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Author Archives: Peter Ruther
Elizabeth Megli ’01
Elizabeth was named an equity partner to the law firm of Livingston Barger in Bloomington and Champaign. She has her law degree from Northern Illinois University in 2005. Her practice is concentrated in business formation and transactions, estate planning, elder law and real estate. You can read more here. Congratulations Elizabeth!
Kristen Conley ’01
I obtained my MBA from Aurora University with a double concentration in Human Resources and Leadership in May 2013. I also passed my PHR exam in May 2013. In November, 2013, I was promoted to the Operations Effectiveness Manager in Allstate’s AskHR Contact Center.
Terry Chapman ’01
Terry Chapman and his wife Kathy-Ann ’02 have twin daughters, Eden and Audrey. Congratulations!
Michele Huls-Rice ’01
Michele and her husband had a baby boy Shaughnessy Michael Rice. Born May 30 at 8:54 am. 9 lbs. 20.5 inch.
Nick Janet ’01
Debbie (Slezak) Janet ’02 and Nick welcomed their baby boy, Nathaniel Nicholas, born October 26, 2012
Christine (Favia) Happ ’01
Jerry Roscoe Happ Jr. ’00 and Christine (Favia) Happ welcomed a baby boy Christopher “Luke” Happ on Feb 26, 2013. Congrats!
Sarah N. (Nelson) Froelich ’01
On 4/6/12, my husband John and big sister Naomi welcomed our son, John Nels, into the world. Last fall, we moved from Rochester, MN to Denver, CO, and are loving the Mile High City. I recently started working as a Senior Account Executive for a government relations/PR firm called The Kenney Group.
Rachel Dawson Birkey ’01
In August 2012, I completed my PhD in Accountancy from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. I have been teaching as part of the faculty in the Department of Accounting at Illinois State University since the Fall of 2010. In November, I was very honored to receive the Arthur H. Winakor Award for the Outstanding Accounting Faculty Member of the Year, as voted on by members of the Student Accounting Society. Along with the birth of my beautiful twins, Grant Isaac and Susanna Elaine, these accomplishments made 2012 a very special and exciting year for me!
Rachelle Street ’01
My paper proposal was selected out of hundreds of submissions to be presented at the 2013 College Art Association conference. I will be representing the City University of New York where I teach as an adjunct art history professor. My topic, “Antoine Claudet’s ‘The Geography Lesson’: French Daguerreotypes and Victorian Education,” is one of only eight poster sessions that will be presented during the annual conference.