sold his real estate appraisal company in Lawrenceville, Illinois, and went into semi-retirement. He continues to appraise and sponsor his son-in-law who is learning the business.

has moved to Elgin, Illinois, and is teaching Upper School French at Elgin Academy.

has been named the new chief executive officer of Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois.

is chief financial officer at FCC Behavioral Health in Kennett, Missouri, which has completed its second successful year as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic provider. The CCBHC initiative has been co-authored by Senator Roy Blunt, who visited the FCC offices in February 2019.

was inducted into the Illinois Softball Coaches Association Umpire Hall of Fame in February.

retired from the Registrar’s Office at Western Illinois University in June 2019 after 32 years of service.

Congratulations to Robert Cox whose son was married on June 7, 2019.

was promoted to vice president, accounting operations at RLI Insurance Company.

will be installed as president of the Kiwanis Club in Jacksonville in October 2019.

is the executive director of the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

accepted a position as the director of recreation in June 2019 for the Oswegoland Park District in Oswego, Illinois. He was also appointed in May 2019 to serve a two year term on the village board in Montgomery, Illinois.

is a licensed clinical social worker working as a psychotherapist in private practice in Normal, Illinois.

is the director of technology at Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing.

started a new job with Summit Agriculture Group in March 2019.

is the Controller, North America General Accounting and Close at Archer Daniels Midland.

has been elected as the mayor of Mt. Zion, Illinois.

is the associate athletic director at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri, as of June 2019.

accepted a new position as a federal on-scene coordinator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

successfully defended his Ph.D. at the Chicago Botanic Garden in May. The committee commented on the quality and significance of his research findings, a majority of which was conducted on Ghost Orchids in the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge.

graduated from University of Indiana Kelly Online Business School in May.

is assistant director of academic advising for biological sciences at DePaul University in Chicago as of May. She hosted a webinar panel discussion in May sponsored by the National Academic Advising Association, entitled “Maximizing our Minimal Time: Perspectives and Successes with Advisor Collaboration.” She was recently asked to serve as Common Reading Chair on the Conference Planning Committee for the 2020 NACADA Region 5 Conference in Milwaukee and selected as a presenter at the 2019 Illinois Academic Advising Association Drive-In Conference.

has been promoted to director of consumer

recently began a new role as a social services career trainee with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. She is training to become a human services caseworker.

graduated cum laude from Vincennes University in their physical therapist assistant program and has accepted a job at ATI Physical Therapy in Bloomington, Indiana, and Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

is legislative assistant for representative Mike Bost handling the Ag Committee and his education portfolio.

is a music teacher and director of bands for kindergarten through second grade at North Mac Elementary School in Girard, Illinois.