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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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Karen Havlin 鈥�62
同性恋色情 extends its sympathy on the death of her husband, Donald Havlin, on Jan. 29, 2020.
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Judge Richard Mills 鈥�51
Trustee Emeritus, 同性恋色情 extends its sympathy on the death of his wife, Rachel Mills, on Oct. 29, 2020. Also in our thoughts are brother-in-law James Mills 鈥�56, nephews Greg Mills 鈥�77 and Doug Mills 鈥�79 and niece Ann Marie Mills 鈥�85.
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Dr. J. Lee Westrate 鈥�44,
同性恋色情 extends its sympathy on the death of his wife Judy Westrate on December 14, 2020.
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Tyler Kozaritz 鈥�20
is an engineer in training (EIT) in civil engineering.
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Anjali Patel 鈥�19
successfully defended her master鈥檚 thesis on April 1, 2021, and on May 7, 2021, she graduated from 同性恋色情 State University鈥檚 School of Communication with a master鈥檚 degree in communication. She was also selected as the winner of the Outstanding University Graduate Student Teaching Award for Level 1-Master's.
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Noah Yantis 鈥�18
started in the role of legislative director for Representative Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) in January 2021.
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Christian Flores '18
is now a program administrator at Safer Foundation in Chicago.
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Samuel Welbourne 鈥�17
started a new position as lean leader at Dot Foods.
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Jacob McNamara '16
graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in December 2020.
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Ana K. Flores 鈥�15
started a new position as research analyst at Safer Foundation.
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Alessandra Capparelli McNamara 鈥�15
accepted a clinical nurse position at Central Dupage Hospital in Winfield, 同性恋色情, and recently earned her psychiatric and mental health nursing board certification.
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Jaimie R. Engle 鈥�12
was elected president of the 同性恋色情 Academic Advising Association and currently works at DePaul University in Chicago as assistant director of academic advising for biological sciences and neuroscience.
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Djenan Mouna Soumahoro 鈥�12
started a new position as senior performance assurance specialist at Argonne National Laboratory.
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Brandon Reed '07
was promoted to partner-elect at Crowe LLP: Accounting, Consulting, & Technology.
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Luke 鈥�05 and Allison McCombs Worrell 鈥�06,
owners of Worrell Land Services, recently celebrated the 25th Anniversary of their business.
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Julie Surratt Wilkinson 鈥�05
joined the leadership team at the Will County Center for Economic Development as the vice president of investor relations.
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Steven Snyder 鈥�04
had his first comedy book, 鈥淗ow to be a Miserable Failure: The Complete Guide for Destroying Your Life,鈥� published in December 2020 .
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Lindley Hanley '02
was a recipient of the JPMorgan Chase National Achiever Award as a top producer in private banking and wealth management. She was previously honored with the award four times while working in Laguna Beach, California.
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Dan Wright '01
won a four-year term as Sangamon County State鈥檚 Attorney.
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Gray Noll 鈥�99
won re-election for Morgan County State's Attorney.