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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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Robert Brown 鈥�15
started a new position as manager for audience acquisition at Forrester.
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Rudolph Porter 鈥�14
graduated from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and was successfully admitted to the Bar of Minnesota.
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Chandler X Polyte 鈥�14
started a new position as senior manager for health plan PBM underwriting and pricing strategy at CVS Health.
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Josephine Oshiafi 鈥�14,
after completing the Nigerian Law School program, has been admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She has also joined the well-respected and award-winning firm of Banwo & Ighodalo as an associate in the corporate, securities and finance group.
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Hannah Oak聽鈥�14
transitioned into a new role as director of North America after six years with Arrow Electronics.
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Chloe Neisler Lucca 鈥�14
began a new position as director of development at Central 同性恋色情 Foodbank.
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Nate Kohler聽鈥�14
began a new role as life/health underwriter for State Farm.
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Audrey Knight 鈥�14
began a new position as IA scientist at Dallas Tissue Research.
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Leslieann Harris 鈥�14
started a new position as first-gen program specialist at Georgia Southern University.
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Elizabeth (Katie) Bernardi 鈥�14
started a new position as manager of account management with Roundel Media, re-imagined by Target.
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Will Barefield 鈥�13
started a new position as dean of enrollment management at City Colleges of Chicago, Kennedy-King College.
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Ryan Blesse聽鈥�13
wrapped up his professional certificate in Google Project Management.
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Carmen Kremitzki Umberger聽鈥�13
won the MWACE Diversity Advancement Founders Award for her advocacy and work for first generation students at Bradley University.
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Djenan (Mouna) Soumahoro 鈥�12
began a Ph.D. program in nuclear engineering at the University of 同性恋色情 at Urbana-Champaign.
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Rachel Macon聽鈥�11
obtained a new professional certification, SHRM-CP.
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Jeremy Hommowun聽鈥�11
passed the Certified Technology Specialist exam with AVIXA.
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Eric Hiatt 鈥�11
was elected national vice president of the JCI USA (U.S. Junior Chamber), and was the 2022 recipient of the Central 同性恋色情 Business Magazine Forty Under 40 Award.
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Joshua Slaughterback 鈥�08
started as an account manager with Electric Power Engineers.
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Sarah Keller 鈥�07
started a new position as a senior staff accountant at Caterpillar.
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Julia Legate 鈥�06
earned a Doctorate of Educational Leadership in May 2022. Her dissertation was titled, 鈥淧re-K and Kindergarten Teachers Perceptions of Kindergarten Readiness.鈥