Births
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Rudy ’14 and Dani Hillis Porter ’13
welcomed a son, August, on Sept. 27, 2022.
Births
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Joe ’07 and Laura Weber Rheinecker ’07,
their third child, a daughter, Samantha Jo, on January 9, 2020.
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Reg Ankrom '71
will have a three-volume biography about Stephen A. Douglas, who got his start in politics in Jacksonville, published in May. The work covers the politician’s greatest achievements between 1844 -1850.
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Sarah Heidemen Wilson ’02
was named educator of the year by Jacksonville (IL) School District 117.
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Christy Heaton, Ph.D. ’01
started a new position as Assistant Vice Provost of Undergraduate Academic Experience at University of Colorado Boulder.
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Tim Chipman ’01
was named 2026 Elementary School Principal of the Year for the Two Rivers District by the Illinois Principals Association.
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Carlton Washburn, Ph.D. ’00
is now Boeing’s Lead Technlogy Integrator for Phantom Works, challenged with improving technology strategy.
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Jaclynn Wessler Shoufler ’00
received the 2025 Herman Graves Award from the Illinois Principals Association, which recognizes outstanding service to the organization. Jacie serves as principal of Riverton Elementary School.
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Melissa Rigsby Cundari ’00
accepted a SNAP Senior Policy Advisor position at the Illinois Department of Human Services.
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Kristin Van Aken Jamison ’99
accepted the position of Foundation Director at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital.
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Alicia Rogers Rawlings ’98
has been promoted to Product Support Manager at Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.
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John A. Barnerd ’96,
Simmons Hanly Conroy partner and management committee member, was named to St. Louis Small Business Monthly magazine’s “Top People To Know in Southern Illinois” list for 2025.
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Candiss Golaszweski Kumar ’93
published her first children’s book “Cora the Curious Circle.” Her son was the illustrator of the project.
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Douglas Smith ’85
was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2025 and received Baylor’s Outstanding Professor Award.
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Dan Carie ’82
retired from Routt Catholic High School, where he served as principal.
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Gary Haynes, M.D., Ph.D. ’74
retired from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA., where he worked as the Merryl and Sam Israel Chair in Anesthesiology as a professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology since 2016.
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Glenn Vortman ’73
retired from the Eagle Valley Bank in Bluffs, IL after 52 years of service.
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James Alexander ’69
has raced a full marathon in all fifty states twice and was ranked second nationally for doing the most half marathon races in the US.
In Memoriam
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James Philpott
May 16, 2025
Professor
Illinois College extends sympathy to his son Evan Philpott.
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Heidy Fry
January 18, 2025
Staff
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Clyde Steckel
January 11, 2025
Professor
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Patrick Winters ’16
March 16, 2025
In Memoriam
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James Kraatz ’86
(Phi Alpha) May 23, 2025
Illinois College extends sympathy to his brother Matthew Kraatz ’89 and his sister Ann Kraatz ’91.