Illinois College Alumni Quarterly

April 2013

Alumni Association honors ALUMNI, FACULTY, FRIEND OF THE COLLEGE

ILLINOIS COLLEGE

Chronicles of a FULBRIGHT in Qatar

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY on the Hilltop

APRIL 2013 Volume 90, Number 2 EDITOR Kristin Van Aken Jamison ’99 | kristin.jamison@ic.edu Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations CONTRIBUTING EDITORS MaryEllen Roy | maryellen.roy@ic.edu Director of Marketing and Communication Bryan Leonard | bryan.leonard@ic.edu Associate Director of Marketing and Communication Todd Spann | todd.spann@ic.edu Senior Writer Matt Wing ’05 | matt.wing@ic.edu Director of Sports Information

Upcoming Events FRIDAY, APRIL 26 Celebration of Excellence Honors Ceremony, 1 p.m., Rammelkamp Chapel

FRIDAY, APRIL 26 – SUNDAY, APRIL 28 Alumni Men’s Baseball and Women’s Softball Weekend. Call 217.245.3046 or email rsvp@ic.edu for information

FRIDAY, MAY 10 Golden Club Alumni Mixer featuring Alumni Reunions for Classes of 1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958 and 1963, 4 p.m., Alumni House. Osage Orange Festival, 6 p.m., Illinois College Walkway featuring live music by “The Harmans” bluegrass band. Visit www.ic.edu/accommodations for hotel information.

SATURDAY, MAY 11 Class of 1963 Reunion

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE Susie Engelbrecht | sengelbr@ic.edu

Luncheon, 12 noon, Hamilton’s 110 North East. Pre-Love Feast Social for Literary Society Alumni and Actives, 3 p.m., Illinois College Walkway. Live entertainment provided by Sigma Pi alumnus Wes Prather ’02. Call 217.245.3046 or email rsvp@ic.edu to secure reservation. Visit www.ic.edu/accommodations for hotel information.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Steven Varble

SUNDAY, MAY 12 Baccalaureate Service, 10:30 a.m.,

COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATE Judy Sager | jsager@ic.edu

CONTRIBUTING GRAPHIC DESIGNER Katie Grant | katie.grant@ic.edu CONTRIBUTORS Katie Bernardi ’14 Dr. J. Fritsche Melissa Lamb Pantier ’84 The Illinois College Quarterly is published four times per year by Illinois College and is distributed free of charge to all graduates, donors, former students and parents of current students. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited.

Change of address: Clip the mailing label from the back cover and send it, with changes, to: Office of Development and Alumni Relations, Illinois College, 1101 West College Avenue, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650; or fax to 217.245.3081; or email to alumninews@ic.edu.

Illinois College continues to enhance its commitment to preserve the natural environment. The Quarterly is printed on paper that is 25 percent post-consumer product using soy-based ink.

THE ILLINOIS COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT True to its founding vision in 1829, Illinois College is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship and integrity in the liberal arts. The College develops in its students qualities of mind and character needed for fulfilling lives of leadership and service.

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Rammelkamp Chapel. Commencement Exercise, 3 p.m., Historic Upper Quadrangle

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 Illinois State Fair Tent Party for Alumni, Parents and Friends, 5 to 8 p.m., Director’s Lawn, Illinois State Fairgrounds. Live music by “The Debbie Ross Band.”

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Homecoming activities including Alumni Reunions for the classes of 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008. Live music under the Homecoming Celebration Tent by “South of 80” featuring Ryan See ’94.

Visit www.ic.edu/accommodations for hotel information.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Family Day activities will include athletic events, games and more. Call the Center for Student Involvement at 217.245.3094 for more information.

OUR APOLOGIES In the December issue of the Illinois College Alumni Quarterly, we reported that Eric ’05 and Christine Charney Walker ’07 are the new parents of a girl. Their baby, Rhodry Cullyn, is a boy. We regret the error.

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Dr. J. Fritche addressed this question more than once after announcing he would spend six months in Qatar as a Fulbright Scholar. Read about his preparations, his educational experiences and one of the fastest growing — and wealthiest — countries in the world.

19 A Strong Foundation The Illinois College Founders’ Circle and Alumni Association Awards Ceremony, held February 22, was a celebration of donors who offer time and financial support at the Founders’ Circle level to aid the College in its Realizing the Dream initiatives. This year the Illinois College Alumni Association Awards were given at the dinner for the first time. Special recognition was also given to President and Mrs. Steuer for their 10 years of dedication to the College and their service in the community.

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3 Campus News 10 True Scholarship: Faculty Digest 12 True Victories: Athletic Digest 23 True Moments: Alumni Events, Founders’ Circle 26 True Vision: Philanthropy 28 True Connections: Class Notes, Marriages, Births, In Memoriam 35 As IC It

ON THE COVER At the end of Dr J. Fritsche’s Fulbright semester in Qatar, he traveled with his wife, Barbara, to Jerusalem where he visited the Dome of the Rock, a Muslim shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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The Oracle of Omaha, mega-investor Warren Buffett, reportedly likes to say, “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” The underlying message that long past actions have an impact on present opportunities may well apply to Illinois College as much as it applies to investing in the stock market.

greater Jacksonville area and was a highly respected provider of a broad range of medical services. There are many more recent graduates of Illinois College presently practicing, researching or teaching at the forefront of medicine in our country. Current Illinois College students might be reminded of this rich Illinois College heritage in medicine that goes back to the founding of the state’s first medical school in 1843. It paved the way for what we expect to be their own contributions to society through medicine.

Most alumni are aware that many Illinois College graduates entered public service, including twenty-one current and former members of the United States Congress and six former governors of states or territories. The portraits of these men and women are proudly displayed in the new Khalaf Al Habtoor Leadership Center in Whipple Hall. Today, the College’s

Similar observations might be made about the strong tradition of music at Illinois College. One of the first two graduates of the College, Jonathan Edwards Spilman, class of 1835,

“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” new Leadership Program is preparing future Illinois College graduates for leadership roles in politics and in many other areas of American public life.

Perhaps less well known are the names of the hundreds of Illinois College alumni who pursued careers in medicine, beginning with the dozens of graduates from the College’s Medical School in the 1840s and continuing to this day.

The College’s early medical department offered one of the few science-based medical programs then in existence, and a number of its graduates served in the Civil War as military surgeons. One of its graduates, Dr. Hiram K. Jones, class of 1846, in good liberal arts fashion was also one of the 19th century’s leading experts on the philosophy of Plato. In the 20th century, Dr. Marshall Parks ’39 founded pediatric ophthalmology, and the top international prize in ophthalmology is named in his honor. Dr. Charles H. Rammelkamp Jr. ’33 came to national attention for his pioneering work at Harvard University in what was then the new field of antibiotics, and Dr. Brown M. Dobyns ’35 was one of the mainstays of the Mayo Clinic all during World War II and then served as chief of surgical services at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital until 1988. Dr. Daniel T. Cloud Jr. ’46 was a founder of the Phoenix Children’s Hospital and once served as President of the American Medical Association. Dr. Chet Bone ’36, a member of the Jacksonville community today, delivered thousands of babies in the

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became a well-known composer, and in the early decades of the 20th century there were actually more students enrolled in the music conservatory then affiliated with Illinois College than were enrolled in the College itself. While it is unlikely that the conservatory of music will be resurrected any time soon, IC’s music program, under the leadership of the College’s fine young composer, Dr. Timothy Kramer, is growing by leaps and bounds. The new Engelbach-Hart Music Festival, now in its third year, the College’s rapidly growing Concert Choir, its Wind Ensemble and a variety of other new musical ensembles, are signs of a musical renaissance at Illinois College.

And so the Oracle of Omaha appears to be right once again!

Axel D. Steuer President

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repair. One group hung drywall, the second group was working to repair a damaged sunroom, and the third group worked on mudding and sanding walls, as well as framing windows.

Jennifer Barker-Devine, assistant professor of history, was the faculty sponsor on the service trip and said it was an eye-opening experience.

“I don’t know if any of us were prepared for what we saw,” Barker-Devine said. “Everything looked normal as we drove into town, and then when we got to 20th Street it looked like no man’s land. There were driveways, but no houses.”

The group worked for a day and a half but wanted to do much more.

Student trip to Joplin helps rebuilding effort A group of students from the Illinois College Leadership Program and service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, traveled to Joplin, Mo., in December to help the rebuilding effort that is still happening after the devastating tornado ravaged the city nearly two years ago.

Mariah Sisson ’14 had a large role in planning the trip and coordinating the group’s efforts with Rebuild Joplin, a nonprofit organization that partners with other groups and volunteers to help Joplin residents rebuild their homes.

“Rebuild Joplin took us through the background of the storm and then proceeded to explain what they were and what they plan to do,” Sisson said. “They told us that they plan to be a continuing organization for at least another two years.”

Sisson added that a large number of people are still rebuilding and need the help. “It seems a like a lot of people have forgotten about Joplin.”

An EF-5 tornado ripped a 13-mile path of destruction through Joplin and its neighboring communities on May 22, 2011. The devastation left behind affected thousands of residents and took 161 lives.

The IC students, divided into three groups, worked on three homes that either needed completely rebuilt or were in need of

“I was so proud of the students,” Barker-Devine said. “They all worked really hard and walked away not saying ‘what a good job they did,’ but saying ‘we aren’t staying long enough.’ They all want to go back.”

Seeing the strength of the community was an inspiration to Sisson and the IC group.

“Each of us came to Joplin for a different reason but overall a reason to help,” Sisson said. “We each walked away with a different story and experience that we all are still buzzing about.”

Illinois College launches entrepreneurship minor Recognizing an increased interest in entrepreneurship throughout the United States and the need to fill a potential educational gap for students majoring in degrees with a nonbusiness discipline (all degrees other than accounting, economics, finance, and management and organizational leadership), Illinois College has launched a new course which focuses on the basics of entrepreneurship, as well as a new entrepreneurship minor to help students prepare for the business-based world they will enter upon graduating.

“This idea has been extraordinarily received,” said Dr. Kevin Klein of the Illinois College Department of Economics. “Prior to this, Illinois College did not have a minor that allowed students to gain a wide introduction into the disciplines of business because all of our ‘business’ related minors concentrate only on a specific discipline. In the first semester where the class, economics of entrepreneurship (EC 265),

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started his career with CCC in 1993 and rejoined CCC in 2006 through the acquisition of ProcessClaims where he was vice president of sales and led the sales and account management teams working with insurance, collision repair and industry business partners. Callaghan has advised and worked with property and casualty insurance carriers nationwide with a focus on performance optimization.

Klein was not even advertised, we had 23 students enroll which was three students above the cap for the course, and we already have two students that have declared minors.”

As described in the course syllabus, students participating in EC 265 will examine general issues regarding entrepreneurship which includes project inception, market research, business plans and patent protection, and will give students an opportunity to hear weekly lectures from Illinois College alumni and local entrepreneurs about their entrepreneurial experiences and advice.

