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Illinois College Quarterly MagazineTRANSCRIPT
July 2012
Class of 2012 celebrates
COMMENCEMENT
ILLINOIS COLLEGE
GENEROUS GIFT by local farmer
recognized by College
OSAGE ORANGE FESTIVAL and
GOLDEN REUNIONS
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Upcoming Events
SatUrday, aUgUSt 18 Illinois State Fair Tent Party for Alumni, Parents and Friends, 5 to 8 p.m., Director’s Lawn, Illinois State Fairgrounds. Live music provided by Jimmy Buffet tribute band “The Boat Drunks.”
FrIday, aUgUSt 24 Welcome Week begins with the arrival of first-year and new students.
Monday, aUgUSt 27 Opening Celebration, 4 p.m., Rammelkamp Chapel
tUESday, aUgUSt 28 Fall semester classes begin.
SatUrday, SEPtEMBEr 29 Family Day activities will include athletic events, games and more. Call the Center for Student Involvement at 217.245.3094 for more information.
FrIday, oCtoBEr 12 Alumni Wine and Cheese Reception, 6 to 8 p.m., Alumni House, 1201 Mound Avenue. Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 6 p.m. social, 7 p.m. dinner, Bruner Fitness and Recreation Center Concourse. Call 217.245.3046 for more information.
SatUrday, oCtoBEr 13 Homecoming activities including Alumni Reunions for the classes of 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 and 2007. Live music by Chicago band “Spoken Four” under the Homecoming Celebration Tent. Visit www.ic.edu/accommodations for hotel information.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Founders’ Circle Dinner and Alumni Association Awards Ceremony, 6 p.m., Hamilton’s 110 North East
FRIDAY, MAY 10 Golden Club Alumni Mixer with members of the Classes of 1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958 and 1963 as special guests. Osage Orange Festival, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 11 50th Reunion Luncheon for Class of 1963, 12 noon. Literary Society Love Feasts
SUNDAY, MAY 12 Baccalaureate Service, 10:30 a.m., Rammelkamp Chapel. 179th Commencement Exercise, 3 p.m., Historic Upper Quadrangle.
EDITORKristin Van Aken Jamison ’99 | [email protected] of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
CONTRIBUTING EDITORSTodd Spann | [email protected] Writer
Matt Wing ’05 | [email protected] Director of Sports Information
COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATEJudy Sager | [email protected]
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATESusie Engelbrecht | [email protected]
GRAPHIC DESIGNERSteven Varble
CONTRIBUTORSKatie Bernardi ’14Lanie Cooper ’12Robyn MaherMelissa Lamb Pantier ’84Tom RosterMarcia Short ’86 Steve Warmowski
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Table of Contents
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Features
8 Crossing the Finish LineProfessor Beth Capo guest authors a story recounting the first-year seminars she taught with Associate Professor Jeremy Turner ’95 named “Life is a Marathon” and “Running in Fiction and Film” in the fall of 2008. Four years later, nearly all the members of the seminar crossed the finish line to receive their diplomas at commencement.
18 Former U.S. diplomat addresses Class of 2012
A former United States ambassador and distinguished professor of international affairs at the U.S. Naval Academy advised Illinois College’s newest graduates to “keep your curiosity and open mind” during the College’s 178th commencement exercise.
departments 2 From the President’s desk
3 Campus news
10 true Scholarship: Faculty digest
12 true Victories: athletic digest
14 true Celebration: Legacy graduates
22 true Vision: Philanthropy
24 true Moments: osage orange Festival, reunions, alumni Events
29 true Connections: Class notes, Marriages, Births, In Memoriam
36 as IC It
ON THE COVER Brian Boeving ’12, a history major from O’Fallon, smiles as he prepares to receive his Bachelor of Science degree during Illinois College’s 178th commencement exercise on May 13. Boeving played baseball, was an IC Connections leader and served on the Homecoming Committee during his years as an IC student.
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From the President’s Desk
The happiest days in the life of any college president are when we welcome the newest class of enthusiastic first-year students to campus, when we celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students, and when we bid them a fond farewell at commencement. We know, of course, that Illinois College alumni will always be bonded to their alma mater and that the College, too, will have been transformed by their presence here.
The graduating Class of 2012 is a truly remarkable group of young men and women, high achievers in the academic arena and marked by their uncommon commitment to social justice and service to others. The recent Celebration of Excellence showcased their academic and creative accomplishments, and the list of graduate schools many will enter in the fall includes a veritable “Who’s Who” of higher education institutions. Furthermore, in every year that members of this class were at Illinois College, the College was recognized on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Our latest graduates studied abroad in larger numbers
than any previous class, some 19 percent of them did that, and they also had the highest four-year graduation rate on record. They came to Illinois College with a strong sense of purpose, and upon graduation they provide clear evidence that the College is true to its historic mission of preparing students for fulfilling lives of leadership and service.
Many members of the Class of 2012 overcame significant challenges. A large percentage of its members were the first in their families to attend college, and most of them had significant financial need. Despite generous financial aid packages provided by the College, many worked at multiple jobs and were willing to take on considerable student loan debt in order to get their Illinois College degrees. We admire their hard work, their perseverance and their optimism during a time when our country was mired in what has been called the Great Recession. It is the desire to provide educational opportunities to young people such as these that inspired Howard Million, a local farmer, to establish new scholarship funds for area students at the three Jacksonville colleges. Illinois College honored Mr. Million’s generosity and vision by making him the first and, at age 100, also the most senior member of the Class of 2012.
A brilliant spring day provided the perfect setting for the College’s 178th commencement on the Historic Upper Quadrangle. Ambassador John Limbert, our prominent commencement speaker, recalled highlights of his own distinguished career with the United States Foreign Service that included being held hostage in Iran for more than 14 months in 1979-1980. He strongly encouraged the graduates to follow his lead and explore service in the Peace Corps and careers in our nation’s foreign service. I am convinced that some of them will, indeed, follow his advice.
Most cordially,
Axel D. Steuer President
“The graduating Class of 2012 is a truly remarkable group of young men and women, high achievers in the academic arena and marked by their uncommon commitment to social justice and service to others.”
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Campus News
Committee begins search for Illinois College’s 14th presidentThe search for Illinois College’s next chief executive officer is under way as a committee appointed to search for the 14th president in the school’s 183-year history started the selection process this past April.
“The most important decision a college will make is choosing its next president,” explained search committee chair Bob Chipman ’74, who is also a member of the College’s Board of Trustees. “I am excited to report that decision began in earnest in April.”
Consultants from the executive search firm Witt/Kieffer were on campus to research the characteristics desired in a new president. The consultants held open forums over two days with students, faculty and staff, and met with the search committee at the conclusion of those meetings to discuss their findings.
Search committee members include Illinois College Board of Trustees Chair Joy French Becker ’67; former Illinois College Board of Trustees Chair and Emeritus Trustee Jack Fairfield ’61; Charter Trustees Dr. Susan L. Pratt ’80, Bobby Thomson and Chipman; Alumni Trustee Joel Harmon ’66;faculty members Dr. Kelly Dagan and Dr. Jeremy Turner ’95, staff member Teresa Smith ’05; and students Jasper Brown ’14 and Kathryn Stroud ’14. Staff member Rebecca Spencer will provide administrative support to the committee.
The consultants are presently writing a position specification that will list the qualities the College wants the next president to demonstrate. The document will be shared with higher education professionals and advertised in national industry publications. The search process, which will likely include a confidential candidate pool, is expected to be completed in early 2013.
The announcement by President Axel D. Steuer last October that he plans to retire from Illinois College at the conclusion of the 2012-2013 academic year prompted the search. Steuer began his tenure as president in 2003.
“Illinois College is on the move, and I can’t think of a better time to be a part of this college community,” said Chipman. “We look forward to identifying an advocate of the liberal arts who will champion the mission of Illinois College, which is to develop in our students the qualities of mind and character to fulfill lives of leadership and service.”
