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Rudy ’14 and Dani Hillis Porter ’13
welcomed a son, August, on Sept. 27, 2022.
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Joe ’07 and Laura Weber Rheinecker ’07,
their third child, a daughter, Samantha Jo, on January 9, 2020.
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Reg Ankrom '71
will have a three-volume biography about Stephen A. Douglas, who got his start in politics in Jacksonville, published in May. The work covers the politician’s greatest achievements between 1844 -1850.
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Morgan Rush Zaytseva ’15
started a new position as senior external reporting analyst at National MI.
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Robert Brown ’15
is now a certified exit planning advisor from the Exit Planning Institute.
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Chandler Polyte ’14
started a new position as vice president of underwriting at PayerAlly.
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Melissa Mennenga Stricklin ’14
started a new position as business development manager at Dot Foods.
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Derek Ade ’14
started a new position as Assistant Vice President at First National Bank of Pana.
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Hannah Neuendorf ’13
started a new position as human resources director at Spoon River College.
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Lakyn Richard Miller ’13
started a new position as senior talent acquisition consultant at Horace Mann.
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Phillip Smith ’11
started a new job at Emkay Inc. as a vehicle licensing specialist.
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Geela Smithers Ruckman ’10
started a new position as hospital medicine acute care NP with Vituity at St. John’s Hospital.
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Mitch Neally ’09
was named Illinois Athletic Directors Association State Division New Athletic Director of the Year.
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Courtney Mann ’08
started her own senior move management business in April 2024 called Compassionate Moving Solutions.
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Amanda Flemmer ’08
has a Salesforce AI Specialist certification from Salesforce.
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Katie Bliss Wenzel ’02
received the Award of Special Recognition in the Illinois State Board of Education Those Who Excel Awards.
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Amanda Shoemaker ’01
graduated from the University of Iowa with a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies.
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Joe Heafner ’99
was named the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Inspector of the Year.
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Andrea Moore ’98
was promoted to commercial project manager within Shell Energy Americas.
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Ray Kauling ’97
was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
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James Huffman ’90
was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
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Neal Taylor ’87
was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
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Gina Gillmore Wolter ’86
is the president of the New Salem Lincoln League and leads advocacy and legislative initiatives for the preservation of Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site.