Course requirements for the entrepreneurship minor: EC 105 - Survey of Economics AC 231 - Introduction to Accounting EC 265 - The Economics of Entrepreneurship FI 352 - Financial Management One additional elective course in economics, accounting or finance or an approved internship.

While not open to accounting, economics, finance, and management and organizational leadership majors, EC 265 can be taken by all majors as an elective.

Board of Trustees welcome new members Two new members joined the ranks of the Illinois College Board of Trustees during 2012. Barrett Callaghan and Winston Rogers III ’82 were elected charter trustees of the 28-member governance panel that oversees the policies and programs of the College.

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Callaghan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Susie, and four daughters, Grace, Anne, Caroline and Claire. He spends much of his free time coaching youth basketball.

Since graduating from Illinois College with a major in English and physical education, Rogers went on to be a high school English teacher at Parkway Central and Parkway North High Schools in the St. Louis area. During that time, he Rogers received his master’s degree in education from the University of Missouri–St. Louis which helped prepare him to be assistant principal at Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, Mo., and then principal at Berkeley Middle School in St. Louis. Rogers then moved on to be principal of a new high school in Wentzville, Mo., Timberland High School.

Rogers is retired now but is still very active in the St. Louis area. He is a board member for College Bound, a program that works to empower high school students from under-resourced backgrounds to complete college degrees and prepare to enter the work force. Rogers is also a member of FOCUS St. Louis, the local YMCA board and a member of the National, Missouri and St. Louis Association of Secondary Principals.

Tonya Johnson Baise ’76 joined the two new charter trustees as the newest alumni member of the Board of Trustees.

Baise is a retired school teacher from Lemont and has dedicated her life to education. She started as an educator in Baise Triopia, then moved on to Williamsville.

Before finishing her career in the Lemont school system, she worked at the Department of Children and Family Services as an administrator of the Parents Too Soon program.

Baise earned a master’s degree in education leadership and administration from Olivet Nazarene, has served on the Illinois College Alumni Board and is an ordained elder for the Presbyterian Church. Baise is married to fellow IC graduate Greg Baise ’74.

IC student monitors nesting habit of the American kestrel Taylor Joray ’13 has a passion for animals and conservation, and last summer he had the opportunity to do some firsthand conservation fieldwork by designing his own American kestrel nest-box monitoring project.

Joray, a biology, environmental biology and ecological studies major from Aurora, contacted the Peregrine Fund of Boise, Idaho, and the Kane County Forest Preserve in Geneva, Ill., for guidance in designing a summer research project. He worked with them in early 2012 to develop a project aimed at preserving the American kestrel, a North and South American raptor species that is in decline in the United States.

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In researching this bird, Joray found that American kestrels (Falco sparverius) are the smallest falcon species in North America. Averaging about eight to 10 inches in length with a 24-inch wingspan, kestrels are about the size of a mourning dove. According to Joray, “Kestrels occupy a wide variety of habitats, ranging from meadows, grasslands and farm fields, to cities and suburbs. They favor open areas with short ground vegetation which are ideal spots for them to find their prey.”

Although these birds are still the common falcon species found in North America, they are undergoing a nationwide decline. “Luckily, kestrels take readily to human-made nest-boxes. Nest-boxes are beneficial because they provide safe nesting sites for the kestrels,” Joray said. “These boxes offer insight into the breeding cycle of these birds which can provide clues as to why their population is declining.”

With the help of family and friends and the West Aurora High School shop class, Joray built and installed 12 kestrel nest-boxes in various forest preserves throughout Kane County, Ill. The boxes were located on nine-foot tall wooden posts and included a hinged top to allow Joray to monitor occupancy and clean them.

Joray monitored these boxes once a week from early May to mid-August, recording occupancy and hatchling survival.

“The results were not spectacular this first year, with only one box successfully fledgling kestrel chicks, but I found that the project was definitely worth it. Even though kestrel occupancy rates were not high, the project provided insight as to why kestrels might not be using the boxes. At one point, the non-native European starling was occupying eight out of the 12 nest-boxes, so their direct competition with kestrels may

be a cause in the kestrels’ decline.” He shared his research findings with Matt Giovanni of the Peregrine Fund.

Overall, Joray says, “I wouldn’t trade this summer for anything.

Watching the kestrel chicks progress from tiny eggs to fully grown fledglings was an awesome experience. I have plans of expanding the project in coming years, and I’m looking forward to continuing to help this awesome little bird of prey.”

Joray was one of five interns who received support in 2012 from Illinois College’s Environmental Issues Internship Program. The program is funded by a grant from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation.

Illinois College Professor called to save Madagascar orchid Illinois College Biology Professor Lawrence Zettler and a select group of staff and students are working with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in England, to save endangered orchids in Madagascar.

With Zettler’s experience in growing similar orchids in North America, the Royal Botanic Gardens approached him about applying the same orchid conservation method in Madagascar.

The Illinois College Department of Biology, with Zettler’s lead, has been working for 10 years to propagate a rare Hawaiian orchid. Zettler’s team took 85 plants back to Hawaii in 2011, and 20 percent of those seedlings have survived. He said that was twice the number he expected to live.

After all the paperwork went through, Andy Stice ’00, laboratory manager for the College’s Departments of Biology and Chemistry, made the long trip to Madagascar to collect seed and root samples from about 25 different endangered orchid species.

Zettler said it is important to rescue the Madagascar orchids because they could hold the key to new medicines. Three Illinois College students, Korrie Edwards ’15 of Glasford, Hana Thixton ’15 of Riverton and Ellen Radcliffe ’15 of Eagle Point, Ore., have been working on the Madagascar orchid project.

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Walters named Lincoln Academy Student Laureate The Lincoln Academy of Illinois recently honored Joshua Walters ’13 during the annual Student Laureate Convocation at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site in Springfield.

Walters was presented the Lincoln Academy’s Student Laureate Award. This award is presented for excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities to seniors from each of the four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities in Illinois.

Starhill Forest Arboretum announces agreement with two nurseries Known for having one of the finest and most diverse oak tree collections in the United States, Starhill Forest Arboretum has announced agreements with Forrest Keeling Nursery in Missouri and Pavia Nursery in Belgium for production and sale of Starhill Forest cultivars.

“The arboretum has been growing thousands of trees for dozens of years, and occasionally an exceptional one is found in our propagation nursery or during our travels,” says Guy Sternberg of Starhill Forest Arboretum. “These special trees are grown and tested at the arboretum, and the ones that hold up under scrutiny for several years are named and offered to the public for planting as cultivars.” Sternberg continues, “The trees are being offered for sale in order to increase the availability of superior selections as well as to generate some revenue for the arboretum. Royalty payments, which will be received for those selections which are marketable in large quantities, will be directed to the Starhill Forest Fund at Illinois College.”

At the Student Laureate Convocation, each received a Student Laureate Medallion, along with an honorarium check and certificate of achievement. This event marked the 38th year that students have been honored by the Academy.

The Lincoln Academy, unique among the 50 states, was established 48 years ago to honor Illinois’ most distinguished citizens with the state’s highest award, the Order of Lincoln.

Walters is majoring in chemistry with minors in mathematics and physics. He has been a member of the Illinois College men’s soccer team and Alpha Phi Omega, for which he served as treasurer and president. In addition, he has held positions as a Student Ambassador, Connections Leader, mathematics and chemistry tutor, and student supervisor for the tutoring program. Walters has completed internships with the U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site and Ulm University through the German Academic Exchange Service’s RISE Program. An Illinois College Trustee Scholar, Walters has been named to the Dean’s List every semester and has been a member of the Midwest Conference All-Conference Academic Team the last two years.

At this time, most of the selections being made available for purchase are oaks, but there are other species, like the Cannonball Osage-orange, that are also being grown.

Limited quantities are projected to be available as early as this coming autumn with more to follow next year.

Starhill Forest Arboretum, located near Petersburg has served as the official arboretum of Illinois College since 2008.

Did you know?

The word cultivar is derived from the combination of two words, culti(vated) and var(iety), and was coined by U.S. horticulturalist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1923.

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Steuer, Walters, Judge Richard Mills ’51

Illinois College Concert Choir at the Alamo in San Antonio

Concert Choir Tour entertained and educated audiences “Putting together a concert tour literally takes hundreds of hours of planning and practice,” says Dr. Abby Musgrove, as she spoke about the Illinois College Concert Choir’s recent seven-day tour with performances in Illinois, Texas, Arkansas and Joplin, Mo., “but the experience is so rewarding and worth it.”

Overall the choir performed in five churches, two high schools and took in several local attractions including a visit to the JFK Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, Texas, and a performance by the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. But maybe the most impressive opportunity afforded the students was the chance to serve as ambassadors of Illinois College, not only through their music, but through their interactions with host families and individuals they met along the way.

“During the tour we performed for over 200 high school kids, first in Jerseyville and then in Hillsboro, Texas, and that was a really neat experience for us to talk with the kids and tell them about the College,” says Musgrove. “Plus, four of our nights we stayed with host families which gave our students a different perspective, but again, gave us the opportunity to serve as good representatives of the school. Now when they hear about or consider Illinois College they’ll have already had a positive experience.”

Illinois College Department of Music choirs and ensembles tour separately and take turns altering long distance tours every other year. Though still in the planning stages, the music ensembles are looking forward to a tour this next academic year with stops in Memphis and Nashville, Tenn.

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Heritage Scholarship Program announces 2013 recipients The Heritage Scholarship Program recently selected 92 high school students from 38 counties throughout central Illinois to receive Heritage Scholarships ranging from $44,000 to $64,000 over eight semesters of study at Illinois College.

It was noted that this year’s winners are an extremely strong group of students boasting an ACT of 26, an average high school GPA of 4.06 on a 4-point scale and average class rank in the 92nd percentile.

To be considered for the scholarship, students must have been nominated by their high school counselor, principal, school superintendent or an Illinois College alumni educator.

In addition, the students were required to meet two of the following three academic criteria: rank in the top 20 percent of their high school graduating class, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4-point scale or have an ACT composite score of 25 or higher. Nominated students had to apply for admission and visit campus by December 15 of their senior year.