Master of Arts in education program gains accreditationIllinois College’s Master of Arts in education (M.A.Ed.) graduate degree program has gained accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The College began offering the graduate program during the 2011 fall semester when it was granted approval to start the program with anticipation of gaining accreditation. Fourteen graduate students finished their first year of the M.A.Ed. program.
“We are very pleased to have passed the final phase in the accreditation process,” Illinois College President Axel D. Steuer said. “The program is off to a great start, and we are excited to have a graduate program that encourages intellectual excellence, research and scholarship while emphasizing the development of expertise as professional educators.”
The master’s in education program is a two and one-half years, 32 credit-hour, on-campus degree program. The courses focus on providing degree candidates with attitudes, skills and knowledge to become better teachers and leaders in their classrooms, schools and districts.
The program is designed to accommodate the professional development needs of in-service teachers. The curriculum will be aligned with National Board Certification standards and principles which prepare educators to teach in any state in the United States.
For more information visit www.ic.edu/masters or contact Todd Oberg, director of the Teacher Preparation Program at 217.245.3430 or at [email protected].
CAMPUSnews [April 2012 - June 2012]
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Academic achievement awarded during Celebration of Excellence Illinois College recognized academic achievement during the second annual Celebration of Excellence on Friday, April 27. The daylong celebration allowed students and faculty to take part in activities that commend academic excellence, a hallmark of the College since its founding in 1829.
The Honors Convocation, the ceremonial portion of the day’s activities, was held in Rammelkamp Chapel. Elizabeth Tobin, dean of the College, offered remarks on the subject of excellence, after which five major awards for academic excellence, service and teaching were awarded to Illinois College students and faculty. The student marshals for the 2012-2013 academic year were named, graduates slated for induction into Phi Beta Kappa were recognized, and the Julian Monson Sturtevant Campus Leadership Award winners were announced. The Harry Joy Dunbaugh Distinguished Professor Award and the inaugural Don P. Filson Faculty Award for Vision for the Future were also presented.
Ryan Blesse ’13 of Jacksonville and Cassie Jarvis ’13 of Washington were chosen as student marshals for the 2012-2013 academic year. The marshals who were chosen based on demonstrated academic excellence and campus leadership will lead academic processionals held on campus throughout the year. This designation is considered one of the highest honors a member of the incoming senior class can receive.
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most distinguished honor society. One of only 11 colleges in the state to offer membership into this distinguished society, the Illinois College Epsilon chapter was founded by President Charles H. Rammelkamp in 1931. Those inducted into Phi Beta Kappa include Samer Anabtawi ’12 (Jenin, Palestine), Joseph Craven ’12 (Springfield), Alyssa Gerhardt ’12 (Sutter), Annamarie Goldstein ’12 (Kirkwood, Mo.), Whitney Hagy ’12 (Vandalia), Darcy Holloway ’12 (Springfield), Claire Hummel ’12 (Quincy), Jarvis, Samantha Killebrew ’12 (Winchester), Samantha Kinder ’12 (Brussels, Ill.), Tyler Ludwig ’12 (Farmer City), John McCormick ’12 (Decatur), Lauren Reece ’12 (Lombard), Andrea Schultz ’12 (Sherman), Djenan Mouna Soumahoro ’12 (Abidjan, Ivory Coast), Katherine Wagers ’12 (Mahomet) and Rayyan Yassin ’12 (Beirut, Lebanon).
The Sturtevant Leadership Awards call attention to a select group of students who demonstrate active campus service and leadership throughout their college careers. The 2012 Sturtevant Leaders are Anabtawi, Craig Bals ’12 (Troy, Mo.), Morgan Brown ’12 (Springfield), Holloway, Meaghan Karaffa ’12 (Girard), Damian Peyton ’12 (Thayer) and Holly Ziegler ’12 (Teutopolis).
Steven Gardner, associate professor of modern languages, was named the Harry Joy Dunbaugh Award winner during the convocation. This prize is considered the greatest honor bestowed upon an Illinois College faculty member. A student committee, with oversight from the dean of the College, selects the recipient each academic year.
The Don P. Filson Faculty Award for Vision for the Future was
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awarded to Kelly Dagan, associate professor of sociology. This honor is awarded to the faculty member who sees beyond the scope of the status quo, to further develop or implement a vision which can move the College forward. This faculty award was established by Illinois College graduate Darlene Nelson ’70 in memory of Dr. Filson’s vision which was for Illinois College to have a computer science department.
The Celebration of Excellence featured more than 40 students presenting recent research efforts during presentations and poster sessions in various locations on campus. Presentation and poster subjects covered all areas of the liberal arts curriculum and were as far-ranging as the use of technology in the classroom to a study of Jacksonville’s Civil War hero Benjamin Grierson.
The Illinois College Department of Music Honors Recital was performed in Rammelkamp Chapel and a dessert reception concluded the Celebration of Excellence activities later that evening. The reception was a final opportunity to recognize various academic departmental honors.
Alumni elect Baise to join Illinois College Board of Trustees A school teacher who has dedicated her life to education has been chosen by fellow alumni to a five-year term on the College’s chief governing body beginning this fall.
Tonya Johnson Baise ’76 graduated from Illinois College with a degree in psychology and elementary education. She furthered her education and earned a master’s degree in education leadership and administration from Olivet Nazarene University.
Baise began her career as an educator at Triopia Junior-Senior High School in Concord, then moved on to Williamsville before retiring in the Lemont school system. She also worked in the Department of Children and Family Services as an administrator of the Parents Too Soon program.
Baise served on the Illinois College Alumni Board and is an ordained elder for the Presbyterian Church. She is married to fellow IC graduate Greg Baise ’74.
The newly elected Alumni Association Board of Directors will serve five-year terms on the board and include Jeremy Beard ’02 of Concord, Jay Jamison ’78 of Jacksonville, Gigi Galloway Patterson ’92 of Jacksonville, Daniel Walters ’69 of Morton and Denise Welch Wayland ’84 of Chesterfield, Mo.
Beard is co-owner of Beard Implement Co.; Jamison is president of Hole in the Wall Screen Arts; Patterson is director of The Nursery School; Walters is a retired businessman from Caterpillar Inc.; and Wayland is a veterinarian at Paw Patch Animal Hospital.
Dagan and Nelson
Gardner Patterson Walters Wayland
Baise Beard Jamison
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Chi Beta
Gamma Delta
Gamma Nu
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Literary Society Love Feasts
Chi BetaLove Cup
Gertrude Hahn Vice President’s Award Sydney Jackson ’14
Gamma NuEmory Whipple Award
Tyler Ludwig ’12, Critic (Fall 2011)
Martin Hahn Critic’s Award Tyler Ludwig ’12
Literary Society Award WinnersPhi Alpha
GPA Award (Fall 2011 and Spring 2012)
Sigma Phi EpsilonTheron Baldwin Service Award
GPA Award (Fall 2011 and Spring 2012)
Sigma PiEmory Whipple Award
Travis Zuellig ’13, Critic (Spring 2012)
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Pi
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8 Illinois College Quarterly
“Life is like a marathon, not a sprint,” Associate Professor of Psychology Jeremy Turner ’95 and I told the 20 eager, yet skeptical, first-year students facing us. “College, too, is like a marathon – it is an endurance event, and if you have the discipline and the training, you will succeed. We will provide the training, but you must have the discipline.”
And four months later, 11 students and we two professors crossed the finish line of the St. Jude Marathon in Memphis, Tenn., greeted by those who had finished the 5K earlier in the day.
As Adam Singler ’12 remembers, “It was probably one of the biggest moments of my life. It taught me a very important lesson that it is not how you start, it is how you finish. This lesson applied directly to my college experience. I started my college career out very poorly. I decided that to accomplish something great that more work needed to be put in. Now I am finishing
strong not only in my college endeavors, but in my running. Since this class, I have run in a 5K, a half-
marathon and a full marathon. This past April I ran another
5K and half-marathon. It has now become a hobby of mine, and I am dedicated to continue running
and do more marathons in the future.
