Alumni News 2024 Scroll of Honor Recipients The Scroll of Honor award is presented to Fifty Year Club members, including honorary members, to recognize lifetime achievements in the service of their community, society, or humanity.
Alumni News 2024 Knox Service Awards The Knox Service Award, established in 1987, is given to members of the Knox community in recognition of outstanding volunteer service benefiting Knox College. The awards are presented annually at Homecoming Convocation.
Alumni News 2024 Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees The Knox College-Lombard Athletics Hall of Fame is honoredto recognize the extraordinary contributions of these athletesand teams, celebrating their achievements and the indelibleimpact they have had on Knox College athletics.
Alumni News In Memoriam: Duane (Dewey) Moore, Professor of Geology Duane (Dewey) Moore, a beloved professor of geology, passed on October 18, 2024.
Alumni News In Memoriam: Thomas Eugene Kurtz ’50, Pioneere of Basic Programming and Champion of Accessible Technology Thomas Eugene Kurtz ’50, a visionary incomputer science and mathematics, passedaway peacefully on November 12, 2024, at theage of 96.
Alumni News Class of 2023 Gift Bridges the Gap The Class of 2023 Senior Challenge Committee challenged their peers to make a gift to honor their transition from students to alumni.
Alumni News In Memoriam: Richard P. Henke ’56, Honorary Trustee Knox College Honorary Trustee Richard P. Henke ‘56 passed away at his home Sunday, April 9, 2023, surrounded by family.
Alumni News In Memoriam: Ross Vander Meulen, Professor Emeritus of German One of Knox College’s longest serving faculty members, Ross Vander Meulen, Professor Emeritus of German, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the age of 87.
Alumni News A Message from Alumni Council Knox Clubs continue to be active coast to coast, and we encourage you to join a club in your area.
Alumni News Looking Back at 2022-2023 As the College wraps up its fiscal year, we’re thrilled to share some highlights with you.
Alumni News Board of Trustees Updates At its spring meeting, the Knox College Board of Trustees elected April J. Morgan, J.D. ’04 to a four-year alumni trustee term. Maurice “Mo” Harris ’08 also joins the board for a two-year term.
Alumni News $1 Million Endowed Fund Honors James L. and Phyllis Holowaty Albrecht A Knox College education was a life-changing experience for both James “Jim” ’54 and Phyllis Holowaty Albrecht ’56 and was the foundation for their relationship, which spanned six decades.
Alumni News In Memoriam: Laurence Msall ’84 Trustee Laurence Msall ’84 passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023.
Alumni News First Elizabeth Eckford Scholarship Awarded The Charles A. Becker Foundation is funding the scholarship, which provides $10,000 over four years, in Elizabeth Eckford's name.
Alumni News Steenis Makes Move to Advancement Paul Steenis ’85 has been named the director of gift planning at Knox.
Alumni News Bryn Douds ’77 and Doug Hill ’77 Knox College classmates Bryn Douds ’77 and Doug Hill ’77 finished 14th and 16th, respectively, in the 2022 World Triathlon Championships in Abu Dhabi as part of the U.S.A. Triathlon team.
Alumni Profile Having a Role Model that Looks Like You: Principal Christian Mahone ’11 Mahone recently appeared on the Jennifer Hudson Show, where Hudson presented Mahone tickets for all the students at his school to attend a Chicago Bulls game.
Alumni News In Memoriam: Henry Joe, Professor Emeritus of Art Henry Joe, age 94, professor emeritus of art at Knox College, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022.
Alumni News In Memoriam: James “Jim” S. Dyer James “Jim” S. Dyer, highly respected assistant professor and chair of journalism at Knox College, passed away on February 12, 2023.
Alumni News In Memoriam: Monica Berlin ’95 Monica Berlin ’95, the beloved and respected Richard P. & Sophia D. Henke Distinguished Professor of English at Knox College, passed away on November 4, 2022.
Alumni News Join Alumni, Parents, and Friends On a Cruise of the Great Lakes! Join Brian Williams ’86, former Knox administrator, as he shares his passion for arts and culture, travel, and history.
Alumni News Knox Recognizing Notable Alumni at Homecoming 2022 As part of Homecoming celebrations, a number of alumni were recognized for contributions to the College and their communities.
Alumni News Celebrating Knox Past and Present on Founders Day and #KnoxProud Day For the first time, Knox College celebrated #KnoxProud Day, an annual day of fundraising, on Founders Day, February 15.
Alumni Profile Jerry and Carol Vovis: An Enduring Love for One Another, the Sciences, and their Alma Mater Meet Jerry and Carol Vovis. Alumni of Knox, influencers of future generations, and long-time donors to Knox College.
Alumni News Riding the Rails to Success Abe Zumwalt ’11 has loved riding trains for most of his life. He transformed that passion into a career.