Students who were awarded scholarships include: Morgan Alewelt, Lindsey Anderson, Stephanie Anderson, Annie Arment, Kailyn Baalman, Daniel Bacon, Jessica Bailey, Brendan Barlow, Garrett Bartels, Austin Beard, Sarah Bonnett, Sydney Brangenberg, Heath Bruce, Lucas Burgar, Kelsey Burge, Rachel Clayton, Kaitlyn Corzine, Christopher Crown, Jacqueline Cullen, Eric Davidson, Samantha DuBois, Emily Eaton, Dane Eimer, Delaney Embry, Adam Enz, Valerie Escudero, Kaitlyn Flachs, Natalie Flynn, Sarah Gardner, Shelby Gill, Abigail Grawe, Aaron Greifzu, Brennan Haggerty, Haley Hannant, Madison Harmon, Caitlyn Harter, Sierra Heil, Matthew Helmich, Klay Hickey, Ashley Hoegger, Ellie Johnson, Mikayla Jones, Conner Kelle, Haylie Kirkwood, Emily Knowles, Morgan Lacefield, Katherine Linder, Caleb Long, Adrianne Long, Grace Mahasi, Lucas Marlow, Daniel Maxson, Kenneth Mayes, Mackenzie McCall, Mason McEvers, Skye Mibbs, Danielle Moats, Benjamin Neuendorf, Patrick Oettle, Ashley Padilla, Holly Petrie, Alexandria Plovich, Maranda Points, Miriam Reed, Tyler Reed, Hollyann Rogers, John Roller, Kennedy Runyon, Zachary Schoenfeld, Ethan Shipley, Halee Sikorski, Luke Sinclair, Sarah Stover, Emma Stuhmer, Dara Sweatman, Connor Thompson, Shelbi Tingey, Katelyn Tobin, Melissa Urban, Courtney Utsinger, Morgan Wachob, Erin Washington, Jacob Webb, Wilson Webel, Samuel Welbourne, Michael Wells, Morgan Whightsil, Charity Williams, Isabella Wilson, Abby Wright, Tyler Young and Kelsi Zaerr.

Counties that qualify for the program include Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Clinton, DeWitt, Fayette,

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Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Jersey, Knox, Logan, McDonough, Mclean, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Mason, Menard, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, St. Clair, Tazewell and Warren.

Illinois College student describes new Hawaiian species

David Not many students get the opportunity to discover a new species, but Shanna David ’13 made the most of a summer internship opportunity by co-authoring a manuscript that describes a new species of crustacean from Hawaii.

“If the peer-review process goes well and the new species is published, Shanna will be one of a very small number of undergraduates in the nation to have a new species description to her credit, and the first Illinois College student to do so,” Biology Professor Lawrence Zettler said.

A biology and environmental biology major from Trivoli, David interned at the Gulf Coast Marine Lab affiliated with the University of Southern Mississippi in Ocean Springs. At the lab she was a teaching assistant for Richard Heard, professor of invertebrate zoology, who co-authored the manuscript with David. During this time, she worked on describing the new species of Marine Tanaid, a marine crustacean that Heard obtained from the western Hawaiian Islands.

“The new species, named Cryptoapseudes leroyi, represents the fourth species attributed to the genus Cryptoapseud,” David said. “The discovery of Cryptoapseudes leroyi extends the range for the genus from the western Indian Ocean over 14,200 km northeast to the northern Pacific Ocean.”

David presented an abstract of her research at the 105th annual meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science hosted by Illinois College in early April. She was one of five interns who received support in 2012 from Illinois College’s Environmental Issues Internship Program. The program is funded by a grant from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation. IC

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PRE-LOVE FEAST SOCIAL Illinois College Walkway

Saturday, May 11, 2013 | 3 to 5 p.m.

The Illinois College Office of Development and Alumni Relations invites all literary society alumni, actives and their families to a first-ever all-literary society event during commencement weekend.

Following the event, which will feature the Dean’s annual awards, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, entertainment by Sigma Pi alumnus Wes Prather ’02 and a cash bar, we invite you to participate in your society’s traditional love feast.

Chi Beta First Baptist Church 1701 Mound Road, Jacksonville 6:30 p.m. dinner :: $16 Gamma Delta Smith House, Gamma Delta Room Illinois College 5:30 p.m. desserts :: free

Gamma Nu Lower Baxter Hall, Illinois College 5 p.m. productions and refreshments :: free Phi Alpha Jacksonville Elks Club 231 West Morgan Street, Jacksonville 5 p.m. dinner :: $15 donation requested Pi Pi Rho Pi Pi Rho Hall 1005 Edgehill Road, Jacksonville 5 p.m. cookout :: $5

Sigma Phi Epsilon Hamilton’s West Side Room 110 North East Street, Jacksonville 5:30 p.m. dinner :: $15.95 Sigma Pi Jacksonville Country Club, Card Room 100 Country Club Road, Jacksonville 5:30 p.m. cocktails, 6:30 p.m. dinner :: $25

Make your reservation for the Pre-Love Feast Social and your Love Feast by contacting the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 217.245.3046 or rsvp@ic.edu by Friday, MayApril 3. 2013

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FACULTYdigest Science and research play large role in psychology department The Department of Psychology at Illinois College is a very active place – just a quick visit to the lower level of Baxter Hall will tell you that. However, the amount of science and hands-on research that happens each semester might come as a surprise.

“We have excellence happening in all kinds of ways,” Elizabeth Rellinger Zettler, professor of psychology, said. “A unique aspect of this excellence is that students are engaging in the science of psychology from the very start with professors Kent Elwood, Jeremy Turner ’95 and Megan Fedor. Each faculty member requires students to design psychological experiments from as early as their first year at the College.”

research projects either for credit or sometimes just for the learning experience. Melissa Trone ’13, for example, recently had a research paper accepted for publication in the Modern Psychological Studies journal, to be published this spring.

Trone’s paper, which was co-authored by Turner, associate professor of psychology, is titled “The Use of an iPad as a Classroom Tool.” Participants were tested on the ability to learn anatomical brain structures from an iPad application called 3D Brain, a traditional plastic model of a brain that had structures labeled and color images printed on paper.

“We found that participants who studied with the iPad were better able to learn and identify the brain when compared to the use of a traditional plastic model,” Trone said.

Another area of excellence are the internships available to students.

Illinois College is linked with over 50 different internship possibilities, from the local Jacksonville school district to Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield. A new internship that the department is excited about is a joint venture between the College and the Jacksonville Area Center for Independent Living to provide respite for families with members experiencing autism.

“Students provide two hours of respite per week and will get one internship credit hour,” Rellinger Zettler said. “So Melissa Trone explaining sheep brain dissection far it’s working really well. It’s a very small program at the moment. We’ve She added that being published in a publication is not only a had a lot of students apply for it but not as many families wanting personal achievement; it is something that can help open doors to jump in, yet. Even though the families need the help, I think to opportunities she might want to pursue after graduation. they want to see how it goes. Over time, once we gain that trust, “I’m really excited to get my research published. I want to be we should see the program grow.” a psychological researcher and hope to get into a behavioral Research is a big part of the psychology department. It even neuroscience program for graduate school.” goes beyond the classroom, as students are working on

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think also in people, the brain responds as if it does not hear silence very well. There’s something in there (tinnitus) that makes it difficult for the brain to detect the silent gap. For decades tinnitus researchers have been largely focused on what people with tinnitus are hearing; the pitch, the pattern, how loud it is, how bothersome it is. Our focus has been to ask the opposite question, what are they not hearing – silence.”

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Collaborative research This August Rellinger Zettler will be presenting “Perfectionism, Help-Seeking Attitudes, and Stigma: Comparing Small College to Large University” with Clarissa Richardson ’09 who is the primary author of the study. Richardson is currently completing her Ph.D. in counseling psychology at the University of Florida. Her graduate school advisor, Kenneth Rice, is also a co-author, along with Rellinger Zettler.

“In this project we compared students at a small college (IC) to those at a large university (Florida) in terms of their attitudes toward counseling,” Rellinger Zettler said.

“There was a special focus on students with high levels of perfectionism.”

The study will be presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Honolulu, Hawaii, in August.

Grant supported initiatives Turner was awarded a $300,000 grant that took effect in January from the Tinnitus Research Consortium to develop a human test system for tinnitus. Turner already has a patented system that can measure tinnitus (ringing in the ears) in rats and mice; now his goal is to develop a system for people.

The system that Turner helped create measures the brain’s activity during this process and has been successful in doing so in rats and mice – which hear in the same way humans do. Now the testing has moved on to people which Turner will spend his sabbatical this semester trying to perfect.

One group that is very interested in a successful system is the United States government. Turner explains that tinnitus is the most common disability complaint by veterans, and in 2011 the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs spent $1.5 billion in disability claims and was projected to reach nearly $2 billion in 2012.

“Those are monthly checks that people get by saying they have tinnitus, but there’s no way to measure it. Troops are exposed to a lot of noise out in the field, and there’s no real way to protect their ears. You can’t muffle them very effectively because then they can’t hear what’s going on around them. Sometimes the tinnitus emerges right after loud noise insults, but we also know that lots of noise exposure early in life has been linked to tinnitus that can emerge years or even decades later.”

With the kind of noise exposure veterans can encounter, tinnitus is a normal side effect. Turner said the U.S. government is interested in a measuring technique that can properly diagnose ringing in the ears.

Hands-on scientific research and student-faculty collaboration illustrate what Rellinger Zettler means when she says “excellence is happening in all kinds of ways.” IC

“My colleague and I were testing a bunch of rats, and we came across this finding that suggested that we might be able to measure tinnitus. The way we do this is to play sound to an animal and then take it away and then play sound again,” Turner explained. “What we do is introduce a silent gap, and if you are a normal hearing person, or rat, or mouse or guinea pig, your brain recognizes the silent gap as a change and fires off a lot of electrical activity.

“So what happens is that in animals with tinnitus, and we

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True Victories

ATHLETICdigest Norville sets sights on senior season, beyond Even after winning the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships last May, Missy Norville ’13 wasn’t ready to celebrate. She was still thinking about her performances in the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump where she had finished third and fourth, respectively, over the previous two days.

“I didn’t do anything very well this weekend, so it feels good to come out and win (the triple jump),” Norville said then. “I needed to win this one.”

For a student-athlete who expects nothing but the best from herself, Norville seems rarely satisfied. It’s that type of outlook, however, that’s driven her to become a three-time national champion and one of the most decorated student-athletes in the history of Illinois College.

“If you set your goals low, you won’t accomplish anything. You have to set your goals high,” Norville said recently. “I don’t think you should ever settle with not improving from year to year.”

Norville has nearly rewritten the Illinois College track and field record book over the past four years. She has excelled in the hurdles (60-meter hurdles during the indoor season, 100-meter hurdles during the outdoor season) and horizontal jumps (long jump and triple jump). She has even added some sprints to her repertoire over the past two years where she has been every bit as successful.

In her first three seasons as a member of the Illinois College track and field team, Norville has authored an impressive résumé. She owns nine Illinois College track and field records and seven Midwest Conference records. She has won 20 individual titles at the Midwest Conference indoor and outdoor championships over the past three years and been named an MWC Performer of the Week countless times.

She has competed at six NCAA championships and earned All-American status 16 times – the top eight finishers in each event are All-Americans – although she has never finished lower than fifth in an individual event at the national meet.

Norville won her first national title in the 55-meter hurdles at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (the event has since moved to a 60-meter distance), before sweeping the triple jump at both the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships in 2012.