During the fall of 2008, our two first-year seminars, Turner’s “Life is a
Marathon” psychology seminar and my “Running in Fiction and Film” English course, met once a week to run together and once a week to cover common ground
such as goal setting and preparation as the keys to achievement. The other two weekly class
meetings focused on our individual course content. Students in my
course read literature about running, such as Allen Sillitoe’s The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, and watched films while
learning to write literary analyses, film analyses and
academic arguments. In the psych course the focus was on motivational
psychology and “creating your own reality.”
CROSSING THE
FINISH LINEFeature
By Dr. Beth Widmaier Capo
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Those training for the marathon (my section had many in-season student-athletes and students with physical reasons who trained for the 5K) met on the weekend for long runs ranging from six to 20 miles. We were committed to the idea put forth by Shakespeare, “Bid me run and I will strive with things impossible.”
Jeremy and I were incredibly proud of the students in Memphis; every student who attempted the marathon completed it, a 100 percent success rate. We are even more proud now to have watched them graduate on May 13. Almost all of the original 20 students crossed the stage at commencement, a four-year graduation rate well above their IC peers and far exceeding the national average. Many of the students have continued to run and finish additional marathons, half-marathons and other distances on their own. Others have been active in a variety of student activities, from literary societies to athletics, APO to Study Abroad.
Students in the “marathon” first-year seminars learned an important life-lesson physically as well as mentally. As Ethan Herrick ’13 summarizes it, “To me you are able to relate running a marathon to college and life in general. When training for a marathon you are preparing your body and mind for the upcoming challenge, just as college prepares you for your upcoming life. Neither are easy tasks, but with time and dedication you will see the progression and results.”
To commemorate the “marathon class,” we invited students to run the Christie Clinic Half Marathon in Urbana-Champaign on April 28. Many sent their regrets that they couldn’t join us in Urbana-Champaign due to student teaching, baseball and other commitments, but Lauren Reece ’12, Daniel Brasel ’12, Singler and I ran the race as a reminder that with dedication and discipline, we can accomplish our goals in life.
Congratulations on crossing this finish line to our graduates:
Brian Boeving ’12, Daniel Brasel ’12,Jacob DeFauw ’12, Whitney Hagy ’12,
Brady Kepler ’12, Matthew Kole ’12, Amanda Lynn ’12, Katelyn McCreight ’12, Sean Peters ’12,
Lauren Reece ’12, Robert Rush ’12, Jacob Shreffler ’12, Adam Singler ’12,
William Sullivan ’12 and Rayyan Yassin ’12.
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True Scholarship
Professor authors article on how out-of-class support affects students
Adam Jones, associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Illinois College, recently co-authored the lead article in the Basic Communication Course Annual, “Students’ Attributions of Instructor Credibility as a Function of Instructors’ Out-Of-Class Support.”
Jones’ article focuses on how instructor out-of-class support (OCS) can affect
students’ perceptions of instructor credibility. This would include instructor competence, trustworthiness and caring to name a few.
“OCS represents a form of out-of-class communication that instructors can use to recognize and validate students’ experiences as well as provide informational and/or tangible support to students in order to help them better cope with the external demands and stressors frequently encountered during the college experience,” Jones said.
The purpose of Jones’ research was to examine whether teachers who competently communicate OCS can enhance students’ perceptions of the instructor’s credibility.
“Findings from my investigation indicate that students do in fact attribute more credibility to highly supportive instructors than to instructors who provide only moderate or no messages of support,” Jones said. “The results of this study suggest that college instructors need to be aware that when students come to them for help with a stressful situation, this is not only an opportunity to help students manage their problems, but also to increase their own credibility as an instructor.”
In addition to his research, Jones spent much of the 2011-2012 academic year creating and piloting the new Speech
FACULTYdigestCommunication Center (SCC) which is housed in the recently renovated Whipple Hall (Room 203). The goal of the SCC is to enhance the oral communication competence and skills of IC students through application of theory to course instruction and individual development. Specifically, Jones designed the SCC to provide students with opportunities to learn by practicing and recording speeches and receiving constructive criticism (both verbal and written feedback) from trained undergraduate speech center advisors. Jones will open the SCC full time for all IC students during the upcoming academic year.
Physics professor spends sabbatical working with ceramic armor
Scott Steckenrider, professor of physics at Illinois College, spent his sabbatical this past academic year working with a company in Maryland on developing nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods for transparent ceramic armor which is used for windows on military vehicles from Humvees to ships.
“This builds on work that I have been doing for the
past several years with Argonne National Lab doing similar analyses of opaque ceramic armor which is primarily being developed for non-window applications in personnel-carrying vehicles such as Humvees, Strykers and even combat ambulances,” Steckenrider said.
All of the materials used are advanced ceramics. These are very high-strength materials often used in a layered composite configuration to absorb as much impact energy as possible without allowing penetration of projectiles, according to Steckenrider.
Steckenrider says that his major contribution is in the NDE
Jones
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elements, using optical, ultrasonic, microwave and other methods to look for “defects” in the ceramic components.
“We are hopeful that the funding for this work will be extended, allowing me to bring some of the research back to the IC campus. However, even if it is not, we are hoping to find additional avenues of support for the work, so there may still be possibilities for getting IC students involved down the road,” Steckenrider said.
Steckenrider was in Maryland working for Technology Assessment & Transfer Inc. which is a diversified advanced materials research and development company.
New book focuses on household accounts of an 18th-century European familyIllinois College professors Paul and Almut Spalding are putting the final pieces together on a book project that will give detailed records about everyday life over a 50-year span in 18th-century Europe.
The husband and wife team have been working together on this project for several years and will finish the manuscript in Hamburg, Germany, in July. Once completed, the book will be published by the Dutch publishing company, Brill.
“We have been working on this project for a long time, and it has been a true collaboration,” Almut, professor of modern languages, said. “This will be a two-volume publication under the title, The Household Accounts of the Reimarus Family of Hamburg, 1728-1780.”
The first volume will be the transcription of the original accounting books from the Reimarus family, and the second volume will be a detailed index. The transcription will be in the original German, but the index will be in English which will make the publication as widely accessible and useful as possible, according to Almut.
The idea for the book came when Almut discovered four original account books and realized they were all from the same family in Germany. The majority of her work has been identifying the many people mentioned in the records. Paul, professor of religion at Illinois College, has focused on the transcription (which is from old Gothic handwriting) and the compilation of the index.
The family that the Spaldings are researching happens to be an important family during the period. The father, Hermann Samuel, was a key modern biblical scholar, Almut said. His
son, Johann Albert Hinrich, was a physician, a scientist and an economist who introduced the smallpox vaccination and the lightning rod to Germany and also wrote about international trade. His daughter, Elise, was a leader of an early German literary salon, an educator, a dramatist and a best-selling children’s author.
These financial account records provide insight into anything from books family members purchased to how water access, garbage collection and fire insurance were handled in Hamburg at the time. Consumption of goods from all over the world, the types of schooling the children received, funeral costs, and indications of rural-urban migration patterns and social mobility of domestic employees were also recorded.
Almut said that other financial records of that era do exist, but very few such records are published and accessible.
“Scholars from all sorts of fields have shown interest in our work over the last years since we started presenting at conferences about this or that aspect,” Almut said. “For instance, the latest inquiries have come from musicologists who are curious to know how much musicians earned, or what types of musical instruments people purchased, or how composer networks functioned.”
The Spaldings will finish proofing the manuscript and collecting illustrations while they are in Hamburg this summer and have the final manuscript to Brill by September 1.
“Neither one of us could have done this alone,” Almut said. “This summer, I received a faculty travel award for this purpose, but this year’s award is not the only one that has contributed to this project. We are immensely appreciative of the support we have both received at one time or another to make progress with this project over the course of years.” IC
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Norville wins third national titleMissy Norville ’13 captured her third national title on May 26, winning the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Claremont, Calif.
Norville jumped 41 feet, 3 1/4 inches to win the title. After fouling on her first attempt in the preliminary round, Norville steadily increased the length of her jumps before recording the event-winning jump on her sixth and final attempt.
“I didn’t do anything very well this weekend, so it feels pretty good to come out and win the triple jump,” Norville said. “I knew I needed to win this one.”