Alumni News Meet Levi Morgan ’07, Assistant Director of Student and Young Alumni Engagement Levi Morgan ’07 is working both to ensure the College can offer meaningful experiences and support for alumni in the early years of their careers and to help current students understand and appreciate the vital role alumni play in shaping their own Knox experience.
Alumni News Knox Recognizing Notable 2021 Alumni During Homecoming in May 2022 Knox College is recognizing several alumni for their accomplishments, teamwork and service.
Alumni News Senior Challenge 2021, Every One for Everyone Senior Challenge is a long-standing Knox tradition, led by members of the graduating class in support of a particular initiative at the College.
Alumni News Mary Mangieri Burgland '68 Returns to Knox as Assistant Golf Coach Web Exclusive As Knox's golf coach, she led several Prairie Fire championship squads in the 2000s. Now she has returned to help head coach KC Harding—but she says she won't drive the van.
Alumni News KnoXplorations Connect Students with Alumni for “Micro-internships” KnoXplorations connects students with alumni on short-term but realworld work experiences.
Alumni News Birthday Greetings from Carolyn Swartz Park ’55 Since 1998, Carolyn Swartz Park ’55 addresses, writes, and mails birthday postcards to all members of the FYC, which includes alumni who attended Knox 50 or more years ago.
Alumni News Knox Recognizes Notable Alumni at Homecoming 2020 As part of Knox’s traditional Homecoming celebrations (even in the middle of a pandemic), the College recognized several individuals for their accomplishments, teamwork, and service.
Alumni Profile 2021 Alumni Achievement Award: Casey Jones ’87 Video Casey Jones ’87 has served as a Peace Corps volunteer twice—once shortly after graduating from Knox and again in 2016, when he established a nursing education program at Muni University in Uganda.
Alumni Profile 2021 Alumni Achievement Award: Regine Rousseau ’95 Video Regine Rousseau ’95 is CEO of Shall We Wine, a Chicago-based experiential marketing company focused on wine, spirits, and beer-tasting.
Alumni Profile 2021 Young Alumni Achievement Award: Leah Heister Burton ’08 Video Leah Heister Burton majored in political science at Knox—then discovered a love for nonprofit management. She's currently the deputy director and chief advancement officer of the Guggenheim Museum.
Alumni Profile 2021 Young Alumni Achievement Award: Melati Nungsari ’10 Video Melati Nungsari ’10 is an assistant professor of Economics at the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and also serves as a research affiliate at MIT Sloan School of Management.
Alumni Profile 2021 Alumni Achievement Award: Amy Carlson ’90 Video Amy Carlson ’90 is an actor, writer, director, and activist.
Alumni Profile 2021 Alumni Achievement Award: Virginia Steen ’69 Video Dr. Virginia Steen is widely regarded as the world's leading expert on scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that can affect every system in the human body.
Alumni News Lydia Allen ’20 Blazes a Trail in Public Health New graduate Lydia Allen found an immediate use for her degree in biology and public health—serving as Knox County's new COVID-19 community health educator and outreach specialist
Alumni News Knox Welcomes New Trustees for 2020–21 Academic Year Five alumni officially joined the Knox College Board of Trustees on July 1, 2020: Michael Chubrich ’67, Scott L. Westerman ’84, Gwen Lexow ‘90, Helen Lin ’94, and Juliana Tioanda ’95. Dave Schulz ’74 and Susan Blew ’75 also returned from emeritus status to serve as general trustees.
Alumni News “Live@Knox” Connects Students with Alumni Mentors The Bastian Family Center for Career Success launched a series of virtual sessions for current students to connect with Knox alumni as part of a new program called Live@Knox.
Alumni News Seniors Raise Spirits, in Addition to Dollars, to Help Knox Seniors were given the opportunity to give back by writing a letter to someone at Knox who had a positive impact on their time on ca
Alumni News Four Elected to Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame Four new members have been elected to the Knox-Lombard Hall of Fame.
Alumni News Handshake Comes to Knox Handshake is an online job search platform now available to Knox alumni through the Bastian Family Center for Career Success.
Alumni News 2020 Alumni Achievement Award Winner: Denise Roza ’83 In 1997, Roza became executive director of Perspektiva, the Regional Society of Disabled People. Since then, her team of five employees has grown to 80, nearly half of whom are living with disabilities themselves.
Alumni News 2020 Alumni Achievement Award Winner: Stefano Viglietti ’91 Viglietti and his wife own four restaurants: Trattoria Stefano, Il Ritrovo (a pizzeria), Field to Fork (a café and grocery featuring local and organic food), and The Duke of Devon, an English gastropub. A fifth is in the works.
Alumni News 2020 Alumni Achievement Award Winner: William Hiatt ’72, M.D. As a clinical researcher and physician, Hiatt has produced some of the most important discoveries in the treatment and prevention of peripheral artery disease (PAD)—a condition that affects up to 200 million people worldwide—over the last 40 years.