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“At first, I was just happy with one (national title),” Norville says. “And then I was like, ‘I need to do this again.’”

Norville attributes her success to training and discipline. “You definitely have to work through those days when you’re tired and you’d rather not do anything,” she says. “I don’t have many days like that, but you just have to remember that. On those days, I just think to myself, ‘This is for nationals.’”

Coming from an athletic family has also helped. The sixth of nine Norville children, Missy has followed in the footsteps of her father, Matt ’80, and her siblings. Matt ’04 was a standout basketball player for the Blueboys, and her sisters Nikki ’07 and Candy ’10 were also standout members of the Illinois College track and field team, as was her brother Josiah ’12. Her younger sister, Tamar ’16, is currently a first-year student at Illinois College competing in tennis, basketball, and track and field.

Many of the Norvilles have remained in Jacksonville, giving Missy a sense of home, even if she is over 200 miles from her hometown of Batavia.

“Obviously it was a new atmosphere when I got here, so always having somebody here for me has helped a lot,” she said. “Just the little things, like going out to get some food when students are on break, or just when I’ve needed a ride somewhere, that’s been huge.

“Plus, it’s just nice to be around your family.”

Norville has set a goal of six national championships for her senior year, and she is halfway there after winning individual

titles in the long jump, triple jump and 60-meter hurdles at the 2013 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at North Central College in Naperville. Norville’s goal is to repeat in all three events at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, in addition to qualifying for the national meet in the 200-meter dash.

Norville hopes to continue her athletic career after this collegiate season. She is hoping to qualify for the United States Track and Field Championships in June with her times and marks during this year’s NCAA season. Norville would compete against the country’s best talent at the U.S. Championships, and it would also give her a chance to be noticed by a potential sponsor. A sponsor could help offset the costs of travel and entry fees at meets after graduation.

The ultimate goal is to qualify and compete at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. “I’ve always wanted to go to Brazil,” Norville says with a wide smile. “That would be awesome.”

Norville has already secured her place among the best athletes in the history of Illinois College. She is humbled by the prospect of being remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of the College.

“I didn’t come here to have an award like that or a title like that,” she said. “I do it because I enjoy it, and I just want to do the best that I can. If that’s a conference championship, or a national championship, or going to the Olympics, that’s fine, as long as I’m just doing the best that I can.” IC

Gene Farmer 1937-2013 Gene Farmer ’58 died Saturday, January 26, in Jacksonville. Farmer was a standout member of Illinois College’s football, basketball and baseball teams, and served as a captain of all three teams. After earning his teaching degree at Illinois College, he taught and coached at Chandlerville, Triopia and Winchester high schools. He also coached softball at Illinois College. He was inducted into the Illinois College Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.

A formal dedication of new stadium seating at Illinois College’s Kamp Softball Field, which will include two seats specifically dedicated to Farmer, is scheduled for Illinois College’s doubleheader against Cornell College on Sunday, April 28. Farmer’s former players and all Illinois College softball alumnae are invited to attend.

Notes Morgan Tiefenbrunn ’13 was named the 2012 recipient of the Ruth Peterson Award, recognizing the Midwest Conference female student-athlete who posted the highest grade point average during her junior year, while earning varsity letters in both indoor and outdoor track and field. � Illinois College football player Keith Lane ’14 was named an All-America honorable mention selection by Beyond Sports College Network and an All-Region Third Team selection by D3football.com. � Football player Keith Hunter II ’13 played in the third annual National Bowl Game at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, Penn., on December 8. � The Illinois College men’s and women’s soccer teams have been honored with National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Athletic Awards for the 2011-2012 season. A total of 224 men’s teams and 504 women’s teams, covering all NCAA divisions, earned the award, and Illinois College was one of 153 schools to have both its men’s and women’s programs recognized. � The Illinois College women’s soccer team was among 90 men’s and women’s teams to earn an Ethics Award from the NSCAA. The award recognizes teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are shown by referees throughout the season. � Illinois College coaches Becky Golas and Meghan Roman attended the 2012 NCAA Women Coaches Academy December 8-12 in Denver, Colo. Golas is Illinois College’s head women’s soccer coach. Roman is Illinois College’s head softball coach, assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach and intramural coordinator. � Several Illinois College student-athletes competing in winter sports have been named Midwest Conference Performers of the Week. Brandon Berry ’14 was named the MWC Men’s Basketball Performer of the Week on December 17. Tiffany King ’15 was named MWC Women’s Basketball Performer of the Week on January 14. Illinois College men’s track and field athletes Tim Teslicka ’14 (January 22), Joshua Williams ’13 (January 29) and Caleb Cox ’14 (February 5) were named MWC Track and Field Performers of the Week. Norville was named an MWC Track and Field Performer of the Week on January 15, 22 and 29.

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WHYQA

by Dr. J. Fritsche, professor of education

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advised me that it would be a more competitive process for me this time since priority would go to first-time applicants. So I asked, given my educational background and experiences, where in the Middle East would my skills and experiences be most useful and of benefit to a country requesting Fulbright Scholars. I was advised that the educational reform movement in Qatar would be a good match for me.

Mahvash Siddiqui, cultural attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Qatar, became my contact person and recommended I send my résumé to the College of Education at Qatar University.

Dr. Ramzi Nasser, head of the Center of Educational Development and Research at the College of Education, responded immediately that they were interested in my clinical experiences with in-service teachers and extended an invitation for me to apply for the Fulbright. Nasser confirmed that Qatar’s Educational System was undergoing a reform with the College of Education at the center supporting educators in leadership and professional development activities. He invited me to submit a professional development plan for Qatar’s in-service teachers as part of my proposal.

This question I addressed more than once for myself as well as from others who knew little about this country or had no idea where it was located. However, more people know about Qatar today following the Arab Spring, because of Al Jazeera, than two years ago when I began developing plans for a second Fulbright. Since that time it has become common knowledge that this country sits on the third largest reserves of natural gas in the world and heads the list of countries that export liquefied natural gas. It is one of the world’s richest countries and boasts the fastest growing and most open economy in the Arab world. However, its government, through its service ministries like education and urban planning, intends to diminish its dependence on gas and oil revenues beginning in 2020, realizing these resources are finite.

I completed my first Fulbright in 2002 on the Island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean which was advantageously located for travel to Middle Eastern countries like Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Since 9/11 was less than a year past, travel to the Gulf region was not advisable nor an option that we considered at the time.

When I began to explore applying for this second Fulbright, the Center for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)

I was notified in November 2010 that my proposal passed the peer-review process in Washington, D.C., and was being sent to Qatar for approval. Because of funding issues I did not receive the final acceptance notification until late April of 2011. In June I met with other Fulbright scholars going to the Middle East and North Africa in Washington, D.C., for briefing sessions on issues related to culture, customs and safety.

Most Fulbright scholars spend the entire academic year in their host countries. However, because Illinois College was scheduled for an accreditation review for the Master of Arts Degree in Education, I postponed my start until January 2012.

Among the documents my wife, Barbara, and I were required to have to enter the country were two notarized copies of our marriage certificate, our birth certificates, my diploma and my transcripts. These had to be sent to Washington, D.C., to be authenticated by the State Department and returned to us before embarking. Given this time consuming and

expensive validation process, I expected life in Qatar to be rather stringent. When we landed and went through customs, however, all we needed was our passports and copies of the electronic visas in Arabic emailed to us a few months before.

Aside from my diploma, which was photocopied for my job number and university ID, none of the other documents were requested. But that’s how it works in Qatar.

I was invited to give a lecture sponsored by The Center of Educational Development and Research about the teacher performance assessments. My topic, “Teacher Performance Assessment: An Opportunity for Collaborative Learning and Effecting Change in Teacher Preparation,” was used as the key event to introduce me to the university and school communities I would be working with.

Keeping pace with their huge level of growth and desire to be recognized as a creditable player in world events, there is a movement in this Arab country to develop more services; shortening, improving and simplifying formalities; and amending laws and regulations in line with modern requirements. The 2020 World Cup scheduled to be played in Qatar will reveal how well they will have accomplished this goal.

Similar to other Arabian Gulf countries, Qatar is trying to create a modern public education system to be more in alignment with the economic growth brought about by the new-found oil wealth. The Emir set up the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development to support Qatar’s journey from a carbon economy to a knowledge economy. Education is a key initiative of this move as evidenced by the funding of six major American universities including Virginia Commonwealth, Georgetown, Cornell-Weil, Northwestern, Carnegie Melon and Texas A&M to open branch campuses in an area of Doha called Education City.

While this has been a very significant development in higher education in Qatar, there are still challenges to be addressed in terms of the quality of education delivered at all levels and its suitability for the unique needs of Gulf societies and for the needs of the global labor market in more general terms.

Barbara and I arrived in Qatar on January 11, 2012. We were picked up at the airport and brought to the apartment provided by the university where we were met by two professors who took us to the local grocery market, Al Meera, where we were introduced to the local goods and produce and given advice on purchasing essential food items we would need and a cell phone. The following morning I was brought to Qatar University for meetings with faculty and administrators, and to begin planning my work for the semester.

While we went through an extensive medical exam as part of the Fulbright process, shortly after arriving we were taken to a medical facility run by the health department and required to take a general exam including a blood test and chest X-ray.

My wife went to the women’s side, and I went to men’s side where I got in a line I estimated would take about four hours to get to the exam. In front of me were about 100 or more expatriate construction workers recently arrived from Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Philippines and other Arab countries.

No sooner had I lined up when Barbara appeared with a British woman doctor who immediately advanced us to the front of the line, privileging our connection with the university and status as Americans.

From the moment we arrived, we found Qatar to be a very interesting and unique Middle Eastern country. Unlike most countries, Qatari citizens make up only about one-fourth of the country’s population. The majority of the population is from places like Sri Lanka, the Philippines, India, other Arab countries, Europe and the United States. The work force of the country is made up mostly of these foreign nationals, not the locals. Because of the population mix just about everyone speaks English. The Qataris usually wear the traditional dress, the Abaya (which is black) for the women and Thobe (which is white) for the men. The men either wear the white head covering or the red and white checker covering. Not all of the women cover their faces, but some do. You will see Muslim women who wear typical clothing and only wear the Hijab (the hair covering). Because there are so many other nationalities that make up the population in Qatar you see a lot of people in traditional Indian clothing and western clothing.

Soon after my arrival, I was asked to submit a plan to the dean of the College of Education for what I would accomplish during my time at the university and how it would benefit the university. My faculty vitae had been sent to a number of departments in the university to pick and choose what they wanted from me based on what I had accomplished elsewhere and at a different time. So, actually, I had an agenda that had already been outlined for me and all the dean wanted was verification that I would give them what they requested. This agenda was aligned more with my vitae than

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with the actual proposal I had submitted to the CIES which I am now convinced no one in Qatar had read.