Norville completed an indoor-outdoor sweep of the triple jump with her win. She also won the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in March. She won her first national title in the 55-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2011.
“It’s funny because it was the exact same jump that I won the indoor,” said Norville who posted an identical winning mark of 41 feet, 3 1/4 inches to win the NCAA indoor title in March.
Norville also took third place in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships on May 26, clocking a time of 14.02 seconds. She took fourth place in the long jump, with a jump of 20 feet, 6 1/2 inches, on May 24.
Norville’s national title in the triple jump capped an outstanding outdoor season in which she won four conference championships and was named the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Midwest Region Field Athlete of the Year.
Norville won Midwest Conference titles in the 100-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, long jump and triple jump May 11-12 at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis. She earned distinction as both a Track Performer of the Meet and a Field Performer of the Meet. She was the only MWC student-athlete to do so.
In addition to the USTFCCCA regional award, Norville was named the Outstanding Performer of the Meet at the NCAA Championships as the individual scoring the most overall points.
Megan Stringer ’13, also competing at the NCAA Championships, took 19th place in the heptathlon. Stringer scored 4,318 points in the competition. She posted her best finishes on May 24, finishing tied for sixth in the 100-meter hurdles and tied for seventh in the high jump. She ran a time of 15.10 seconds in the hurdles and cleared 5 feet, 1 3/4 inches in the high jump.
True Victories
ATHLETICdigest
Norville
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Rutledge named MWC Pitcher of the Year
Erin Rutledge ’12 was named the Midwest Conference South Division Pitcher of the Year following a standout senior campaign.
Rutledge posted a record of 6-7 and an ERA of 2.93. She started 10 games and finished all but one of them, appearing in a total of 21 games. She tallied 48 strikeouts in 90 2/3 innings while walking only 22 batters.
“It’s amazing. I still don’t believe it,” Rutledge said. “I wasn’t ready to be done, but this makes it all worth it.”
Rutledge was a two-time MWC Pitcher of the Week during the 2012 season. She was a valuable contributor at the plate as well, batting .283 with two home runs and eight RBIs.
“It makes all the hard work we put in worth it,” Rutledge said. “It’s exciting, and it’s a great way to go out.”
Davis earns MWC, ABCA/Rawlings honorsTerry Davis ’13 has been named the Midwest Conference’s South Division Co-Player of the Year following a record-setting 2012 baseball season. Davis was also named the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Central Region Player of the Year and an ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American.
Davis batted .453 with 12 doubles, 11 home runs, 39 runs and 48 RBIs. He posted an on-base percentage of .514 and a slugging percentage of .872. Davis broke Illinois College single-season records for RBIs, hits (53) and total bases (102), and matched the school record for home runs. He earned MWC Player of the Week honors four times during the 2012 season.
Davis finished the year ranked second in NCAA Division III in slugging percentage and was third in both home runs per game and RBIs per game. He ranked seventh overall in both batting average and home runs.
“I just had a plan to work hard every day and do everything I could to get better,” Davis said. “I figured if I put in the time, it would pay off – and it did.”
Illinois College Head Coach Jay Eckhouse ’78 said Davis’ honors were deserved. “Terry dedicated himself from the day our season ended last year to making himself the player he was this year,” Eckhouse said. “He did exactly what he set out to do, having an outstanding year for us, offensively and defensively.”
NotesThe Illinois College baseball team posted an overall
record of 21-13 and an MWC South mark of 5-7. Nate
Jones ’13, Brett Leischner ’13 and Terry Davis ’13 were
all-conference selections. � The Illinois College softball
team finished the season at 9-22 overall and 5-3 in MWC
South play, narrowly missing out on a berth in the MWC
Tournament. Paige Cullison ’14, Courtney Kwasnitza ’15
and Erin Rutledge ’12 were all-conference picks. Head
Coach Mark Brayfield was named MWC South Coach of
the Year. � The Illinois College men’s golf team took sixth
place at the MWC Championships at Aldeen Golf Course in
Rockford May 3-5. Tyler Eads ’13 scored the best individual
finish for the Blueboys, earning a share of 22nd place. The
2012 season was highlighted by a first-place team finish
and a first-place individual finish by Dustin Shea ’13 at
the Illinois College Invitational on April 25. � The IC men’s
tennis team took ninth place at the MWC Championships
April 28-29 in Madison, Wis. The 2012 season was
highlighted by a 9-0 win over Eureka College on February
29. � The Illinois College women’s outdoor track and field
team took fourth place at the MWC Championships May
11-12 at De Pere, Wis. The IC men took seventh. Brittney
Burgess ’14, Ofuma Eze-Echesi ’14, Brendan Kimble ’14,
Kayla Kolis ’15, Tiffany Mohr ’15, Josiah Norville ’12,
Missy Norville ’13 and Megan Stringer ’13 earned
all-conference honors.
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1 Adam Singler ’12 with cousin Beth Tarter-King ’00
2 Steele Sullivan ’12 with sister Shilo Sullivan ’09, brother
John Sullivan ’07, sister Chelby Sullivan Albrecht ’07 and
father Bill Sullivan ’76 3 Dustin Regul ’12 with brother Brad
Regul ’11 4 Jacob Mattes ’12 with brother-in-law Josh
Crews ’06 and sister Laura Mattes Crews ’06 5 Josiah
Norville ’12 with sisters Nikki Norville ’07, Candace Norville ’10
and father Matthew Sr. ’80 6 Jessica Weier ’12 with sisters
Julie Weier ’16 and Jamie Weier ’08 7 Lauren Reece ’12
with parents Bill Reece ’85 and Janet Gudgeon Reece ’84
8 Lisa Pratt ’12 with sisters Cara Pratt-Fleming ’06 and
Dawn Pratt May ’02 9 Mackenzie Oak ’12 with sister
Hannah Oak ’14 10 Mollie Morrison ’12 with cousin Kaylie
Holmes Bowstead ’08 and sister Jenna Morrison ’04
11 Virginia “Lee” Portinga ’12 with mother Barbara Springer
Portinga ’74 12 Andrea Schultz ’12 with parents Rita
Mueller Schultz ’80 and Kevin Schultz ’80, and brother Mark
Schultz ’09 13 Adam Fricke ’12 with father Mark Fricke ’85
14 Darcy Holloway ’12 with father Chris Holloway ’75
15 Jacob DeFauw ’12 with brother Dylan DeFauw ’13
16 Brian Collins ’12 with sister Katie Collins ’06
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1 Kaye Hagen ’12 with aunt Melinda Hagen Smith ’84 and
uncle Kyle Hagen ’92 2 Daniel Brasel ’12 with grandfather
John E. Brasel ’54 3 Nathan Hillison ’12 with aunt Monica
Pitman Bucek ’86 4 Elizabeth Findley ’12 with grandfather
Paul Findley ’43 5 Cara Carter ’12 with uncle John
Harshman ’70 6 Ryan Howard ’12 with grandfather Jim
Phalen ’58 7 Natalie Allen ’12 with sisters Caitlin Allen ’10
and Madalyn Allen ’15 8 Amanda Lynn ’12 with mother
Vicki Farmer Lynn ’90, grandfather Gene Farmer ’58, uncle
Lynn Farmer ’92 and aunt Rachel Von Behrens Farmer ’92
9 Alicia Euler ’12 with uncle Tim Fritzsche ’87, brother
Kevin Euler ’09, aunt Renee Anschutz Goodnick ’78, mother
Rita Anschutz Euler ’77, brother Chris Euler ’07 and uncle
Bruce Goodnick ’76 10 Meaghan Karaffa ’12 with sister
Casey Karaffa ’06 11 Kelly Bloemer ’12 with cousins
Bradley Bloemer ’12 and Nikki Bloemer Worman ’07
12 John Zimmerman ’12 with cousin Tom Farmer ’14,
sister Clare Zimmerman ’11, aunt Sarah Pratt ’82, “aunt”
Susan Pratt ’80 and “uncle” Jay Anders ’79 13 Jaimie
Engle ’12 with cousin Phil Kinder ’12 14 Katie Wagers ’12
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A former United States ambassador and distinguished professor of international affairs at the U.S. Naval Academy addressed the Class of 2012 during the College’s 178th commencement exercise advising them to “keep your curiosity and open mind.”