Alumni News Knox Recognizes Notable Alumni at Homecoming 2019 As part of Knox's traditional Homecoming celebration, the College recognized several individuals for their accomplishments, teamwork, and service.
Alumni News Teachers Get Knox in a Box Last fall, 56 alumni teachers let their students know that they're #KnoxProud by displaying Knox banners and other swag that they got from the Office of Alumni Engagement.
Alumni News Nyerere Billups '99 Reflects on Term as Alumni Trustee Billups has served on the Knox College Board of Trustees for four years as an Alumni Trustee.
Alumni News Knox Recognizes Notable Alumni As part of Knox’s traditional Homecoming celebrations, the College recognized several individuals for their accomplishments, teamwork, and service.
Alumni News Knox Seniors Raise $8,000 for Knox The Class of 2019 contributed $5,008.01 to support the College and received a $3,000 challenge gift.
Alumni News Alumni Offer Advice at Career Impact Summit A dozen Knox alumni came back to Knox for the sixth annual Career Impact Summit to share advice about job searches, networking, and interviewing.
Alumni News Students and Alumni Celebrate 25 Years of Winter Whiteout The Winter Whiteout Tournament takes place every February to honor Natalie Veneziano, a Knox alumna who passed away shortly after her graduation in 1998.
Alumni News Expect Expanded Programming for Knox Alumni in Coming Months Many changes are afoot on the third floor of Alumni Hall, home to Knox's alumni engagement offices.
Alumni Profile 2019 Alumni Achievement Award: Joseph L. Cecchi '68 Video Joe Cecchi has spent a 50-year career researching the manufacture of semiconductor integrated circuits.
Alumni Profile 2019 Alumni Achievement Award: Mark A. McIntosh '72 Video Mark McIntosh's work in science and academia has blended medicine and research -- topics that interested him even as a Knox student.
Alumni Profile 2019 Alumni Achievement Award: Bridget C. Coughlin '94 Video Bridget Coughlin has forged a career in science, and she now is president and CEO of the world-renowned Shedd Aquarium.
Alumni Profile 2019 Alumni Achievement Award: Joel O. Christensen '06 Video Joel Christensen is a partner at St. Louis-based law firm Behr, McCarter & Potter, LLC, advising corporate, government, and individual clients.
Alumni News Bon Retour à Besançon Two years ago, a small group of Knox alumni came up with a crazy idea—to plan a reunion trip to their “beloved Besançon.”
Alumni News Seniors Give Back This year’s Senior Challenge was organized by a committee of 14 student volunteers.
Alumni News Calling All Alumni Playwrights! The Knox Department of Theatre announces New Plays Festival III, to take place in spring 2019.
Alumni News Board Welcomes Six Alumni The Knox College Board of Trustees officially welcomed six alumni to its ranks on July 1, 2018.
Alumni News Meet The New Young Alumni Trustee: Celinda Davis ’15 Knox Magazine recently spoke with new Young Alumni Trustee Celinda Davis about her Knox experience, life after Knox, and plans for her new role on the Board.
Alumni News Colleen Shelly '14 Colleen Shelly's experiences conducting research and studying abroad in London as a Knox student led to her pursuit of a master's degree at the EHESP School of Public Health in Paris. She is currently a research assistant and visiting graduate student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Alumni News Knox Recognizes Notable Alumni at Homecoming 2017 Meet the current Knox Service Award winners, Hall of Fame inductees, and Scroll of Honor recipients.
Alumni News Two Alumni Included in Best American Essays Two Knox alumni have been honored in the 2017 edition of Best American Essays, which showcases the best writing of the year.
Alumni News Knox Alumnus Chosen to Lead Paul Simon Public Policy Institute John Shaw ’79 is the second Knox graduate to serve as director
Alumni News Celebrate 75 Years of the FYC Watch for special events, articles, and exhibits in the coming year to highlight and commemorate the ways the FYC has supported its members and Knox College for three quarters of a century.
Alumni News A FIJI Sesquicentennial Bonus Content More than 150 members of Knox’s Phi Gamma Delta chapter and their guests gathered in Galesburg April 7 and 8 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the fraternity’s founding at the college
Alumni News In Memoriam: Robert Castendyck '44 Emeritus Trustee Robert “Bob” Castendyck ’44 passed away Monday, August 14, 2017.
Alumni News Board Welcomes Five Alumni New Alumni trustees; Barbara A. Baird; John T. Lawler; Laurence J. Msall; Derek Papp; John J. Straus Jr
Alumni News Meet The Alumni Trustee: Derek Papp '01 Knox Magazine recently spoke with new Alumni Trustee Derek Papp about his Knox experience, life after Knox, and plans for his new role on the Board.
Alumni News 75th Anniversary Celebration Rosemary Creighton Swise '42 celebrated the 75th anniversary of her graduation from Knox College at Knox's 2017 Commencement on June 4.
Alumni News Seniors Give Back #forKnox More than 200 seniors gave back #forKnox, raising a grand total of $16,825.17.
