Dr. Ebony Murrell ’02 gave a talk on March 23rd, “New Roots for Fallowed Ground: Developing Sustainable Perennial Grains Agriculture.” Murrell, a Crop Protection Ecologist at The Land Institute, provided an overview of the research conducted by the Land Institute and global partners on perennial grains systems.
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Megan Neely ’02
Megan Neely ’02 was named the new Chief of Primary Care Service at Marion VA Health Care System. Read the full Southern Illinoisian Article here.
Scott Collins ’02 and Kosha (Baxi) Carstens ’02
Lifelong friends Scott Collins ’02 and Kosha (Baxi) Carstens ’02 have stayed in touch since their shared college days. This July 2023, Carstens will be joining Collins’ high school biology class as they take a nine-day trip to do original research and conservation work on the Galápagos Islands. Read the full IWU article here.
Mark Ordonez ’02
Erika (Kamholz) Briesacher ’02
Erika (Kamholz) Briesacher ’02 has a new book that is being published with Lexington Books on December 15, 2022. The book is called Festival, Culture, and Identity in Lübeck: Nordic Days, 1920-1960. You can read more about the book here. Congratulations Erika!
Sarah Jennings ’02
Michael Lupo ’02
Michael Lupo ’02 has announced a campaign for state representative in Illinois’ 55th District. Read the full article here.
Justin Lee ’02
David Deets ’02
David Deets ’02 along with fellow alum, Becca (Gehring) Lamon ’93, are finalists to become superintendent of Bloomington District 87 schools. Read the full article here.
Megan Davidson ’02
Megan Davidson has recently been appointed to Chief People Officer at Crowley. You can read more about it here.