With the exception of the staff development seminars and workshops I conducted for the Office for Faculty and Instructional Development (OFID,) this plan was carried out from the beginning to the end of my Fulbright. There were other responsibilities I was asked to assume. For example, I supervised the development of the math and science content exams for teachers that the College of Education was contracted to produce for the Qatar Supreme Education Council, and I substituted in a graduate class to cover for a faculty member.

Qatar University has an enrollment of approximately 8,000 students of which about 70 percent are women. The university is divided into two campuses, a women’s campus and a men’s campus. Buildings that have entries to both campuses have signs posted on doors designating “no entry” to men or women. A year ago a new state-of-the-art library was designed to accommodate both genders and to replace the separate libraries contained by each campus. The students, however, resisted this change so the university has separated the library into floors for men and women. Faculty members regardless of gender have access to both campuses.

I taught a three-credit-hour section of the College of Education’s Research Methods course in the Women’s Main Building. This is a general education requirement for all QU graduates and offered through the College of Education.

There were eight sections, and my section was the only one in English. Only students who achieved a particular score on the English proficiency exam were allowed to enroll in my section.

The course was taught on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. and followed a pre-established syllabus that required that I adopt the goals and assessments but was free to adjust the content and schedule. Enrolled in my section were 45

female students. About a third were Qatari women with the remainder from more than 15 countries in and around the Gulf region. All but a few were international affairs majors or English majors. While there was a “required” textbook listed in the syllabus, it was not available for students to purchase or use in the course. I brought a copy of the text with me and placed it on reserve in the library for students to use. The content for the course had to be created by me prior to the beginning of the semester and placed on Blackboard, the course-supported platform used across the university.

Qatar University provides professional development each semester for all teachers in Doha. The schools pay the university to provide this service for their teachers, and all university faculty are required to participate. I was asked to conduct three professional development workshops around the theme of “Standards-Based Teaching, Learning, and Assessment” for teachers. The workshops were to be designed to train teachers to teach to the curriculum standards which were part of the standards-based reform and were held at QU. The intent was to reinforce the existing professional development system in ways that will augment teachers’ present skills and practices for teaching Qatar’s Curriculum Standards. Before offering the workshops, I was again asked to submit my plan to the dean of the College of Education who reviewed it and approved it after several rounds of requests for changes so each session followed an alleged progression.

Unsurprisingly, the plan did not unfold as designed. I restarted my first session three times because teachers arrived intermittently in small groups, some an hour or more after the start time. The following sessions each had about a 60 percent turnover among attendees requiring that I abandon my dean-approved plan. I was further mystified when I was told a fourth session was to be held during which

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time participants were to share how they implemented my professional development strategies in their classrooms. I was curious to discover how this would play out, but only one expatriate teacher from India was willing to share a lesson.

When I shared the workshop experience with a professor from the U.S., he said, “Actually, all these teachers really want is the certificates at the end, which is part of their performance evaluation.”

Later in the spring, I did a series of workshops for QU faculty members through the Office of Faculty Instructional Development (OFID). One was titled “QU Learning Communities – A Community in Action” and was about faculty learning communities and the scholarship of teaching. The other was titled “Introducing the Knowledge Survey – a tool for teaching and learning.” Each session had a series of follow-up sessions.

In order to appreciate the discontent of teachers, one needs to understand one of the many paradoxes operating in present Qatari society and culture. Teachers, like all residents of Qatar, are stratified into three social classes: Qatari nationals, Western expatriates and non-Western expatriates.

Salaries are differentiated with Qatari nationals teaching in the government schools receiving more than three times the salary of non-Qataris.

The workshop on Developing Faculty Learning Communities (FLC) was held for administrators and heads of departments, and it became clear from the follow-up session that faculty would not participate in ongoing learning communities since there was no tenure for expatriate faculty, and job security was not grounded in values associated with collaboration and helping other faculty succeed.

One former Qatar workshop presenter wrote that Qatari nationals, … show little or no motivation in school because they are told by their parents, and by their government, that school doesn’t matter. They know that no matter what they do, no matter how poor their behavior or grades are, they will still receive their yearly allowance and property from the government upon reaching the age of majority.

In Qatar – the country with the highest GPD per capita in the world – the teachers told me there is no incentive for Qatar nationals, for they are guaranteed a salary. Teachers are usually able to motivate students by explaining that education leads to a better life – higher social status, higher earnings and more opportunities. But that isn’t true for Qatari nationals. (1) Prior to our arrival, the Emir decreed to raise the salary of all Qatari nationals working in the public sector, which includes the university and K-12 teachers, by 60 percent. The hike was intended to help Qataris pay off their debts and bring stability to their finances. The raise, which also includes a 60 percent hike in employee pensions and social allowances creates some collegial discontent, but the Qatari feeling is “If you don’t like it, leave,” believing that expats are only there for the money.

I conducted five workshops for 12 Professional Development Specialists (PDS) who comprise the National Center for Educational Development (NCED) at Qatar University. The PDS are disciplinary experts in the field of mathematics, science, English and Arabic. They were all former teachers who were recruited by Qatar University to work with six of the underperforming independent government schools in Doha. These NCED workshops were my most successful and gratifying staff development efforts because it was the kind of work closest to my Fulbright proposal, and the participants were highly motivated.

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The second series of workshops developed for OFID was on “Knowledge Surveys.” It was more successful than the FLC workshop. About 40 faculty members attended the first Knowledge Survey workshop session. The knowledge survey is a course related assessment consisting of a series of questions covering the content of the course and provides students an opportunity to indicate what they already know about the content. Two departments (mathematics and Arabic) wrote surveys for their departments and brought them to a follow-up session for critique. They were to be implemented in 2012 and the results presented in Spring 2013.

My wife’s experience in Qatar was very different than mine.

She also has a way of documenting our six months in Qatar that differs from mine. For a description of our life in Qatar and our travels to Dubai, Israel, Nepal, Hong Kong and Thailand feel free to read her blog at: https://bfinquatar.blogspot.com IC (1) Stephens, D. (2012, May 1) Rethinking Motivation in Education. Retrieved January 19, 2013, from http://www. fastcompany.com/1835714/rethinking-motivation-education

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Alumni Association Awards On Friday, February 22, the Illinois College Office of Development and Alumni Relations hosted the annual Illinois College Founders’ Circle Dinner and Alumni Association Awards Ceremony. “This was an evening of celebration for our financial supporters of the College, and our distinguished Alumni Association Award winners. Illinois College is built on a strong foundation, and because of the generous support of our donors and our alumni community, the College can look toward the future with great optimism,” said Philip Hood, vice president of development and alumni relations.

The evening included entertainment by the Illinois College Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Abby Musgrove. The Alumni Association Awards ceremony recognized six individuals for their dedication and outstanding service to the Illinois College community, as well as the greater community, state and nation. They included Chad M. Creasey ’96, M. Joanna Marker ’02, Amy Robson Schwiderski ’91, Dean Donald R. Eldred, Hon. Gerald B. Cohn ’61 and Dr. William J. Logan ’59.

Prior to the conclusion of the program, a tribute was made to President and Mrs. Axel Steuer. Friends of the College, administrators, alumni, students and community leaders bid farewell wishes in a video honoring the retiring President Steuer after 10 years at Illinois College. Board of Trustees Chair Joy French Becker ’62 ended the evening with a heartfelt thank you to the Steuers for their years of service and dedication to the College.

Chad M. Creasey ’96 Young Alumnus Chad Creasey grew up in Auburn and feels his small, farm town upbringing provided the cornerstone to his well-accomplished career of today. At Illinois College Creasey played football and soccer, participated in Student Forum and played a role in the creation of Phi Alpha Delta law society. During his senior year, Creasey interned at The Washington Center in Washington, D.C., under Wilson Livingood, the sergeant-at-arms of the U.S. House of Representatives. This internship was pivotal in his life.

After graduating from Illinois College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and sociology, Creasey joined the United States Capitol Police (USCP) and trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, becoming a full-time member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team. The USCP was the catalyst for his career as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). After September 11, 2001, Creasey was sent to the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. He was assigned to the FBI’s Miami, Fla., division for six years, working as a S.W.A.T. operator, focusing on the investigation of violent crimes. In 2008 Creasey was relocated back to Washington, D.C., to develop a team of 10 agents with proficiency in the use of geospatial tools and cellular networks in the most egregious cases for our nation.

After assisting on thousands of cases, Creasey and the members of the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team were recognized September 2012 with the FBI Director’s Awards for Excellence for Distinguished Service to the Law Enforcement Community.

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M. Joanna Marker ’02 Young Alumna “My liberal arts education at Illinois College helped me think differently – more creatively, holistically and abundantly,” says Joanna Marker.

Marker is currently an assistant director of field development at Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee, Wis., creating systems and processes in consultation with field leaders across the country. In this role she is responsible for growing sales targets, but just as instrumental to the organization, she coaches and develops emerging leaders and cohesive work teams.

While earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration and economics at Illinois College, Marker participated in several committees in both membership and leadership roles: Student Activities Board, homecoming, The Rambler and Student Forum where she served as secretary, vice president and president. She earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with an emphasis in change management. She recently received the CLF® (Chartered Leadership Fellow) designation from the American College, completed the Series 7 and secured the Wisconsin Life and Health license.

In addition to her full-time job, Marker is a personal trainer and owns Core Plus Fitness LLC, a personal training and consulting company that works to assist individuals in goal setting, weight loss and lifestyle management. She is active in the community and in various organizations involved in cancer research efforts including the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

“I credit Illinois College for developing in me a strong work ethic, the ability to multi-task and set priorities, and the importance of building relationships.”

Amy Robson Schwiderski ’91 Faculty Ambassador Amy Schwiderski knew that when she arrived at Illinois College she wanted to be a teacher. “Little did I know, a world I had never been exposed to would come to life. I was introduced to topics in religion and literature that I had never considered before. I was asked to question concepts and ideas about life that I believed I had all figured out,” says Schwiderski.

The elementary education major graduated from Illinois College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and credits Dr. James Davis, emeritus professor of history and geography, with having a direct impact on her career choice to become a teacher.

In 1993 Schwiderski took her first teaching job close to home at Washington Elementary School in Jacksonville. She taught sixth grade at Washington and collaborated with the behavior disorder classroom teacher on inclusion until 2006 when she returned to her alma mater as instructor in education. Schwiderski is also an intern advisor assisting secondary block students at Lafayette Center in Jacksonville.

In 2007 Amy received a Master of Science in education degree in multidisciplinary education at Western Illinois University. She is currently enrolled in Saint Louis University’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) progam and anticipates completing her degree this year. Over her career, Schwiderski has been instrumental in securing grants from the Department of Education and the Walton Family Foundation, developing curriculum for NCAA Title IX teaching and college student diversity training. She plays an active role in numerous community activities and, as a member of the Illinois College Department of Education, has served on a number of committees for faculty searches, capstone projects, student life and the faculty-athletics coalition.

