Varsity Club 2025-26

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The Illinois College Varsity Club provides competitive experiences for nearly 500 student-athletes involved in Illinois College’s 24 athletic programs.

Hall of Fame
($2,500 and above) 

Gerry ’78 and Mary Ann Beard
Jim ’66 and Kaye Bruner
Dick ’63 and Donna Cody
Dr. Jim ’61 H’11 & Cathy Green
Bob ’65 and Ann Lindquist
Bob Moore ’78
Bob ’71 and Dee Dee Erwin Pearson ’70*

National Champion 
($1,000-$2,499) 

Joy French Becker ’67 H’15
Frank Bridgewater ’72
Katie Carls
Jeff & Joan Mitchell DeBoer H’14
Del ’72 H’74 and Lisa Dunham
Barbara A. Farley
Steve ’74 and Jean Meyer Hunt
Steven ’77 and Betsy Huss Mills ’77
Todd ’95 and Kim Langenhorst Pryor
Meghan Roman
Evan ’65 and Ann Smith Thomas ’66
Jay ’81 and Shelley Smith Wessler ’81
Toby ’79 and Cindy North Wilson ’82
Amy Wilson ’93 and RJ Stewart

All-American 
($500-$999) 

Janet Williams Chipman ’75
Tim ’01 and Stephanie Chipman
Bill Curry ’71
Glenn Fernetti ’02
Lucinda Fulton
Daniel Hackett ’10
Bryan and Dana Hart
Jim ’73 and Nancy Heafner
Mike and Wendy Kernan
Jerry Lieb ’77
Dr. William ’75 & Vicki Mattingly
Jonathon and LeeAnne McTamney
Adah Mitchell
Tom ’70 and Lora Pond Murgatroyd ’69
Greg ’91 and Nona Bickel Neff ’71
Ed ’62 and Marge Ewert Puck ’65
Winston Rogers III ’82
Jim ’69 and Mary Marshall Scheider ’72
Kent ’81 and Kelly Neese Siltman ’84
Justin and Natalie Thomas
Steve and Gail Vandevender

All-Conference 
($250-$499) 

Robert and Elizabeth Baker
Mike ’73 and Nancy Blette Bartlett ’73
Molly and Kevin Bettis
Scottie ’91 and Diane Darush Bevill ’81
Laurie Black ’84
Bob ’78 and Carolyn Bonjean
Rodney and Donna Boyd
Steve ’80 and Angela Copeland
Jeff and Addie Coultas
Marlin H. ’63 and Dixie K. Dawdy
David ’73 and Diane Witecki DeShasier ’73
Brian Dougher ’97
Jim Downer ’66
Paul and Anne Gardner
Bonnie Geyston
John and Stephanie Geyston
George ’80 and Gina Hamilton
Don ’66 and Pearl Newberry Hawrysz ’64
Marcy Hernandez
Ivan ’68 and Penny Huston
Jeff and Kristine Johnson-Oster
Scott and Julie Kaiser
Curt ’79 and Laurie Kleckler
Roderic and Tracey Knapik
Michael and Lisa Lavado
Lou and Judy Marcy
Michael and Manda Martin
Dan ’73 and Anita Nash
Conrad ’65 and Judy Noll
Gray ’99 and Lauren Noll
Jolene Norris
Dick Orendorff ’61
Drs. Susan L. Pratt ’80 and Jay R. Anders ’79
Willis and Patricia Rezba
Zach ’06 and Alison Rinaberger
Frank Russo
Richard and Megan Russo
Mark ’75 and Julie Samaras
Jeff and Carrie Seiler
Russ ’78 and Kate Vidakovich Taylor ’78
Michael and Suzanne Hartman Verticchio ’67
Pat ’78 and Lynn Clancy Whalen ’78
Dennis Wright

Team Captain 
($125-$249) 

Angela Gonzales Balfe
Mark Batson ’89
Steven ’86 and Kerry Grubb Cox ’86
Bill ’96 and Tiffani Holder Cunningham
T.J. Devine and Jenny Barker-Devine
David ’88 and Lucy Chipman Earhart ’90
Robert ’73 and Laura Walker Hacquet ’73
Doug Hardwick ’70
Alban Haxhinasto ’02 and Elizabeth Becker
Michael and Kelly Kampwerth
Gregory Malerich ’69
John ’71 and Kathy Marshall
Jack McCarty ’65
Lloyd ’75 and Becky Rhoades Phillips ’73
David ’90 and Kim Mitchell Pohlman ’91
Doug Sabo
Hank ’73 and Martha Bryan Schmitt ’73
Luke Scroggins-Zellers ’08 and Cody Zellers
Chris Skinner ’88
Phil ’05 and Julie Surratt Wilkinson ’05


Varsity
($125-$174)
Frank and Michelle Adubato
David and Michele Bates
Sandy Stallings Bellatti ’70
Jeff and Peggy Bergschneider
Mitchell Bialek ’78 and Karen Pecha
Travis and Denise Blaney
Rick ’81 and Sue Conner Bystry ’84
Steve and Susan Carls
Jennie Casey
Bill ’73 and Gayle Clark
Sydney Geyston ’23
Mark ’91 and Monica Stewart Grounds
Paul ’09 and Leah Reuschel Hamilton ’09
Jon ’07 and Kristen Wood Hebb ’08
Gary ’70 and Patricia Jackson
Eric and Rhonda James
Adam and Kristin Van Aken Jamison ’99
Mark ’81 and Betty Baker Jiles
Erich Hoberg and Julie Bodam Macartney ’98
Mickey ’79 and Laura Armstrong
Marks ’80
Scott Mudd
Bob ’76 and Maribeth Nottingham
Glen ’71 and Rebecca Duncan Phillips ’74
Jan Pohlman ’82
Todd ’84 and Amy Hildebrand Reid ’86
Bob ’66 and Patricia Rittenhouse
Clay ’98 and Jacie Wessler Shoufler ’00
Tracy Silveri
Andy ’86 and Lori Petermeyer Smith ’88
Thomas and Jennifer Smith
Steve ’70 and Sara Hedrick Tavender ’70
Neal Taylor ’87
Alan Taylor ’77
Eric Taylor ’74
Ben ’68 and Claire Todaro
John ’67 and Susan Zerjal
Tiffany Zimmerman
David ’86 and Karin Zink

Friends
($124 and Under)

Andrea Adams
Randy Akers ’71
Jeremy ’06 and Sarah Strack Briggs ’04
Kathy Christensen
Riley Drake
Dale Engelmann ’89
O.C. Hughes ’88
Nicole Johnson
Rocky Marron ’91
Stan ’68 and Ginger Pillman
Phil ’86 and Nancy Pohlman
Debby Schwarz ’95
Jean Winn ’84