October 15, 2019.
Class Notes
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1940s
In Memoriam
August 25, 2019.
December 15, 2019.
1950s
September 19, 2019.
In Memoriam
November 18, 2019.
November 11, 2019.
(Sigma Pi), December 17, 2019.
1960s
In Memoriam
(Phi Alpha), July 24, 2019.
(Alpha Phi Omega), November 5, 2019.
September 7, 2019.
October 19, 2019.
August 25, 2019.
October 22, 2019.
September 9, 2019.
(Sigma Pi), January 8, 2020.
(Phi Alpha), September 3, 2019.
(Alpha Phi Omega) , January 16, 2020.
(Chi Beta), November 17, 2019.
(Gamma Nu), August 26, 2019.
(Phi Alpha), September 24, 2019, incomplete funded memorial membership.
Updates
has been busy running three dogs in various dog sports since she retired in 2006.
completed 105 road races in 2019 in 36 different states, 33 of those races were half marathons. His goal is to complete a half marathon in all 50 states.
1970s
Updates
attended the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy in 2019. His trip followed the path of the Allies through Europe all the way to Munich and Eagles Nest. He and wife Deborah honored to be selected as Grand Marshals of the Christmas Parade in Charleston this year.
is currently working on the Phi Alpha 175th reunion.
now has 18 grandchildren with the birth of Maryrose in November. He is a member of the Sports Hall of Fame at pro and has served on the Hall of Fame committee for the past 15 years.
Marriages
1980s
Updates
was elected vice chairman for the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Northfield, a charter bank of Merchants Financial Group located in Minnesota.
retired in May 2018 after 34 years of teaching.
retired from teaching special education for 35 years in Plainfield District #202 and moved back to her hometown of Canton in June 2019.
started a new job as the executive assistant and office manager for the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln.
retired January 1, 2020, more than 32 years working for the State of Illinois. She worked for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in Springfield for 31 years, serving 26 years in the budget office.
In Memoriam
August 14, 2019.
December 10, 2019.
1990s
Updates
recently celebrated her 20th wedding anniversary with James ‘JR’ Brooks. The couple has two daughters, and they own a business together.
Marriages
January 14, 2019.
2000s
Updates
earned his Doctor of Public Administration degree from the University of Illinois-Springfield in July 2019. He is a revenue auditor for the Illinois Department of Revenue.
has served as the director of alumni relations and continuing education at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry since 2018.
is practicing immigration law at the award-winning non-profit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. She previously spent a decade working in government law in St. Louis.
was promoted to vice president of administration at Milner Media, where she oversees radio stations WVLI, WFAV, WIVR and WYUR.
is exhibitions and collections manager at Elmhurst Art Museum.
earned her Master of Arts in Education from McKendree University in December 2018. She is currently employed as an elementary physical education teacher at C.A. Henning Elementary School in Troy.
has served as campus minister for The Crossing Monmouth church since October 2019.
is working as an assistant professor of anatomy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
is a social studies teacher for the Excel Center through MERS Goodwill.
is vice president at family business Perma-Bound Books in South Jacksonville. She has been married since 2009 and has four children.
launched a new interior design website at margaretofyork.com. The site features York’s design portfolio from her several years working professionally in the field and a blog. Visitors can also shop a collection of her favorite pieces.
was named partner at Young Law Partners, P.C., a family law firm in Springfield.
recently became the chief of security for City Water, Light & Power. He served the Springfield Police Dept for seven years.
Marriages
April 11, 2019.
Births
Kobe M. December 12, 2019.
2010s
Updates
started with Alpha Controls on January 2, 2019.
was promoted to quality and environmental systems specialist for U.S. Paint in June 2019.
was elected programming vice president of the Illinois Jaycees for 2020.
started as a pediatric clinic nurse in November 2019.
began a year-long internship at Indiana University in July, after which she will earn her Ph.D. in counseling psychology.
began working as a therapist at SIU School of Medicine in the Department of Development and Behavioral Pediatrics in August 2018. She previously spent five years as a therapist at Memorial Behavioral Health.
recently became a licensed clinical social worker, one of the highest licensure for social workers. She completed three years at the Lawrence County Health Department and one year as a mental health professional at the Illinois Department of Corrections as a mental health professional.
began a new job at Litchfield National Bank in August and is training to become a loan officer.
got engaged in June 2019.
are engaged to be wed in March. Both are teachers who also coach for their school district.
is the life enrichment director at Cedarhurst of Springfield.
earned a master’s degree in forensic science from Michigan State University and is a forensic chemist with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
started at Boeing as a procurement agent in December 2019.
received her Masters from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and recently accepted a job at Human Kinetics as a Higher Ed Academic Sales Manager.
is in a master’s program and will start an internship in the fall.
is an admissions counselor at pro.
Marriages
(Alpha Phi Omega), December 22, 2019.
Births
a daughter, Abigail Iliana, December 2, 2019.
a son, Sutter, June 6, 2019.
Faculty & Staff
In Memoriam
August 27, 2019.
January 23, 2020.
January 27, 2019. Martha Church was a lifelong champion of liberal arts education. She is remembered as an energetic world traveler who brought boundless energy, curiosity and compassion to her many endeavors. Church served as interim president for pro during the 2002-2003 academic year. Beyond her work at IC, she enjoyed a distinguished career, most notably serving as the first female president of Hood College for 20 years, from 1975 to 1995, as chair of the board of trustees from 2006 to 2008, and being named trustee Emerita in 2009. Including pro, ten institutions of higher education awarded her an honorary degree. Church was 88 when she died on Jan. 27, 2019.
Friends of the College
In Memoriam
December 19, 2019.
January 2, 2020, Member of the Julian Monson Sturtevant Society.