In his May 13 address, John Limbert also told the 170 young men and women awaiting the receipt of their diplomas to follow President Johnson’s advice and “always remember the difference between chicken soup and chicken salad.” He continued by
adding “Now, President Johnson did not actually say chicken soup, but on this G-rated occasion I must paraphrase.”
A total of 31 graduates received Bachelor of Arts degrees while 139 were awarded Bachelor of Science degrees during the 3 p.m. ceremony on the College’s Historic Upper Quadrangle. Forty-six percent of the class completed their studies with academic honors.
Samer Anabtawi ’12 of Jenin, Palestine, and Claire Hummel ’12 of Quincy were recognized as the class valedictorians. Anabtawi majored in French, international studies, political science and economics, and Hummel majored in education.
Limbert is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iran in the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. He is a veteran U.S. diplomat and a former official at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran where he was held captive with 51
other Americans for 444 days during the Iran hostage crisis.
One request he asked of graduates was to give serious thought to a career of public service. “I know some of you are already considering joining the Peace Corps. If you do, the experience will affect you profoundly. Public service can be military,
civilian or nonprofit. It can be here at home, or international.”
Limbert went on to make a special appeal for the Foreign Service, but he had a few questions that would need to be answered. “Ask yourself, ‘Do I like the idea of service? Can I write well and quickly? Can I learn foreign languages? Can I spend the whole day bouncing over terrible roads and at the end of the day sit on the ground around communal dishes and discuss problems with local
officials?’ You have to like it. Or at least pretend you do, because in our profession, as Dan Rather once said, ‘Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, the rest is easy.’”
In concluding his remarks, Limbert went back to those questions he posed to the graduates and said that if they answered yes, then he would hope they would give the Peace Corps and the Foreign Service serious thought. “As Americans we will need
you to represent us to the rest of the world. Illinois has long given our country great public servants such as Paul Findley ’43 in Washington. The list is long. I ask you to consider ensuring our country’s future joining that group,
but perhaps on an even wider stage.”
Illinois College honored Limbert along with one of the College’s most successful alumni, James Bruner ’66, with Doctor of Humane Letters degrees during the ceremony. Bruner was elected trustee emeritus this year after serving 20 years as a member of the
Illinois College Board of Trustees. Bruner’s generous giving has played a key role in providing critical operating support, enhancing programs and most visibly, providing the lead gift for the Bruner Fitness and Recreation Center.
Honorary Bachelor of Arts degrees were bestowed upon Stephen Oetgen, Howard Million and Ruth Broehl Love ’37. Oetgen is a native of Jacksonville and is one of three founding partners of the Kirkland & Ellis LLP law firm’s office in San Francisco, Calif. He currently serves on the College’s Board of Trustees. Million is a farmer from Roodhouse who always wanted to attend college, but
put the needs of his family first. After a successful life farming, managing livestock and banking, Million is helping to make the dream of attending college a reality for future students by establishing the Howard and Vera Million Scholarship at Illinois College. Love
entered Illinois College with the Class of 1937 but had to leave the College just short of meeting all of the graduation requirements. Had she graduated with her class, this May would have marked the 75th anniversary of her graduation. Oetgen and Million were
both at the ceremony to receive their honorary degrees. Love was unable to make the trip from her longtime home in Mexico.
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Illinois College is not unusual in accepting gifts of cash from alumni and friends as its most common source of gift revenue. It is distinct, however, in its acceptance of farmland as a unique way to support students, faculty and college programs.
Most alumni and friends would be surprised to learn that Illinois College operates and manages eight farms located throughout Illinois, all of which were given as gifts to the College. These assets, comprising nearly 3,200 acres and their associated income, serve as an important and unique asset class of the Illinois College endowment.
“The steady income provided by the Illinois College farms is a very important hedge against the volatility that can be experienced with other college investments, such as securities,” states Vice President of Business Affairs Frank
Williams. “Illinois is blessed with some of the most productive farmland in the world, and Illinois College has been blessed with donors who have trusted us with managing these properties for the benefit of our students.”
Gifts of real and tangible property are becoming increasingly popular ways for individuals to fulfill their charitable intent in this economic environment. “Illinois College appreciates all of the ways our alumni and friends can support our faculty and students,” says Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations Phil Hood. “As situations arise, we are prepared to discuss gift planning strategies that provide maximum benefit to our donors, their families and Illinois College.”
For more information on including Illinois College in your charitable gift and estate plans, please contact Phil Hood at 217.245.3084.
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Philanthropy
Howard Million, who turned 100 this year, always wanted to attend college, but with his father needing his help on their farm in Roodhouse he never got the chance.
Not that he let that deter him. He managed to turn his own farm into a very successful business of raising crops and managing livestock.
Even though Million was never able to attend college and see his dream fulfilled, he was able to help fulfill the dreams of others by helping farmers in the area through a savings and loan association he ran. He is now helping to make the dream of attending college a reality for future students by establishing the Howard and Vera Million Scholarship at Illinois College. “I’m happy to provide this opportunity for students from my area,” explained Million.
The scholarship will be awarded to students entering Illinois College from high school with preference given to students from Greene, Morgan or Scott counties. A minimum grade point average is required, and the selection will be made by the director of financial aid at the College.
To recognize the special relationship between the College and Million, Illinois College awarded him with an Honorary Bachelor of Arts degree during the commencement ceremony on May 13. President Axel D. Steuer said during the commencement ceremony, “Today we take the opportunity to thank you and in turn to honor you. We are proud to fulfill your lifelong wish, a 100-year-old dream, of holding a college diploma in your hand, and we are very happy to warmly welcome you into the Illinois College family.”
“Howard Million, your generosity will help to ensure that future generations of high school graduates from
Greene, Morgan and Scott counties can fulfill their dreams of graduating from college,”
-President Axel D. Steuer
Honorary degree is a dream come true for Million
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1 March 8, St. George Island, Fla. - Donna Bik Scott ’80, Jim Scott ’80, Laura Armstrong Marks ’80 and Mickey Marks ’79 2 March 17, Phoenix, Ariz.,
alumni at Cubs vs. A’s spring training game - Front row (l to r): Rachel Smolka, Danielle Smolka, Christopher Bernard and Steven Smolka. Second row: Richard
Smolka, Joanne Browning, Peg Smolka, Leonard Staff ’43 and Marcia Short ’86. Third row: Scott Erwin, Debbie Cornils ’88, Mark Browning ’71, Phil Hood, John
Schmitt, Janet Wheeler Smolka ’85, Diane Price Schmitt ’83, Kayla Turpin, Mike Smolka ’84, John Dooling ’71 and Cindy Hazlet Dooling ’73. 3 March 17,
Phoenix, Ariz., alumni at Cubs vs. A’s spring training game - Peg Smolka, Danielle Smolka and Mike Smolka ’84 4 March 17, Jacksonville St. Patrick’s Day
Parade - Alumni, faculty and staff, and their families gather outside KJB’s Pint Haus to watch the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 5 March 17, Jacksonville
St. Patrick’s Day - Scott and Emily Leotta Hudson ’05 with Jack Hudson and Jonas Brown 6 March 24, “Hairspray” Opening Night Reception - Homer ’63
and Carol Bycroft Rieken ’63 visit with director of the show, Dr. Kate Muchmore. 7 April 1, the Ron Burchett ’56 Business Etiquette and Networking Event -
Ana Flores ’15 receives networking tips from Sarah Pratt ’82. 8 April 2, Phi Alpha Lecture - Senator Dick Durbin, the 2012 Phi Alpha Lecturer, is made an
honorary member of the literary society. 9 May 1, Mexico - Ruth Broehl Love ’37 receives her honorary Bachelor of Arts diploma. 10 May 8, Senior Class
Wine and Cheese Reception - Front row (l to r): Brad Bloemer, Darcy Holloway, Sarah Dean, Andrea Schultz, Jennifer Babb, Meagan Wright, Mollie Morrison, Katie
Wagers and Jonathon Henegar. Second row: Clayton Hatfill, Jake Shreffler, Amy West, Bryant Suess, Dan O’Connor, Adam Singler and John Komnick.