Schwiderski is the founder of 8 Points Charter School, the first of its kind in Jacksonville. The school opened in the fall of 2011 and offers students a constructivist, hands-on approach to learning in a setting with low student-to-teacher ratios, innovative teaching methods, and support for students and their families.

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Dean Donald R. Eldred Friend of the College Donald R. Eldred retired from the Illinois College Office of the Dean in 1993 with the emeritus titles of Dean of Students and Professor of English/Communications. Following his retirement, he taught one or two classes at Illinois College on a part-time basis for 12 years.

“The accomplishments I feel most rewarded by during my time at Illinois College include founder of the Illinois College Fine Arts Series, originally titled the McGaw Fine Arts Series. During my 30 years working with this series, I served as chairman for 15 years. Along with the chairman’s responsibility I served as fundraiser for 20-plus years,” says Eldred.

Eldred’s achievements at Illinois College also include the founding of the Sturtevant Leadership awards for outstanding seniors; founding of the silver cup for outstanding literary work by the men’s literary societies; being the first administrator to be granted a leave of absence on two occasions, the fall semesters of 1976 and 1986; enrolling in coursework at Oxford University; being the first to design and direct a BreakAway for students throughout the British Isles, England, Scotland and Ireland; and serving in director roles for the College’s 150th and 160th anniversary celebrations. During Eldred’s affiliation with the hilltop campus, he has worked in some capacity with eight generations of students.

When Eldred came to Illinois College, he was asked by Dean of Academics Iver Yeager to work with him as a lay minister, serving the Waverly Congregational Church for at least 10 years. This kind of church volunteerism has continued for Eldred for the past 50 years. Presently he is a member of the Pastoral Department at Passavant Hospital, often directing the weekly worship service in Bielschmidt Chapel on Sunday mornings. He is also chairman for OUTREACH at Jacksonville’s Trinity Episcopal Church and serves on Trinity’s Vestry. In addition, Eldred has served as fundraiser for the Jacksonville Woodhaven Hospice.

In 2004 Illinois College conferred upon Eldred the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.

Judge Gerald B. Cohn ’61 Distinguished Service For Judge Gerald B. Cohn setting goals and staying the course was the norm. Cohn shares, “My Illinois College experience prepared me for life by building a foundation, a stability upon which I rely.”

Magistrate Judge Cohn, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, was appointed to the court May 1, 1981, and sworn in that same day. Cohn graduated from Illinois College with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1961 and the Chicago School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1964. While at Illinois College, he became a member of Pi Kappa Delta Honor Society and Sigma Pi Literary Society.

Cohn enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army in 1965 and was released as a sergeant in 1967 after Vietnam Conflict service. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1967 to 1971.

Cohn’s vast career began when he first started practicing law at Pratt, Mosele, Cohn and Day from 1967 to 1970 and then from 1970 to 1980 at Cohn, Kardis and Sherwood. He has lectured at Lewis and Clark Community College, Southern Illinois University Dental School and Saint Louis University; and was supervising judge in the Judicial Clerkship Program at Saint Louis University, Washington University and SIU Carbondale from 1981 to present.

Additionally, Judge Cohn participated in the international prisoner transfer pursuant to treaty, Bangkok, Thailand, from December 1998 to 2000; lectured at School of Law and Economics, Shanghai and Beijing, China; was supervising judge in Washington University’s International Law program series of lectures and articles on judicial ethics in conjunction with the National Judicial College, Supreme Collegia on Judicial Qualifications of the Russian Federation and the Russian-American Judicial Partnership, Irkutsk, Russia, in 1999. Cohn was admitted to Illinois Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1975, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

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in 1979, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1972 and the Veterans Administration Appeals Board in 1966. He retired in 2005.

Cohn’s awards include the President Jimmy Carter Presidential Citation for outstanding community achievement of Vietnam Era Veterans awarded in 1979; the Americanism Award for Disabled American Veterans, also in 1979; the Certificate of Merit from the Veterans of Foreign War in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979; the Washington University School of Law Commendation in 1983; and the Illinois State Bar Association Commendation in 1985. An Eagle Scout, Cohn has served on the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Archeology since 1992 and served as president in 2009; the Mycenaean Foundation since 1999; and the Cardinal Glennon Hospital Foundation Board of Governors.

Dr. William J. Logan ’59 Distinguished Service William J. Logan, M.D., Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, is professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto’s Department of Paediatrics and a senior neurologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Logan is also a consulting neurologist at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Surrey Place Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Illinois College with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Logan attended University of Chicago School of Medicine. He received pediatric training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Logan’s neurology training was at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, Calif., and Johns Hopkins Hospital.

He spent two years as clinical/associate (NICHD/NIDR) and senior assistant surgeon in U.S. Public Health Service at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Following a neuropharmacology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Logan joined the Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Va., as assistant professor and director of pediatric neurology, and was promoted to associate professor in 1975. In 1978 he became head of the Division of Neurology and neurologist-in-chief at The Hospital for Sick Children in the Department of Paediatrics, and Professor of Paediatrics and Medicine at the University of Toronto. After completing his third term as division head in 1994, he took a sabbatical year at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass., as visiting professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School where he received training in functional MRI. He then returned to his present position. Logan specializes in movement disorders, functional MRI and cerebrovascular reactivity studies.

Logan has served as a member of the executive board of the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA); regional editor of the International Review of Child Neurology series; chief and founding editor of the ICNA’s web-based knowledge environment, ICNApedia.org; secretary general of the International Child Neurology Society; chairman of the Canadian Royal College Nucleus Committee on Neurology; president of the Canadian Association of Child Neurology; and a member of the executive board of the American Child Neurology Society.

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1 January 26, Alumni Men’s Basketball Game – Kneeling (l to r): Jared Beckham ’01, Adam Wenger ’02, Chad Tobin ’03, Brad Johnson ’09 and Dillon Binkley ’11. Standing: Dave Hobson ’76, Brent Heaton ’07, Assistant Coach Morgan Braucht ’00, Charlie Bellatti ’49, Matt Norville ’80, Dave Heneisen ’10, Devin Gilman ’11, Coach Mike Worrell, Assistant Coach Joe Scheuers and Bill Merris ’56. 2 January 26, Varsity Club Reception and Alumni Men’s Basketball Game – Bobby ’94, Claire, Tatum and Cortney Hickox Bonjean ’05. 3 March 16, St. Patrick’s Day Event at KJB’s Pint House – Brittany Jackson Henry ’06 and Brett Henry ’06 4 March 16, St. Patrick’s Day Event at KJB’s Pint House – Mike Oldenettel, Lori Large Oldenettel ’93, Kellon Oldenettel and Beckham Oldenettel 5 March 16, St. Patrick’s Day Event at KJB’s Pint House – Anne Clough ’97, Ken Kallal,

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True Vision

HILLTOPphilanthropy Student Alumni Association making a mark on the Hilltop The Illinois College Student Alumni Association (SAA) has long been a student organization on campus that prides itself on building strong relationships with alumni. This year, this group has taken on an added role by illustrating the importance of philanthropy to students, faculty and staff.

Upon arrival on campus last fall, each Illinois College student was provided a blue piggy bank in their respective residence hall. Named Mr. Banks by popular vote, SAA has encouraged their peers to “feed” Mr. Banks spare change on special collection days promoted through email and video campaigns. The money raised is then gifted to the Office of Development and Alumni Relations in support of the IC Fund, the College’s unrestricted annual fund. The IC Fund supports numerous initiatives that directly impact students, faculty and staff including funding student scholarships, academic and athletic initiatives, updating technology and travel opportunities.

On November 15 the Student Alumni Association hosted a Tag Day on campus in celebration of National Philanthropy Day. Members of SAA tagged items on campus that are supported by the IC Fund, ranging from landscaping and lighting to computer labs and library books. In addition, any student who receives scholarship money supported by the IC Fund was offered a lanyard to wear that day. Over 100 students proudly accepted the offer and wore a lanyard that included the name of the scholarship he or she receives.

The group’s major focus this semester is to help plan the Ron Burchett ’56 Alumni Networking Event planned for the afternoon of Friday, April 26. Illinois College students will be invited to listen to a keynote address by Greg Baise ’74 before meeting and networking with a dozen or more alumni employed in various fields during a reception at the Alumni House.

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Alumnus helps students stay the course through giving Bob Jones ’11 wants to make sure students today do not make the same mistakes he made when he was at Illinois College in the 1970s – like getting fed up and quitting school with only four courses to go.

“I basically said I had enough, I’m out of here,” Jones said. “And I said to myself I will never, ever step foot in this place again.”

A few years later he started to regret his decision – a decision that stemmed from working too much, falling behind in his studies and breaking things off with his girlfriend, Debra Doerfler Crowe ’76. “I wanted to do everything on my own.

Like all kids in college I thought I was too big and bad to ask for help.” Time marched on, and he found a job at Union Pacific Railroad, a place he has now been for over 30 years – but he has always wondered what the outcome might have been if he stuck it out at Illinois College.

It was in the mid to late 1980s when Jones started to think about going back and finishing things up at IC. He stopped by campus to see what was needed for him to graduate. “I put that letter up thinking I am going to do this. Well, I never did,” Jones said. “I did take a class or two here and there at other schools, but never a serious effort.”

A number of years went by and in 2006, with the help of the Internet, his old college girlfriend found him. They started talking back and forth, and over a few years she kept encouraging him to go back and finish school. “I thought to myself, Debbie, you were part of the reason why I quit and, by golly, you are going to be the reason I go back.”

are first-generation college students who participate in a yearlong learning community that provides a jump start to the transition from high school to college. It’s a program that Jones said would have benefited him while at IC. The Yates program also has a two-week intensive program in August, and for the last two years Jones has come to campus to speak to these students. “I think the students appreciate the fact that I was part of what they consider ancient history of 1976 and the more recent history of 2011,” Jones said. “I cover the whole expanse. I know what they are going through, because I was there.”

Jones also wanted to do more than just lend his story to current students; he wanted to help out financially as well.

“Maybe if I just donate a little I can help out, but then I realized I have to play catch-up after 35 years,” Jones said. “I need to kick it into high gear. Luckily, with the railroad, they pay two-to-one with their employer matching gift program. I’ve donated just over $7,000, and with the help of the railroad that’s over $21,000. That can make a difference.”

Jones truly believes things happen for a reason. His route to becoming an Illinois College graduate may not have been the straightest, but he is thrilled he got here and even happier to be in a position to give support in any way he can.

“At Illinois College you learn to explore yourself and be the best person that you can be. You learn to give back to the community and the College,” Jones said. “I feel that giving back to Illinois College can and will change lives. That is one of the most important lessons I received from IC.” IC

After that realization, Jones made it back to campus to visit the Office of the Registrar to see what was needed to graduate. After dusting off his file, crunching the numbers and then having several other people double check the number crunching, Jones was told he was done. “I’m done, since when?” Jones asked. Since 2006, he was told. The only address on file was an Illinois address where he had not lived since 1981, so he never got the letters.

