West Central University of Illinois Alumni Association
For U of I alumni from Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Schuyler, and Warren counties.
CLUB UPDATES:
SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE!!
For the 2009-2010 year, we will award a $500 Scholarship to another freshman
from our area. This is the 7th scholarship the club has awarded and will make
our total of scholarships awarded $3920. Thanks for your support. Special thanks
to LISA WARD and MAGNOLIAS for decreasing the cost of our last meeting (and the next meeting)
so that the scholarship program can stay funded. Campus cut the match program last year
so without Lisa we wouldn't have been able to have a scholarship this year.
Congratulations to Tayler Onion from Industry for her winning application--see below!
APPLICATION #5
10. So that I can start my career, buy a dog, and name him "Chief."
9. So that I, like my Grandma, can tell people I went to school with famous
people....(like the 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners, 12 Pulitizer prize winners--or
as my Grandma says, Dick Butkus).
8. So that when I come back for sporting events, I can stand proudly and sing the
Alma Mater.
7. Because it's easier to find t-shirts and memoribilia.
6. So that I can tell people about the Morrow Corn Plots that are located near
the middle of campus.
5. So I can tell people, "If it was good enough for Abraham Lincoln to begin,
it was good enough for me to attend."
4. I'll have the opportunity to network with thousands of other Illinois alumni.
3. So that I can share my enthusiasm about the friendly campus that becomes a home
away from home.
2. Because this is the state's flagship university, and I can say that I am one of
the select few who had the opportunity to attend.
And the number one reason why I cannot wait to be a U of I alumni is so that I can
encourage and inspire others to attend Illinois and have the great friends,
experiences, and job opportunities that I had.
LOOK...NEXT EVENT BELOW
UPCOMING EVENTS:
SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 20, 2010 SPRING MEETING at MAGNOLIAS!
Speaker: Professor Otnes speaking on marketing and the diamond industry!
Time: 6 PM Social time and cash bar
Dinner starts at 6:30 with the speaker to follow
To make a RSVP: Send $30 per person and your dinner choice to: Karen Blakeley,
1937 Riverview Drive, Macomb, IL 61455 by April 12th. The choices are: 1. 10oz
Flat Iron Steak, 2. Patton Chapel Pasta with chicken, 3. Southern Salmon, 4. Patton
Chapel Pasta--no chicken. All choices include salad, bread, water/tea, desert, tax,
tip, and a small contribution to the scholarship fund.
PAST EVENTS:
--JUNE 17, 2009 SPRING MEETING
Joseph White, PRESIDENT of the University of Illinois came to Macomb!
--NOVEMBER 12, 2008 FALL MEETING
Martin O'Donnell, Assistant Director of Advancement for the University of Illinois
Library and four year starter at left guard on the Illinois football team that
went to the Rose Bowl in 2008, will be our speaker.
--FALL 2007 MEETING
Arthur Kramer, Professor, Department of Psychology gave a
lecture about the aging process and how it affects the brain.
The meeting was held at Cafe Aroma.
--2nd ANNUAL MEET AND GREET
In April 2007, we held our 2nd meet and greet!
--2007: GAME WATCHES AT CHICKS ON THE SQUARE
We hosted three game watches at Chicks on the Square in Macomb. Everyone that attended
had a great time and we will try to do it again this next year. Perhaps, if the football
team shows some promise, we can try one for football!
--OCTOBER 19, 2006--FALL MEETING
We hosted Ed Kieser, meteorologist for WILL AM, FM, and TV in Champaign.
--JULY 30, 2006--PICNIC & POOL PARTY
We held another new event--a picnic and pool party. A good time was had by all who
were brave enough to face the heat!
--MAY 31, 2006--WINE & BEER TASTING
We held a new event, a wine and beer tasting, at Magnolias. All of the featured
wines were from Illinois wineries that were owned/operated by U of I alumni.
Between wine donations and ticket sales, we were able to raise $608.01 for
our scholarship. With the 2:1 match cap of $333 from campus, and a little
from our treasury, we will be able to offer a $1000 scholarship--our highest yet.
Thank you to everyone that participated.
--APRIL 26, 2006--SPRING MEETING
We hosted Celia Elliott, a consultant to the ex-Soviet Union secret
nuclear weapons laboratory scientists.
--APRIL 6, 2006--MEET AND GREET
We hosted our first meet and greet with admitted high school seniors
from our area at the Old Dairy in Macomb. The rain brought out 42 alumni,
students, and their parents and was an overwhelming success. This event
was a club first! We would like to expand this event to include more alumni
and students next year. If you are interested in helping/attending this
event in the future, please contact Karen Blakeley, club president.
--October 2006:
The West Central Chapter of the U of I Alumni Association
was awarded an Outstanding Club Award for small clubs from the U of I
Alumni Association.