11 May 8, Senior Class Wine and Cheese Reception - Marlon Poe, Olivia Robertson, Holly Ziegler and Jason Rohrer 12 May 10, Phi Beta Kappa Induction
Banquet - Dean Don Eldred and John McCluggage ’82, the event’s keynote speaker 13 May 24, Alumni House - Six former Blueboys visit the Hilltop for a
campus tour. Front row (l to r): Jim Harry ’63, Mike McDaniels ’63, Gerald Brockhouse ’64 and Kent Thomas ’63. Back row: Mitchel Wilson ’15, Frank Moriconi
’65, Bob Volk ’62 and Head Football Coach Garrett Campbell. 14 May 31, Tanner Hall - Judy Schauerte Martin ’64 and Dick Martin ’64 visit Illinois College after
celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Jacksonville.
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1 May 12, Class of 1962 50th Reunion - Seated (l to r): Sharlene Stevenson Davis ’62, Linda Pierce Shaw ’62 and June Burkhardt Moberly ’62. Standing, first row:
Bob Broverman ’62, Sandra Galasse Housholder ’62, Carole Bertelsen Svebakken ’62, Gloria Cummings Vandaveer ’62, Ginny Ramsey Griffith ’62, Nancy Kelly
Nortrup ’62, Karen McCormick Havlin ’62, Ed Young ’62, Al Strack ’62 and Kenneth Dobson ’62. Second row: Richard Ommen ’62, Martin Braeske ’62, Drury Green
’62, Roger Engels ’62, Bob McGuffin ’62, Wayne Schapper ’62, Ed Puck ’62 and Jay Housholder ’62. 2 1962 50th Reunion - Nancy Engels, Roger Engels ’62,
Nancy Strack, Al Strack ’62, Marge Ewert Puck ’65 and Ed Puck ’62 3 1962 50th Reunion - Ed Young ’62 and Iver Yeager 4 May 11, Golden Club Mixer -
Marjorie Krone ’42, Betty Shewmaker Fischbeck ’52 and Claribel Cully ’36 5 May 11, Golden Club Mixer - Barb Stumpf, Elizabeth Christison, John Stumpf ’52
and Ralph Christison ’52 6 May 11, Golden Club Mixer - Pat Aputis Bone ’63, Conrad Damsgaard ’57, Doris Gustine Fairfield ’62, Gloria Cummings Vandaveer
’62, Louise Bone, Chet Bone ’36 and Ed Young ’62 7 May 11, Golden Club Mixer - Jack Fairfield ’61, Doris Gustine Fairfield ’62 and Chet Bone ’36 8 May 11,
Golden Club Mixer - John Kurtock ’47 and Helen Robinson Kohr ’47 9 May 11, Golden Club Mixer- Linda Pierce Shaw ’62, Betsy Land Hendricks ’62, Gloria
Cummings Vandaveer ’62, Drury Green ’62 and Linda Green
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1 Children of alumni and friends line up to take their turn on the inflatable games. 2 Alumni authors Bill Merris ’56 and Jim Proffitt ’70 3 Clayton Spencer and
Roger Ezard ’58 4 Seated (l to r): Jane Sosoo, Mariama Soumahoro and Sebakou Diomamde. Standing: Ade Babington ’15, Mouna Soumahoro ’12 and Josephine
Oshiafi ’14 5 Ebony Womack Nebel ’06 and Aundrea Nebel 6 Elin Hood and Grace and Lilly Geirnaeirt are entertained by “BritBeat.”
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Dr. Leonard Staff Jr. was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association Convention banquet dinner in Scottsdale on April 20.
Dr. Bill Daughton is retiring as chair of the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Mo.
Bill Curry has been elected first vice president-elect of the Academy of Lifelong Learning, a seniors group connected to Lincoln Land Community College.
Ted Knapp has retired from the Internal Revenue Service in Mt. Vernon after 35 years of service.
Steven Mills retired from Archer Daniels Midland Co. this past February. He was senior executive vice president. � Alan Taylor has come out of a brief retirement to accept the position of chief operating officer for Optimal IMX based in Birmingham, Ala. Optimal IMX is
’43 a national radiology solutions provider focused on outsourced hospital radiology staffing and teleradiology services. Alan will remain at his current residence in Knoxville, Tenn.
Debra Baker Wellman is the new dean of the College of Professionals at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. � John M. Williamson, managing partner of Harb, Levy & Weiland LLP has been promoted to partner-in-charge of the San Francisco office of EisnerAmper after the two firms merged this year. He is also a member of the firm’s executive committee. � Bob Zirkelbach was recently ordained with the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. as a Minister of Word and Sacrament.
Cynthia Fawkes is currently serving as church secretary for the Jacksonville Congregational Church.
Chef Michael Taylor has opened 16 Plates restaurant at KJB’s Pint Haus in Jacksonville. He started 16 Plates catering service in Springfield in
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William Kline ’77 has been named the first dean of innovation and engagement at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. The new position officially begins with the 2012-2013 academic year.
Kline has been a leader in innovation and engagement efforts during his 10 years as an academic leader and faculty member at Rose-Hulman. He is currently serving as interim dean of faculty and has been interim vice president for academic affairs and associate dean for professional experiences, interim head of the department of engineering management and associate professor of engineering management.
“Bill has a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship development, and he is the ideal person to lead our efforts in the areas of innovative learning experiences and executive education,” stated the college president, Matt Branam.
Kline has led Rose-Hulman’s efforts to promote a culture of innovation and in pursuing the best practices of being innovative to educate students for careers in the ever-changing, high-tech world. His new position will expand his current efforts to grow the campus’ technological profile.
After graduating from Illinois College as a Phi Beta Kappa graduate, Kline continued his education at the University of Illinois earning his bachelor’s and master’s degree in industrial engineering.
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2006 and will continue that service in addition to serving food at KJB’s.
Cheri Callahan Bustos captured the Democratic nomination in the Illinois 17th Congressional District. She now turns her attention to the November general election.
Stephen Tharp was honored with the International Performer of the Year Award in New York City earlier this year. It was awarded by the New York City American Guild of Organists.
Megan Badasch is in Tampa, Fla., serving as the events manager for the Republican National Convention taking place this August. She returned to the U.S. in March after three years in the Middle East. � Kevin Vest, Rock Valley College head baseball coach, joined the Rockford RiverHawks as an assistant coach for the season. The RiverHawks are members of the Frontier League, an independent professional baseball league.
Shanon Fender Dickerson was honored at Carl Sandburg College with the Faculty of the Year award. She also recently received tenure at the college.
Bridget Heitz Burshears is a neonatologist with Neonatal Associates PSC of Louisville,
medical director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Owensboro Medical Health System in Owensboro, Ky., and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Louisville. � Amanda Shoemaker has been named a 2012 fellow for the Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series, a leadership program that trains and mentors up-and-coming Republican women in Illinois. She is one of eight women selected statewide.
Patrick Bowman is the new superintendent for the Northwestern School District. � Lynde Phillips France was selected as the April K-8 Astoria Schools Employee of the Month. She teaches junior high in Astoria. � Nickie Doerfler Harris graduated from Illinois State University with a Master of Science degree in curriculum and instruction.
Arlin Boles has taken on additional responsibilities as the audit manager within the internal audit department at Archer Daniels Midland Co. � Morgan Goatley moved from Washington, D.C., last year to Kansas City, Mo., to take a position with Exodus Cry, an international anti-human trafficking organization. She is the director of development for the group.
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Jim Harrell ’81, who is a Knox County public defender, has been named a Top 100 trial lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association.
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers is a professional association composed of only the most qualified trial lawyers from each state.
According to the Association, membership into the Top 100 is by invitation and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, leadership, influence, reputation, stature and profile in the trial attorney community as viewed by the organization, other trial lawyers, members of the bench and the public at large.