He was then asked if he’d like to graduate this year.

Jones gave the obvious response of, “Yes.” In May 2011 Jones stood with other fellow graduates and received his diploma from Illinois College. He jokingly said he was on the 35-year plan, but it’s a plan he does not want others to follow so he started to look for ways to support the College. The Yates Fellowship Program hit close to home. Yates Fellows

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Class Notes

TRUEconnections ’64

Ron Tendick was recently honored by the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce with the Circle of Excellence Award. The award, which recognizes retired business professionals who have made significant business and civic contributions to the community, was presented during the Chamber 2013 Annual Meeting.

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Clifford and Sarabess Seim Mercer have retired and are now living in Goodyear, Ariz.

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Patsy Asuncion has been selected for inclusion in the 2012 Reckless Writing Anthology: The Modernization of Poetry by Emerging Writers of the 21st Century. The book is available through Amazon and other book retailers. � Richard Hildner was elected to Whitefish City Council.

He retired from teaching after a 19-year career. � Sue Ellen Drake Parker was elected to the

Bill Daughton was named a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management at the organization’s conference in October. Bill was also named professor emeritus by Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Executive Committee of the Pinto Horse Association of America in 2011.

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Jeff Scull was recently honored by being selected one of 130 individuals featured in the new book, Legendary Locals of Aurora.

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Paul White was recognized at the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce 2013 Annual Meeting for his service to the Chamber’s Board of Directors.

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Carolyn Hield Dunoon retired from teaching in 2010 after 35 years. She continues to substitute teach and is a certified spiritual educator for her church, Unity Northwest. � Charles Grojean was recently honored by the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce with the Small Business of the Year Award. The award, which is given to a business employing fewer than 25 employees, was presented to Grojean Realty and Insurance Agency during the Chamber 2013 Annual Meeting.

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Greg Lister was recently published in Reunions Magazine. His article chronicles the successful reunion he organized for Phi Alpha Literary Society.

Alum retires as vice president for Pacific Gas and Electric Company Bill Harper ’72 recently retired as the vice president, chief diversity officer for Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Harper is responsible for the cross-departmental coordination of all diversity-related programs including the company’s industry-leading supplier diversity program, recruitment and training efforts, employee resource groups, community outreach programs and customer diversity services.

Pacific Gas and Electric serves among the most diverse group of natural gas and electric customers in the United States, and in his role Harper works to ensure the company has work force and supplier programs that are responsive to their needs.

Harper has more than two decades of experience in leading procurement and sourcing initiatives. Most recently, he was vice president, shared services, chief safety officer and chief procurement officer for Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Prior to that, he was the chief procurement officer for the Toronto-based Rogers Communications Inc. where he had responsibility for over $3 billion of annual spending including fleet operations. Previously, he served as chief procurement officer and director of shared services for Wellmark Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa. He also held a variety of procurement and sourcing managerial positions at Rockwell International, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Northrop Corporation and McDonnell Douglas Helicopters.

Harper earned a bachelor’s degree from Illinois College and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.

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The article can be viewed at: http://issuu.com/ reunionsmag/docs/v23n2.

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Paula Frangella has been elected president of Chicagoland American Society of Training and Development.

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Bob Moore was promoted to CEO for Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center and Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa.

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Pam Carney Martin has been named the executive director of the Passavant Area Hospital Foundation in Jacksonville. � Sharon Burchett Mather is the new director of alumni engagement and event management at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.

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Monica Pitman Bucek is the new director of major and planned giving at Elgin Community College Foundation in Elgin.

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Chris Parks is now the senior vice president for INB Wealth Strategies, a division of Illinois National Bank in Springfield.

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Beth Mook Mellenthin is working as a benefits coordinator/employee relations at Clayco in St. Louis.

Lynn Farmer coached the Atwood-Hammond eighth-grade girls’ basketball team to capture the 8A IESA 2012 State Championship in December.

The previous year Lynn was named the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year for the region. � Susan Bangert-Wood has published her first children’s book, Chances Are.

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Jason Kertz has accepted a new position as a fluid analyst with Fabick Cat in Fenton, Mo.

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Chad Creasey was awarded the 2012 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Director’s Annual Award for Excellence in the category of Distinguished Service to the Law Enforcement Community. � Bill Cunningham has been promoted to Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army and is an instructor at the Retention and Recruiting School in Ft. Jackson, S.C. Bill was also elected to the The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Columbus State University.

Sara Hayden Gresham was recognized at the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce 2013 Annual Meeting for her service as the 2012 chair of the Chamber’s Board of Directors.

Penza receives national realtors award Terry Penza ’71, president and CEO of the North Shore-Barrington Association of Realtors, is the recipient of the 2012 William R. Magel Award of Excellence. The National Association of Realtors awards such an honor to an individual who has truly excelled in his or her role as an association executive of a local or state realtor association and who is active in the realtor organization at the time of nomination.

Penza got her start as a realtor in her father’s real estate business in Jacksonville. After her election as secretary of the local realtor board, she discovered she preferred management to selling and began her career in association management. She worked throughout Illinois in Danville, Alton, Belleville and finally, the North Shore-Barrington area where she has been the association executive for 26 years.

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Adam Grojean was recently honored by the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce with the Small Business of the Year Award. The award, which is given to a business employing fewer than 25 employees, was presented to Grojean Realty and Insurance Agency during the Chamber 2013 Annual Meeting. � Angela Mertes Howell received a Master of Education degree and school counseling certificate in December 2012 from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. She is currently in her 15th year of teaching for the Tomball Independent School District.

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Young alum wins research award, takes on new role

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Last year, Lynnaun Johnson ’09 accepted a position at the Missouri Department of Conservation as a genetics assistant. The department is located at the University of Missouri in Columbia which Johnson says is a great academic environment.

Not only did Johnson accept this opportunity as a genetics assistant this past year, he also won the very prestigious John W. Rippon Research Award for research involving the fungal bat disease, White-nose Syndrome.

place at the University of Alabama and was recently published online in the Journal of Pain. � Alban Haxhinasto was recognized at the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce 2013 Annual Meeting for his service as vice president of the Chamber’s Young Professionals Network division. � Kevin Johnson is the assistant principal at Whiteside Elementary School in Belleville.

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Leah Borrowman is working as a program manager at Brixy in St. Louis. � Dr. Luke Fairless is a psychotherapist and adjunct professor at Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. He received a doctorate in psychology from Adler School of Professional Psychology in August 2012. � Danielle Fanshier Soltani is the special education coordinator for South City Preparatory Academy in St. Louis. � Nadima Zegar is director of dramatic activities and teaches English and communication at Bloom High School in Chicago Heights. She holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from Concordia University.

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Mallory Galvin Fairless is a certified public accountant at Galvin Accounting in Frankfort. � Brittany Jackson Henry was named executive director of the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce. � Amy Eyler Knox, a physical therapist in the Rehabilitation Services Department, was named Employee of the Month at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln for the month of November. � Chris Stanley is the manager at AMC Theatres in Vincennes, Ind.

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Pete Jennings is the offensive coordinator for the Carroll University football team.

“I was happy about this award because it is usually awarded to Ph.D. students,” Johnson says. This award is designed to support graduate student research on medically important fungi.

Johnson is currently finishing his masters in the Department of Biological Sciences at Western Illinois University and is working under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Porras-Alfaro.

“My career goal is to pursue a Ph.D. and continue my previous research I have done with plants and fungi,” Johnson says. “While at IC, I first encountered fungi as part of the Orchid Recovery Program. I worked with Dr. Lawrence Zettler and gained experience propagating the federally endangered Hawaiian orchid, Platanthera holochila, which was recently reintroduced to the islands.”

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Leslie DeVore was promoted to dean of workforce development at Richland Community College in Decatur.

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Tim Tyrrell is a senior ruby software engineer on the social connections team at HomeAway.com in Austin, Texas.

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Dr. Burel Goodin, who is a clinical health psychologist specializing in pain-related behavioral medicine, recently took part in a study that finds optimism benefits pain sufferers. The study took

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Heather Miller Thompson has been promoted to corporate strategic development manager – digital at GROWMARK Inc.

Chasing dreams: The journey from Illinois College to violin maker

Jimmy Dugdale ’05, assistant luthier for Sullivan Violins in Rochester, N.Y., describes his journey from Illinois College to violin maker as a “long road,” but an amazing sequence of events and opportunities.

Faced with a challenging job market following graduation, Dugdale was given an opportunity to work outside of his field of study. “When I graduated from IC with a degree in history, my plan was to teach high school history and coach soccer, but finding a job was difficult at the time.” Instead, he accepted a position with Spaeth Design, a scenic design company based in New York City, as a scenic carpenter.

The company specializes in animatronic window displays seen during the holidays in stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy’s. It was during this time in New York that Dugdale discovered a void in his life. “Before I always had soccer practice, but now I found myself with extra time on my hands and some discretionary income, so I decided to take up the violin. My grandmother had played, so there was a violin in the family that was not being used, and it was on her instrument that I started to learn.” It was his interest in wood

working and the supportive suggestion of his violin instructor, originally from the Chicago area, that led to his enrollment in the Chicago School of Violin Making. Following a very intensive three and a half year program, Dugdale graduated and immediately was offered his current position with Sullivan Violins.

“I love the craftsmanship of this work and enjoy the idea of perfection,” says Dugdale. “I’m dyslexic, which can be challenging, but when it comes to construction and building things, I can see everything in my mind, and everything just makes sense so I’m much happier building very precise objects all day than sending out emails.”

When asked how his degree and experiences at Illinois College helped him get where he is today, Dugdale says, “My liberal arts degree helped me have the confidence to try anything, to see and solve problems from many different angles, and it keeps me interested in life, always looking for new things to do and enjoy.

Plus, my professors at IC, notably Robert Kunath and Randy Norris, taught me a lot about seeing a dream and chasing it.”

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Scott Ketcham and Julie Waters-Holaway, July 6, 2012. Scott is a risk manager for United Contractors Midwest Inc. in Springfield.

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Jason Scott and Sara Espinoza, August 11, 2012. Jason is a teacher at Riverview School in Silver Lake, Wis. � Dan Zachwieja and Kristen Shekleton, October 6, 2012. Kristen is an IT director at The Horace Mann Companies in Springfield. 2

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John Cameron and Casey Johnson ’10, June 9, 2012. John is employed at First Care Healthcare, and Casey is employed at Scheels in Springfield. � Steven Riemer and Nissa Granstrom, September 8, 2012. Nissa is a post market quality assurance associate with Fenwal Inc. in Lake Zurich. 5 � Schuyler Stone and Grayce Vaughn ’10, June 16, 2012. Schuyler is completing his residency in internal medicine in Springfield, and Grayce is a teacher at Virginia Elementary School in Virginia. � Peter Vaughn and Erin Heinold, September 22, 2012. Peter is a long term care program specialist at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services in Peoria. 6

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Nathan Womble and Kirbee Joyce ’07, October 2, 2010. Nathan is employed at the Department of Corrections in Hillsboro, and Kirbee works for the Montgomery County Circuit Clerk’s Office.

