glenn Gabanski ’70

Cathy Karrick Gochenour ’91

Jim Green ’61 H’11

Jean Guilmartin ’73

Bill ’63 & Sandy Selcke Gussner ’65

Joe ’63 & Susan Hammerman

Wayne Hannah ’53

Alice Penewitt Henry ’52

Duane Hess ’71 H’20

Steve Hunt ’74

Bill ’58 & Carol Hanley Ingle ’57

Betty Jost ’50

Janice Spore 

Kennedy-Wray ’80

Donald Kensell ’75

Helen Robinson Kohr ’47

Jules Korner IV

Charlene Childers Kornoski-DuVall ’70 & Jim DuVall

John Kurtock ’47 

Everett & Judy Schuessler Lawrence ’77

Bob Lindquist ’65

Kevin Lister ’81

Pam Carney Martin ’82

Jerry Mason ’70 & Penny Friedlander

Patrick Mathis H’09

Jack McCarty ’65

Bob McGuffin ’62

Rick Meidel ’85 

Bill Merris ’56

Chris ’05 & Aisha Miller 

David ’72 H’07 & Ellen Rammelkamp Miller ’72

Don Minnick

Bob Moore ’78

Mary Muckler

Francine Fitt Mundy ’74

Bill Neff ’65 

Darlene Nelson ’70

Conrad Noll III ’65 

Joyce Stone Olson ’52

Peggy Hart Ong ’49

Emy Osburn

Loren ’69 & Sandra Peter 

Don Polzin ’51

John Porter ’68 H’13

Patricia Porter

Curt Pradelt ’66

Doris Prather

Drs. Susan L. Pratt ’80 & Jay R. Anders ’79

Ed Pritchett ’64

Bob ’67 & Cathy Randall

Paula Eschelbach Rawlings ’86

Brad Regul ’11 & Heidi 

Bruce-Regul ’12

Carol Bycroft Rieken ’63

Winston Rogers III ’82

Nancy Ray Ross ’65

Bob Rossio ’53

Jim ’69 & Mary Marshall Scheider ’72

Peter Schmidt ’72

Harry Schnirring ’48

Jim ’80 & Donna Bik Scott ’80

Don ’50 & Faith Metzler Semla ’51

Jim Sheehan ’69

Marcia Short ’86

Barbara Sibert ’73

Jim Spizzo ’74

Guy & Edie Sternberg

Axel H’13 & Loreli Steuer H’13

Marianne Williams Stowers ’64

Rachelan Bienert Stronach ’76

Andy ’71 & Linda Williamson Symons ’72

Jerry Tanner

Steve ’70 & Sara Hedrick Tavender ’70

Ross Thomas ’18

Robert H’09 H’17 & Erin Thomson

Katherine Thompson 

Tillery ’74 H’11

Jim Voyles ’65

Kevin & Deanna Waldeck

Lee Westrate ’44

John Wilkey ’57 & Stephanie Smith-Wilkey

Judith Carlson Winship ’63

Edward Woltman

Carol Jones Wright ’64

Pam Wright ’71

Raymond Zeitinger ’66

Illinois College has taught me that the best experiences happen when you take risks and move beyond your comfort zone. My experiences have shaped my decisions, made my future more tangible and made my goals more feasible. The support I received on campus propelled me to apply to opportunities like the Fulbright that I may not have considered otherwise.
Christian Flores ’18 is pursuing a master’s degree in global policy studies at the University of Texas at Austin and is a policy research consultant. He graduated from IC with Phi Beta Kappa honors and a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.

Christian Flores