Harrell has been practicing law since 1989 and has served as chief defense council for Knox County since 1991, working closely with members of the judiciary in the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
He also has served on various state, local and county committees as well as local civic organizations. Harrell has also served as an intern in the Illinois Senate and in the Federal District Court of Central Illinois, and as a faculty member for the Illinois Appellate Defender Office training unit held at Kent ITT School of Law.
After graduating from Illinois College, Harrell earned a law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
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Jason Killday is back for a third season on the Quincy University football coaching staff. Jason is serving as wide receiver coach and video coordinator. He was the starting quarterback at Illinois College during his junior season. � Dustin Swanson has accepted a professor position at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky. He will be teaching introductory biology and zoology starting in August.
Jim Cowgill is the assistant director for student life at Ivy Tech Community College and Lafayette Family YMCA in Brookston, Ind. � Chris Stanley is a rental sales agent with Avis Budget Group in the greater St. Louis area.
Julie Dombek graduated from Indiana University School of Optometry this past May. She is completing her one-year residency in hospital-based optometry at the St. Louis VA Medical Center.
Nicholas Ehrgott graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law this past December with a juris doctor degree. He is currently working as an attorney in Pontiac.
Elisa Stampf Koller is the branch financial sales consultant at PNC Financial Services Group for the Peoria area. � Charles Michels graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School with his J.D. this past May. He is currently working at the law firm, Taylor, Pigue, Marchetti & Mink PLLC in Nashville, Tenn. � Angela Siebers graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center with a doctorate in physical therapy in May.
Rebecca Gerecke recently completed a child life internship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Rebecca also graduated from Illinois State University with a master’s degree in family and consumer science with an emphasis in child life in May.
Katie Kirk and Jenna Thompson are among a dozen women chosen nationwide to be a face of Main Street America for the clothing retailer, Maurices. Katie and Jenna will both be a part of the store’s marketing campaigns for the coming year.
Lifelong resident of Jacksonville and Illinois College alumna Lori Large Oldenettel ’93 is back on the Hilltop as the new coordinator of community engagement and service at the College.
This new position has Oldenettel working extensively with the College’s Leadership Program to help students gain a greater understanding of the importance of sharing their time, talents and skills within the community.
“I am eager to work with the faculty and staff, students, community and alumni to help foster stronger relationships, civic responsibility and additional leadership opportunities for our students that encourage lifelong learning,” said Oldenettel.
Active in the community, Oldenettel is a member of the Jacksonville City Council and a precinct committeeman. She is also a former board member of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, has served on the Jacksonville Fourth of July Committee, organized the first Jacksonville Main Street Progressive Patio
Party and co-chaired the Second Annual Downtown Turnaround Celebration.
Oldenettel is excited to assist in partnering Illinois College students and the community.
“There are so many positive outcomes that can come from students and the community working together,” Oldenettel said.
After graduating from Illinois College, Oldenettel received a master’s degree from the University of Illinois Springfield. She has been the director of development and communications for Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, director of development at Routt Catholic High School and the executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Illinois.
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A message from the president of the Alumni Association While serving my first year as the president of the Alumni Association, it became apparent to me that a few portions of the organization’s constitution are in need of slight revision. While I argue that there is no substitute for face-to-face interaction during our meetings, I do appreciate that our Trustees and Directors may be able to attend our meetings via telephone or video conferencing when needed. I also look to the future when questions of Association policy can be answered by electronic election. In addition, I feel it is important for our Trustees and Directors to have the option to meet on an official capacity during other times of the year in addition to our regularly scheduled meetings at Homecoming and Commencement Weekends.
At its May 2012 meeting, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the following revisions to the Alumni Association Constitution for consideration by the entire membership of the Association. Please contact me through the Office of Development and Alumni Relations by October 11 at 1101 West College Avenue, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650 or 217.245.3048 if you are opposed to the proposed changes in the constitution as listed below. Additions or deletions are in parentheses and italics.
Constitution for Illinois College Alumni AssociationArticle IV. Board of Directors:
SECTION 5. The executive and legislative powers of the Alumni Association shall be vested in the Board of Directors. It may make all rules and regulations for the guidance of the Illinois College Alumni Association not otherwise provided for by this constitution. It shall fill all vacancies among the officers of the association occurring through death, resignation or removal, except vacancies in the office of alumni trustee which shall be filled as provided by by-laws of the Board of Trustees of the College. It shall have supervision of the property and the funds of the association, and no money shall be paid out by the treasurer without its consent. It shall have the power to refer legislation and questions of policy to the general association for its acceptance or rejection. Such reference may be either by sending out written ballots, (or other electronic means) or by submission to the general association at the occasion of the annual meeting except in the case of amendments which shall be governed as hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 6. The regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held semiannually (delete semiannually) to coincide with Homecoming and Commencement Weekends (and such other dates and times as agreed upon by the Board members), the exact date and time to be set by the president of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 8. Thirteen members of the thirty-two (32) member board shall constitute a quorum (attending in person or by other electronic means).
Thank you,
Betsy Ryan Kennedy ’73
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Marriages
Darin Buhlig and Jennifer Heaton, May 26, 2012. Jennifer is the sales and marketing director for Springfield Supportive Living.
Daniel Klendworth and Erica Johnson, February 4, 2012. Dan is employed with the Jacksonville Fire Department.
Timothy Sorrill and Amanda Black, October 9, 2011. Timothy works at the Biltmore Estate vineyard in Asheville, N.C.
Aaron Schmeerbauch and Marjorie Nehring, April 28, 2012. Marjorie is the project coordinator at Beltservice Corp. in St. Louis.
Dominic Schmillen and Burlie Leischner, August 6, 2011. Dominic works at Bank of Springfield, and Burlie is employed by Horace Mann Insurance Companies in Springfield.
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Cynthia Fawkes and Diane Lindblom, February 14, 2012. Cynthia is church secretary for the Jacksonville Congregational Church.
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Congratulations to Kayla Kircher Trenter ’10, the winner of a new Amazon Kindle 3g! What did Kayla do? She simply updated her personal information with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations. In fact, over 400 alumni, parents and friends updated their information with our office and were entered into the Kindle drawing this spring.
If you have a new phone number, email or address, update your personal information at [email protected] to be entered in the next contest to win an Amazon Kindle 3g. Updates submitted from June 1 to October 13, 2012, will be eligible for the drawing. We will contact the winner via email on October 18.
1 Darin Buhlig and Jennifer Heaton ’93 2 Aaron Schmeerbauch and Marjorie Nehring ’08 3 Timothy Sorrill ’04 and Amanda Black 4 Dominic Schmillen ’09
and Burlie Leischner ’09 5 Daniel Klendworth ’03 and Erica Johnson
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Births
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dyer (Tara VanBebber), a daughter, Brooklyn Danielle, July 15, 2011.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Meyer (Elise Ritzo), a daughter, Emily Marie, December 7, 2011. Emily joins brother Aiden, 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlin Boles (Emily Welch), a son, David William, March 15, 2012.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Wieseman (Lacey Albrecht), a son, Jack Nicholas, July 27, 2011.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Espenschied, a daughter, Macie Taylor, May 26, 2011. Macie joins sister Calla, 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Pruitt (Kearsta Lamberti), a daughter, Charlotte, December 16, 2011. Charlotte joins brother Larsen, 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Williams (Lindsey Hymes ’04), a son, Knox, January 10, 2012.
’94’00
’03’04’06
1 David, son of Arlin ’03 and Emily Welch Boles ’03
2 Emily, daughter of Larry and Elise Ritzo Meyer ’00
3 Jack, son of Nick and Lacey Albrecht Wieseman ’04
4 Brooklyn, daughter of Daniel and Tara VanBebber-Dyer ’94
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3 4
Continuing the family legacy on the Hilltop, the Illinois College Alumni Association established the Legacy Scholarship in 2011 to assist children of Illinois College alumni.