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William and Tiffani Cunningham, a daughter, Raegan Annabel, August 1, 2011. She joins big brother Logan, 7. � Dr. Vance Martin and Dr. Erin Wilding-Martin ’99, a daughter, Rhonwyn Elizabeth, November 29, 2012. 9

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Ian and Alina Shapiro, a daughter, Lillian Elise, December 12, 2012. Lillian joins sister Laurel, 8. 6 Michael and Kristin Dealey Lowe ’04, twins, Julia Evelyn and Nicholas Alexander, December 20, 2012. They join big sister Elena, 4. 4 � Glenn and Robin Lashbrook Phelps, a daughter, Scarlett Katherine, August 27, 2012.

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Ole and Mindy Moore Jaimes, a daughter, Emma Abigail, August, 28, 2012. 8

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Charlie and Catherine Finn Fagan, a son, Matthew Francis, October 31, 2012. � Chris and Aisha Miller, a son, Reid Patrick, August 1, 2012. Reid joins sister Ava, 2. 2 � Chris and Simone Stahel Parlier, a daughter, Zoey Elizabeth, September 20, 2012. Zoey joins sisters Lindy, 6; and Maggie, 4.

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In Memoriam

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Kenneth C. Crawford (Sigma Pi) November 18, 2012 Charles E. Beck October 26, 2012 Dorothy Griffith Proksa (Sigma Phi Epsilon) July 4, 2012

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Mary Patrick Coultas December 12, 2012 Jack S. Mathews (Sigma Pi) October 15, 2012 David S. Bingham December 21, 2012 Frank O. Cannon Jr. (Phi Alpha) December 9, 2012

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Betty P. Lubes (Sigma Phi Epsilon) April 19, 2011 Donald O. Squier (Gamma Nu) October 9, 2012 Paul A. Thursby (Phi Alpha) December 8, 2012

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James M. Badger November 25, 2012 John W. Willets December 13, 2012 Jerry B. Symons (Sigma Pi) March 11, 2013, MM Robert F. Drach December 18, 2012 Marsha Little Cates December 30, 2012 Dora Massey Prewitt December 18, 2012, MM Marian Gray Brim November 23, 2012 D. Keith Gregory December 18, 2012 Ruth Darland Darr January 13, 2013

MM denotes a fully funded memorial membership in a special endowment fund.

The alumnus will be listed in perpetuity on the Annual Fund rolls.

FM denotes an incomplete funded memorial membership.  denotes family has suggested memorial gifts be made to Illinois College.

Symons recognized for his loyalty to Illinois College Recognized by thousands throughout his career as the area voice of broadcast sports, Jerry Symons ’64 graduated from Illinois College with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and accounting. He served as the president of his freshman class and Sigma Pi Literary Society. Upon graduating, he joined the Air National Guard in 1966 and retired as a lieutenant colonel after 25 years of service.

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While an Illinois College student, Symons began his career in radio – a career that would span over 51 years at WLDS/WEAI Radio as a deejay, news director, station manager, co-owner and general manager.

Symons served his alma mater as a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, president and president-elect of the Alumni Association, and Alumni Trustee on the Board of Trustees. He received the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award in 2001.

His wife, Sharon Baker Symons ’65; late father, Lyndall Symons ’36; brothers James Symons ’59 and Andy Symons ’71; sister, Jennifer Symons ’76; sisters-in-law, Linda Williamson Symons ’72 and Julie Baker Watanabe ’71; and niece, Katie Symons ’07, are also Illinois College graduates.

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Illinois College was the right school for me at the right time in my life. My four brothers attended larger universities and it was as apparent then as it is now that they did not have the deep connection with their alma maters that IC affords its graduates.

They seem to wear their school colors proudly, but my brothers typically have not returned to their campuses since graduation for alumni activities or to reacquaint themselves with their college friends. To my knowledge, they have even lost touch with all of their college professors.

Returning to campus has always been a pleasure for me. The positive changes, such as the new Parker Science Building and the new Bruner Fitness and Recreation Center, as well as closing off Mound Avenue, have just made the campus even more approachable. The class reunions are well organized and always in good taste.

My parents, Arthur R. Williamson ’51 and Marilyn Shaffner Williamson ’52 met at Illinois College. “Illinois College” was a recurring subject at our dinner table as a result. I attended IC with the intent of completing needed prerequisites in two years and then transferring to the high-powered accounting program at the University of Illinois. Two years later, the decision to not transfer was pivotal. Not only was I able to play varsity sports, participate in Pi Pi Rho Literary Society and dabble in student government, but I also assisted my Rhoer brothers occasionally with putting together The Rambler, including writing several articles about campus life.

Dean Eldred worked with me in classes outside of my business major, including Writing/Composition, Public Speaking and Journalism. This variety of classes allowed me to be fully prepared at my first job upon graduation from IC at the CPA firm Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG). The other

staff members who began when I did were strong technically, but they didn’t have experience in being able to draft written footnotes (for audited financial statements), nor were they able to prepare speeches and presentations for the Partners at Peat Marwick (for in-house training or for their public speaking engagements). Along with assistance from Dean Eldred, being in a literary society taught me how to prepare for, and then carry out, a public speech. After hearing other protégées of Dean Eldred such as Steve Bordner ’77 debate, or Bob Baker ’78 or George Levi ’78 give an extemporaneous presentation, the rest of us in Pi Pi Rho just knew that the bar had been set pretty high! Pi Pi Rho was pivotal in all of this.

The Society taught me how to run a business meeting. We learned how to feel comfortable wearing a jacket and tie, which we did for every literary meeting. We figured out how to properly project “our brand” to the public … to the outside. We were taught how to organize a major Society event, whether it was an event for prospective “rushees,” a carwash, a dance … or a Spring Weekend. We learned how to organize a group, where everyone had to chip in and projects had to get scheduled, and we had to be able to move the organization forward based on the success (or notwithstanding the failures) of our tactics and strategies. We had to project expenses based on our needs. We set realistic dues from members to raise operational capital and be able to carry out our mission. We supplemented dues with fundraising events which we planned from start to finish. Of course we were collegial and many of us became lifelong friends, but the literary and business aspects provided me the ability and confidence to be out in the business world representing our CPA firm.

In 1978, Dean Eldred led 15 students on a tour of Great Britain during Spring Break, as he has done several times since. It was the first time I had been out of the country, and I was impressed with how he wove history into British literary achievements as we visited cathedrals and abbeys, castles and homes, and gardens and markets. That trip piqued my travel bug, and since then I’ve been fortunate to travel to many other destinations, always using Dean Eldred’s template in planning a trip to include not only sights of historical and cultural importance, but also the places where the locals gather.

At Illinois College, I was fortunate to play varsity basketball for two years and varsity tennis for four years, which included

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being the recipient of two MVP awards. Bill Merris ’56 happened to be coach of both of those sports and his approach to teaching and coaching is of course legendary.

As part of giving back to the IC community, I would like to be in a position at some point to come back and teach accounting part-time. The education received at IC, coupled with my experiences in public accounting, could present a unique perspective to students in bridging gaps between their studies and the outside business world.

If I were asked what would be next on my horizon, my response would be that it is coming about as a result of a recent combination with EisnerAmper, the largest CPA firm headquartered in New York City outside of the Big Four. I’m in charge of the San Francisco office and am working steadfastly on the integration, at all levels, between our office and the East Coast. Both athletics and Pi Pi Rho helped me understand how to move an organization forward based on strategies in place and resources available. It comes in handy in ensuring we adapt to the constant changes in the accounting profession.

And I am using skills learned at IC in managing the process: writing memos, making presentations, overseeing the office accounting and helping to not only grow the practice but, in doing so, turn it over to the next generation. For all of this, I am forever grateful to Illinois College. Many of us may have left an imprint on Illinois College … but it was nothing like the imprint Illinois College left on us! IC

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The highlight of the program is collaboration between my classmates and professors.

I’ve gained so much knowledge from these discussions.

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Overall the program is challenging, inspirational and enjoyable.

— Valerie Love Graham ’10, teacher at Lafayette Academy, current M.A.Ed. program student

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Named for the visionary founder, professor and president of Illinois College, the Julian Monson Sturtevant Society recognizes alumni, parents and friends who intend to support the College through a deferred or estate gift. Deferred and estate gifts include bequests, testamentary trusts, charitable gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, gifts of real estate with life-retained interest, and gifts from private and family foundations.

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Membership in the Sturtevant Society is currently more than 200 strong. This group of the College’s most committed supporters receives special recognition at events and in the Annual Report. Requests for anonymity, however, are also respected. Sturtevant Society members are counted among the College’s most visionary supporters, as their legacy gifts will impact future generations of Illinois College students.

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Contact us today to learn about the deferred or estate gift options that meet your philanthropic goals. If you have already included Illinois College in your estate plans, please notify us so that we can thank you and, with your permission, acknowledge your commitment through the Sturtevant Society.

For more information call the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 217.245.3046 or email development@ic.edu.

– Reverend Julian M. Sturtevant on the first day of instruction at Illinois College, January 4, 1830

Support Illinois College and receive income for life!

With a charitable gift annuity, you can make a gift to Illinois College and receive fixed payments for you or a loved one for the rest of your life. The remainder of your gift will support the mission of Illinois College.

In addition to the satisfaction of knowing that your gift will help prepare students for lives of leadership and service after your lifetime, the benefits of a charitable gift annuity also include: :: an immediate charitable deduction on your income taxes, :: secure payments now or deferred income for the future, :: capital gains spread throughout your lifetime for gifts of appreciated stock or other property, :: membership in the Julian Monson Sturtevant Society.

Call 217.245.3046 or email development@ic.edu for more information about charitable gift annuities or a personalized illustration.

Immediate Payment Gift Annuity Age

Rate

Annual Income

65 70 75 80

4.7% 5.1% 5.8% 6.8%

$470 $510 $580 $680

Deferred Payment Gift Annuity Age

Age

45 50

65 70

at time at start of of gift payments

Rate

Annual Income

4.5% 5.3%

$450 $530

*This sample is based on a $10,000 minimum gift and is provided for illustration purposes only. Rates are recommended by the American Council on Gift Annuities, effective January 1, 2013. A portion of the annual income is tax-free.

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Robert Koepp, Frances McReynolds Smith Professor of International Understanding (right), greets Hirotaka Nagae and another Ritsumeikan University student during a reception in the lobby of McGaw Fine Arts Center in 1988. Approximately 25 Ritsumeikan students have visited Illinois College every February since then to learn English and American culture, thanks to the collaboration Koepp helped initiate.

“Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps.

The sleeper must awaken.”

— Frank Herbert