Class Notes

Sympathy
Updated on: 8.1.2019

Dorothy Weaver Murphy '49

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Dorothy Weaver Murphy on the death of her husband, David Murphy ’47, on February 26, 2018.

Sympathy
Updated on: 8.1.2019

Josephine Gerdes Cannon '48

Illinois College extends is sympathies to Josephine Gerdes Cannon on the death of her sister, Eula Gerdes Stierholz ’56, on March 8, 2018.

In Memoriam
Bill Cummings
Updated on: 6.11.2019

William Ray “Bill” Cummings

William Ray “Bill” Cummings served Illinois College with heartfelt enthusiasm as a maintenance technician for more than 22 years. He was working for Illinois College when he passed on January 19, 2019, at the age of 57.

In Memoriam
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Dale Reber Heiniger

January 18, 2019

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Amber Rak ’18

began a position as a K-12 music teacher for the Western Community School District in Barry, Illinois. She and Jacob August Kaufmann-Jamieson '18 are engaged.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Shelby Arthur ’17

graduated with a master’s degree in forensic accounting from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is internal auditor at Huntington National Bank in Columbus, Ohio.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Jordan Washington ’16

 recently was offered a VISTA position with Illinois Campus Contract. In February, she began in a new role as communications coordinator.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Matthew Murphy ’16

Matthew Murphy has been accepted to the University of Illinois to earn his Ph.D. in crop science through the J.C. Hackleman Fellowship.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Brianna Klein ’16

Brianna Klein is a pricing and finance analyst at AmerisourceBergen in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Alessandra Capparelli ’15

accepted an adjunct faculty position at Daytona State College with the School of Nursing (ASN Program).

Marriages
Murray Wedding
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Zach Murray and Kelly Bloemer Murray ’12,

August 25, 2018. Zach is a feed delivery driver for The Equity and Kelly works at Dieterich Bank. They reside in Casey, Illinois, and are pictured with Kelly’s five-year-old son, Alex.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

John Zimmerman ’12

John Zimmerman is employed by the City of Springfield as corporate counsel and legal advisor to the Springfield Police Department.

Regul Baby
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Brad Regul ’11 and Heidi Bruce-Regul ’12

Brad and Heidi Bruce-Regul ’12, a son, Abraham Alexander, October 3, 2018.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Amber Armstrong Kleckler ’11

Amber Armstrong Kleckler is a pediatric ICU nurse at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

Marriages
Kleckler Wedding
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Amber Armstrong Kleckler ’11 and David Kleckler ’10,

August 4, 2018, in Littleton, Colorado. Amber is a pediatric ICU nurse at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Illinois

Sympathy
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Chris Rourke ’07

Illinois College extends its sympathy to Chris Rourke on the death of his grandmother Lenore Rourke on February 23.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Joshua Sorrells ’07

has been named principal of Triopia High School beginning July 1, 2019.

Births
Augspurger Baby
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Casey and Tara Davis Augspurger ’06,

a son, Huxley Davis, October 1, 2018.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Tara Davis-Augspurger ’06

Tara Davis-Augspurger teaches Spanish at Illinois State University and completed her Ph.D. coursework in higher education administration in December 2018.

Updates
Updated on: 6.11.2019

Reg Gabriel ’06

Reg Gabriel is president of the recently purchased Central Illinois Coatings in Decatur, Illinois.