The second recipient of the Legacy Scholarship is Tamar Norville ’16. Tamar is the daughter of Matt ’80 and Felicia Norville, and the sister of Matt Jr. ’04, James ’06, Nikki ’07, Candy ’10, Josiah ’12 and Missy ’13 Norville.
Applications are required to be considered for the scholarship and are available by contacting the Office of Financial Aid at 217.245.3035 or [email protected].
LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
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In Memoriam
MM denotes a fully funded memorial membership in a special endowment fund. The alumnus will be listed in perpetuity on the Annual Fund rolls. FM denotes an incomplete funded memorial membership. denotes family has suggested memorial gifts be made to Illinois College.
� Rhonda J. Howerton, June 20, 2012
� Jon G. Luckett, March 27, 2012
Austin R. Dumas May 18, 2012
Lois Kunzelman Rhyne (Gamma Delta)April 8, 2012
George J. Mohn August 22, 2011
Glen H. Lovekamp (Gamma Nu)February 5, 2012
William A. Swain May 22, 2012
Doris Conn Jones April 15, 2012
Carol Moore Moncrieff (Sigma Phi Epsilon)November 22, 2011
Howard E. Kuester (Alpha Phi Omega)May 7, 2012
Robert L. McKemie (Gamma Nu)February 15, 2012
Charles K. Lambert Jr. February 21, 2012
Laura Drager Jackson (Sigma Phi Epsilon)April 30, 2012
Warren R. Coday January 8, 2012
Gregory P. Havlin May 3, 2012
Steven G. Bantz (Sigma Pi)May 4, 2012
Ryan J. Stolcis June 21, 2012
Cpl. Bryant J. “B.J.” Luxmore June 10, 2012
’49’50
’55’58
’74’75’85
’87
’42
’59
’71
Have you served in the U.S. military? Email us at [email protected] to let us know your story. All men and women who served in the armed forces are invited to participate in a special entry in the Illinois College Homecoming Parade on Saturday, October 13.
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LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
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As ItIC
They say education is a privilege; I say I won the lottery. Born in Palestine, I grew up in a small city troubled with the violence of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. As a teenager, I had to cross a military checkpoint twice every day to get to school. I had to go through dehumanizing searches, wait for hours in the sun, sit in puddles of mud and often had to hide from shootings near the checkpoint. More often than not, I couldn’t make it to school, and the soldiers told me to go back. Unlike the other kids who lived around the school and didn’t need to cross checkpoints, I celebrated every day I was able to make it to class, let alone alive.
When I graduated from high school, Illinois College, Congressman Paul Findley ’43 and the Hope Fund offered me a scholarship without which I could not have afforded college. Throughout the four years, I had people ready to help me. Dr. Almut Spalding, my advisor and American mother, was there with an open door to comfort and help me with everything I needed. Dr. Karen Dean was more than a political science professor. She was constantly working on finding me opportunities to grow and develop my leadership skills. To her, the success of her students was the minimum expectation. Dr. Winston Wells, the role model of many students, did not only increase my obsession with international politics, but also worked extremely hard on making sure I was placed in a top-tier graduate program. Through class discussions or independent studies, my four years at IC have prepared me well for my next endeavor.
Excellence and innovation at IC go far beyond the classroom. At IC we are all expected to lead. I became involved with the Coalition for Ethnic Awareness where I participated in events such as Black Poetry nights, Hispanic heritage month events and the Multicultural Festival. Later I became president of the Progressive Action Coalition, and I started a local chapter for Amnesty International on campus. I had the privilege to study abroad in southern France for a semester, live in the German House as a sophomore and the Gillett Leadership and Service House as a senior.
IC holds us to the highest standards of ethics and responsibility. Here, I learned how to volunteer, serve my community and act to prevent injustice. Through student
organizations and the leadership program, we spread awareness against racism, sexism and homophobia. We worked tirelessly to help the underprivileged communities around us through projects such as Sonya (a youth reading program) and Big Brothers Big Sisters. IC also sent me to Washington, D.C., under the New Story Leadership Program for the Middle East to join several young Palestinian and Israeli activists. While working as an intern in Congress, I spoke out against violence, the Israeli occupation and injustice against my people in front of large audiences at Congressional forums, universities and various embassies.
Another aspect of my life at IC was my membership in Phi Alpha Literary Society. Regardless to some of the negative views people may have of literary societies, I found Phi Alpha to be the quintessence of the values and experiences we all cherish at IC. I say my experience at IC was “Phi-tastic.” This doesn’t imply that my experience at IC was exclusive to my membership in this group, but it means that this group has successfully captured the things we cherish at this college from ethics to scholarship. While some may think this year’s incidents are contradictory to what I say here, I affirm that the group’s flexibility and commitment to growth, reformation, and moving onward and upward has been beyond incredible.
Not only do they promote literacy and eloquence, but the men of Phi Alpha also cherish friendship and a good spirit of belonging and citizenship. The commitment I saw from the members of this group is something I never found anywhere else on campus. In Phi Alpha I found the genuine friends I have never had before. They did not just accept me for who I am, but celebrated my presence with them the way they celebrated the presence of each of the society’s members regardless of color, race, origin, sexual orientation or religion. Phi Alpha has taught me that IC isn’t just a phase in my life that I move beyond, but a place I should always consider home, a place I should always strive to develop.
In September I will enroll in the International Relations program at the University of Chicago before I pursue a Ph.D. in political science. One thing I know, is that because of the personal connections I have with professors like Dr. Klein or Dr. Dean, and because of the unbreakable ties I formed with Phi Alpha, I look forward to returning to my alma mater as often as I can. In the end, graduating as my class valedictorian wasn’t the only meaningful accomplishment for me; what I celebrate as I graduate are the experiences and the personal connections I have established at Illinois College. Simply, that’s how IC it.
An Exciting Journey to a New Home by Samer Anabtawi ’12
IC
SAVE THE DATE!HOMECOMING 2012 S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r 1 3:: 5K Run and 4K Family Walk :: Donor Recognition
Breakfast :: Homecoming Parade :: Cross Country
Invitational :: Lunch under the Homecoming Celebration
Tent :: Football: Blueboys vs. Beloit :: Post-game party
under the Homecoming Celebration Tent :: Literary Society
Cozies and Huddles :: Reunions for the Classes of 1967,
1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 and 2007
Back by popular demand, live music by Chicago’s “Spoken Four” under the Homecoming Celebration Tent immediately following the football game!
Jacksonville accommodations:
Blackhawk Village Inn and Lodge: 217.245.2187Blessings on State Bed and Breakfast: 217.245.1013Comfort Inn: 217.245.8372Country Hearth Inn: 217.245.4500Hampton Inn: 217.291.0415Holiday Inn Express: 217.245.6500Star Lite Motel: 217.245.7184Super 8 Motel: 217.479.0303
For more information contact the Office of Alumni at 217.245.3046.
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SAVE THE DATE!HOMECOMING 2012 S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r 1 3:: 5K Run and 4K Family Walk :: Donor Recognition
Breakfast :: Homecoming Parade :: Cross Country
Invitational :: Lunch under the Homecoming Celebration
Tent :: Football: Blueboys vs. Beloit :: Post-game party
under the Homecoming Celebration Tent :: Literary Society
Cozies and Huddles :: Reunions for the Classes of 1967,
1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 and 2007
Back by popular demand, live music by Chicago’s “Spoken Four” under the Homecoming Celebration Tent immediately following the football game!
Jacksonville accommodations:
Blackhawk Village Inn and Lodge: 217.245.2187Blessings on State Bed and Breakfast: 217.245.1013Comfort Inn: 217.245.8372Country Hearth Inn: 217.245.4500Hampton Inn: 217.291.0415Holiday Inn Express: 217.245.6500Star Lite Motel: 217.245.7184Super 8 Motel: 217.479.0303
For more information contact the Office of Alumni at 217.245.3046.
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Dr. Philip R. Clarke and Dr. Howard E. Wilson sign autographs for young men after the recessional of Illinois College’s 125th commencement exercise on June 13, 1954. Wilson, who gave the commencement address, and Clarke both received Honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Illinois College that day.
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