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.
Tony DelGiorno ’99
and Nichol Eyman DelGiorno ’99. Illinois College extends its sympathy on the death of Tony's father, Joseph DelGiorno, on January 28, 2021.
Debra Baker Wellman ’78
and Ray Wellman ’78. IIllinois College extends its sympathy on the death of her father, Roy Baker, on January 17, 2021.
Kevn E. Schultz ’80,
Illinois College extends its sympathy on the death of his mother, Lois Schultz, on January 27, 2021, as well as to her daughter-in-law, Rita Mueller Schultz ’80 and grandchildren: Mark N. Schultz ’09 and Andrea Schultz Price ’12.
Katelyn Tabit '21
is an AGRIntelligence technician at Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC.
Nely Munoz '20
is a traffic safety data analyst at the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Grant Flynn '20
is an agronomist and sales person at AgriBio Systems.
Allison Hewitt Pilarte '19
started a new position as after school program lead at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois.
Grace Graunke '18
started a new position as communications analyst for the Illinois House of Representatives.
Brandon Coniglio '17
started a new position as an actor at Fairytale Entertainment.
Katie Linder '17
earned a Master of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Iowa.
Gabrielle Esparza '16
was promoted to associate editor and communications director of Not Even Past, a digital magazine focused on public history at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently earning her Ph.D and is a historian of Latin America, with a focus on 20th-century Argentine history.
Josephine Oshiafi '14
recently completed the Young African Leaders Initiative through the United States Department of State. The program aims to invest in the next generation of African leaders and is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, Mastercard Foundation and Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.
Elizabeth “Katie” Bernardi '14
is a senior account executive at VMLY&R Commerce.
Taylor Baucom '10
was recently named head of visual content at The Players' Tribune. She has been with the company for nearly six years and was previously deputy visual director.
JJ Sadler '10
received the Joseph M. Dagnese Memorial Award for Excellence in Service to the Libraries at Purdue University.
Joseph Calmese '07
was named CEO of ADDMAN Engineering earlier this month. Based in St. Louis, the company supports manufactured products and manufacturing services. Joseph graduated Illinois College with honors in physics and was awarded the George W. Horton, Sr. Prize in Physics.
Kayla Bateman Arnolts '06
is office manager for the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation.
Juletta Trokey Ellis '01
will be principal of Litchfield High School following this school year. She is currently the principal of Pana Junior High School.
Mike Fletcher '92
was promoted to vice president of infrastructure and engineering at State Farm in December. He has worked for the company for nearly 29 years.
David Beno '84
was named CEO of Xeno Biosciences. He has 35 years of experience in business and as a scientific expert. He previously worked at Abbott Laboratories in drug discovery and development.