Updates
Updated on: 6.28.2023
Lanie Cooper Kepler ’12, Brady Kepler ’12 and Bailey Cooper ’18
founded the KASE Project. It is a central Illinois non-profit dedicated to supporting the autism community. They installed a playground communication board at Southwind Park in Springfield for children with limited verbal speech to enjoy the park with their peers.
Births
Updated on: 5.26.2020
Jeremy ’04 and Sarah Strack Briggs ’06,
a daughter, Harper Eleanor, December 11, 2019.
Updates
Updated on: 1.20.2021
Lindley Hanley '02
was a recipient of the JPMorgan Chase National Achiever Award as a top producer in private banking and wealth management. She was previously honored with the award four times while working in Laguna Beach, California.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Kevin Hough ’99
was elected to chair of the board of directors for the Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture, an organization in Chicago that has provided student teaching and internship opportunities to Illinois College students for many years.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Lisa Seaway ’99
obtained a new certification for Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from American Heart Association.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Marie Wimsett ’98
published her first children's book, "Herbert the Edgy Hedgie," with co-author Tara Elmore.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Sarah Wyatt Kirkpatrick ’98
started a new job as the director of the learning resource center and campus engagement for the SIUE East St. Louis Higher Education Campus.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Darin Gehrke ’98
became senior vice-president of market lead ventral and southern Illinois for SomerCor.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Jeff Pigott ’94
now works at Microsoft as a senior cloud solutions architect. He previously spent 27 years working at Karmak, Inc. and recently earned the certification as a Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Nancy Gowin Sullivan ’94
is the new database administrator for university advancement at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Classes of 1991 and 1992
Members of the Gamma Delta Literary Society reunited at Tuscan Hills Winery in Effingham, Illinois. They have been college sisters and great friends for 35 years and counting. Pictured left to right are: Teresa Fonke Haake ’91, Gigi Galloway Patterson ’92, Melissa Eversgerd Kuhl ’92, Heather Krell Stephens ’91, Vickie Hemann Kraatz ’91, Kelly Morrow Lavender ’91, and Shannon Gauen Heisler ’92.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Kris Williams Houser ’91
was promoted to executive director of Development and Alumni Relations at SIU School of Medicine. In this role, she also serves on the executive team at the SIU Foundation-Carbondale.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Kevin Petty ’89
joined Aeris LLC as CEO.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Chris Skinner ’88
is coaching football and working for Jacksonville High School, alongside IC alumnus Mark Grounds ’91. He was previously retired.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Jim Spradlin ’82
was honored with the Robert B. Engel Farmer Co-op Manager of the Year award from the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. This award recognizes excellence in the management and leadership of farmer cooperatives.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Jesse Sullivan
was a Republican candidate in the gubernatorial primary election. Jesse is the son of IC Sports Hall of Famer, Dan Sullivan ’78 and brother of K.C. Sullivan ’05 and Janelle Sullivan Zinselmeier ’08.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Jim Spizzo ’74
had an exhibit opening at the Pharmacy Gallery and Art Space in Springfield on Sept. 9, 2022.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Ronald and Barbara Ater Surratt ’72
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 7, 2022. Ron passed away in November 2022.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Terry Penza ’71
recently retired.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Nancy Sheinbaum ’69
was elected to the position of president of the Board of Directors for the Easter Cross Association, a local non-profit organization.
Updates
Updated on: 8.14.2023
Ed Stanfield ’68
donated a quartz to the chemistry department that is currently on display on the second floor of Parker. The cluster was either found or purchased by his grandparents, Frank and Bettie Theroux of Florence, Alabama, during the 1920s or 1930s in one of the western states while on a rock collecting trip.
Updates
Updated on: 6.28.2023
Hon. Richard H. Mills ’51
retired as United States District Judge on Sept 1, 2022, after 56 years of service. Mills is an Illinois College trustee emeritus.
Updates
Updated on: 6.28.2023
Dick Orendorff ’61
retired on Aug. 15, 2022.