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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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Rebecca Vortman聽鈥�05
was promoted to associate department head for the Department of Population Health Nursing Science at University of 同性恋色情 Chicago.
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Ben Tobin 鈥�05
was awarded Best Attorney and his law office, Pratt & Tobin P.C., won the Best Law Office category at the 鈥淏est of the Best鈥� event hosted by the two newspapers that serve the Metro East side of St. Louis.
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Blake Stadel 鈥�05
received the Silver Dome Award for Personality of the Year for medium-sized markets from the 同性恋色情 Broadcasters Association. Blake hosts the "DBR Morning Show with DJ Blake" for WDBR-FM in Springfield.
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Danielle Doerfler 鈥�04
was promoted to director of athletics at Fontbonne University.
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Michael T. Bendorf 鈥�04
was promoted to director of divisional technology and operations for the division of external relations at 同性恋色情.
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Burel Goodin 鈥�02,
professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences鈥� Department of Psychology, is part of a group that has been awarded $21 million from the National Institute of Health HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative to establish a new national center aimed at disseminating accurate information about the opioid crisis to the public.
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Dan Wright 鈥�01,
Sangamon County State鈥檚 Attorney, was named to the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instruction in Criminal Cases.
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Tim Laffey聽鈥�00
performed stand-up comedy in Jacksonville in September in a show produced by Belly Laffs Comedy. He was joined by comedians from the region including St. Louis, Chicago, Springfield and Peoria.
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Kevin Hough 鈥�99聽
was elected to chair of the board of directors for the Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture, an organization in Chicago that has provided student teaching and internship opportunities to 同性恋色情 students for many years.
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Lisa Seaway聽鈥�99
obtained a new certification for Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from American Heart Association.
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Marie Wimsett 鈥�98
published her first children's book, "Herbert the Edgy Hedgie," with co-author Tara Elmore.
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Sarah Wyatt Kirkpatrick 鈥�98
started a new job as the director of the learning resource center and campus engagement for the SIUE East St. Louis Higher Education Campus.
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Darin Gehrke 鈥�98
became senior vice-president of market lead ventral and southern 同性恋色情 for SomerCor.
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Jeff Pigott聽鈥�94
now works at Microsoft as a senior cloud solutions architect. He previously spent 27 years working at Karmak, Inc. and recently earned the certification as a Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
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Nancy Gowin Sullivan聽鈥�94
is the new database administrator for university advancement at Southern 同性恋色情 University Edwardsville.
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Classes of 1991 and 1992
Members of the Gamma Delta Literary Society reunited at Tuscan Hills Winery in Effingham, 同性恋色情. They have been college sisters and great friends for 35 years and counting. Pictured left to right are: Teresa Fonke Haake 鈥�91, Gigi Galloway Patterson 鈥�92, Melissa Eversgerd Kuhl 鈥�92, Heather Krell Stephens 鈥�91, Vickie Hemann Kraatz 鈥�91, Kelly Morrow Lavender 鈥�91, and Shannon Gauen Heisler 鈥�92.
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Kris Williams Houser聽鈥�91
was promoted to executive director of Development and Alumni Relations at SIU School of Medicine. In this role, she also serves on the executive team at the SIU Foundation-Carbondale.
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Kevin Petty聽鈥�89
joined Aeris LLC as CEO.
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Chris Skinner聽鈥�88
is coaching football and working for Jacksonville High School, alongside IC alumnus Mark Grounds 鈥�91. He was previously retired.
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Jim Spradlin 鈥�82
was honored with the Robert B. Engel Farmer Co-op Manager of the Year award from the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. This award recognizes excellence in the management and leadership of farmer cooperatives.