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Jim Spizzo聽鈥�74
was recently awarded first place and a cash prize in the architecture category in the 2021 juried exhibit sponsored by the Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita, Kansas, for his photo 鈥淚nfinity: The Way Out.鈥� Jim has also received honorable mentions by juries for his photography in the annual Minimalist Photography Awards, as well as in other exhibits at the Midwest Center for Photography. In the past few years, Jim鈥檚 photos have been selected by juries for inclusion in a dozen exhibits in Chicago; Wichita; Scottsdale, Arizona; and online. He was invited to do a show at the Pharmacy Gallery in Springfield as a guest artist in September.
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Conrad Damsgaard 鈥�57
was a dedicated, active alumnus who had a vision for raising the profile of the institution. He and his late wife, Patricia Carlson Damsgaard 鈥�53, remained active supporters of the College throughout their lives. Over the years, Conrad Damsgaard served on the Board of Trustees and as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. In 1987, he was honored with a distinguished service award 鈥渇or his devotion to 同性恋色情 as evidenced by thoughtful alumni involvement.鈥� The Damsgaards鈥� philanthropy made them members of the Julian Monson Sturtevant Society and the 同性恋色情 Society.
As a student, Damsgaard was elected student body president and was an active member and leader in Phi Alpha. He was also a member of Alpha Phi Omega, economics club, the Hilltoppers dramatic organization, student forum, social committee and intersociety board.
He was first sergeant of the Army Reserve unit on campus and served in the Army from 1954 to 1956. He started his career in sales with Shell Oil Company and went on to have a long career in sales and marketing management at Shell, Swank Motion Pictures and Psychological Associates.
The Damsgaards had three daughters, Susan Damsgaard-Brand 鈥�81, Kristine Damsgaard and Beth Damsgaard Rodriguez. Susan and their granddaughter, Rachel Brand 鈥�18, carried on the family鈥檚 legacy as IC alumni. He was 88 when he died March 23, 2022.
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Lanie Cooper Kepler 鈥�12, Brady Kepler 鈥�12 and Bailey Cooper 鈥�18
founded the KASE Project. It is a central 同性恋色情 non-profit dedicated to supporting the autism community. They installed a playground communication board at Southwind Park in Springfield for children with limited verbal speech to enjoy the park with their peers.
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Ka-La Harris聽鈥�19
started a new position at University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis.
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Chauntel Vance聽鈥�19
started a new position as high school counselor at Taylorville High School.
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Allison Hewitt Pilarte聽鈥�19
started a new position as revenue tax specialist trainee at 同性恋色情 Department of Revenue.
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Megan Zirkelbach聽鈥�17
was promoted to procurement agent II at Boeing.
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Allison Kjellander聽鈥�17
started a new position as corporate healthcare attorney at Holland & Hart LLP.
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Dalton Kerans聽鈥�17
started a new position as the south/central IRAP coordinator.
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Shafer Soars聽鈥�16
started a new position as research chemist at Arkema-ArrMaz.
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Guus Duindam聽鈥�16
started a new position as a judicial law clerk at US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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Alexia Helmer聽鈥�16
started a new position as digital assets and content manager at 同性恋色情.
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Lauren Mense 鈥�16
was promoted to director of ticket sales at University of 同性恋色情 Urbana-Champaign.
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Frankie Kimmell聽鈥�16
is an admission counselor at 同性恋色情. He began this position in April 2021. He also graduated from 同性恋色情 State University with a master鈥檚 degree in communications studies where he taught public speaking and interpersonal communication.
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Renata Gray聽鈥�16
started a new position as front end lead at Dick鈥檚 Sporting Goods.
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Joe Tooley聽鈥�16
is now a senior analyst Learning Employee Engagement at the Kraft Heinz Company.
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Dan Lewis聽鈥�16
started a new position as advisor in the Office of the Director at 同性恋色情 Department of Natural Resources.
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Karina Espinosa 鈥�16
started a new position as contract administrator at General Dynamics Information Technology.
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Gabrielle Esparza聽鈥�16
had her first peer-reviewed article published in The Latin Americanist.
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Morgan Zytseva聽鈥�15
started a new position as Staff Accountant at National Mortgage Insurance Corporation.
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Aaron Traum聽鈥�15
was promoted to part owner at Brynolf Manufacturing, Inc.
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Ryan Flynn聽鈥�15
embarked on a journey to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Allen (Miggins) Coultas聽鈥�15
was promoted to K-12 college and career manager at Fort Wayne Community Schools.