founded the KASE Project. It is a central Illinois 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.
a daughter, Harper Eleanor, December 11, 2019.
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.
Ana Karen Flores ’15
started a new position as senior associate at Mercury Public Affairs, LLC.
Logan Giesing ’14
passed the Illinois Bar exam and was sworn in as an attorney in November.
Amanda Dutton Baker ’98
earned a master’s degree in healthcare administration and became a certified professional in patient safety certification.
Laszlo Varju ’98
was awarded the Silver Cross of the Hungarian Cross of Merit.
Carmen Kremitzki Umberger ’13
is now the manager of institutional planning at Illinois Central College.
Carly Holmes Stroud ’13
started a new position as a marketing acquisition strategist with Horace Mann.
Heather Miller Thompson ’10
started a new position as executive director, enterprise marketing at GROWMARK, Inc.
Megan Cericola ’10
began a master’s degree program in risk management and insurance at Florida State University and accepted a new position with Nationwide as the senior living human services and nonprofit national practice leader.
Amanda Flemmer ’08
obtained the Salesforce AI Associate certification from Salesforce AI.
Eric Horon ’97
was promoted to director of sales and operations for the Central Region at Lee Enterprises.
Andrea Hostutler ’94
started a new position as controller of International Paper.
Carrie McCrary Ward ’91
joined the board for the nonprofit Girls on the Run of Central Illinois.
Russell Miers ’89
started a new position as project manager in consulting at Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc., LRS.
Jerry Coots ’89
graduated from the University of Notre Dame with an MBA degree.
Tom Chesser ’87
retired from Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc., LRS, after a 37-year career working in IT.
Lisa Raby Delaney ’84
celebrated 40 years in the insurance industry and 13 years as a senior insurance claims training specialist with United Fire & Casualty.
David Ringhausen ’83
retired from his career at General Electric Power Division after 25 years at the company. He spent more than 40 years working as an engineer in the power industry.
Barbara Funk Kristler ’74
retired from her career at Ivy Tech Community College.
Bill Curry ’69
was recognized by the Retired State Employees Association of Illinois on the tenth anniversary of helping enact legislation protecting State of Illinois retiree benefits. He has been on the association’s board for 19 years, serving as president from 2008-2016.
Carl Kretzer ’69
received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the Federal Aviation Administration recognizing more than 50 years of exemplary aviation flight experience, distinguished professionalism and steadfast commitment to aviation safety.