Installation Planning Committees - Knox Presidential Installation

Contact

Office of Communications

2 East South Street

Galesburg, IL 61401

309-341-7337

communications@knox.edu

Installation Committee

Responsible for broad oversight of the installation and for setting the tone, budget, and schedule.

Teresa L. Amott - President
Larry Breitborde - Former Dean of the College
Karrie Heartlein - Director, Government & Community Relations
Megan Scott '96 - Associate Vice President, Communications

Subcommittees

Subcommittees have specific responsibilities. They carry out the bulk of the work.

Installation Ceremony

Carol Brown '99 - Director, Alumni Programs
Jennifer Gallas - Associate Director, Alumni & Constituent Relations
Scott Maust - Director, Facilities Services
Minah Rathore '14
Kathleen Ridlon - Associate Professor of Dance, Director of the Kleine Center
John Schlaf - Director, Campus Safety
Tim Schmeling '11 - Interim International Student Coordinator
Julie Layer - Director, Knox Fund
Denise Bailey - Executive Assistant, President’s Office
Helmut Mayer - Director, Dining Services
Danette McKillip - Manager, Catering

Student Flag Bearers

Country	Flag Bearer
Algeria	Minda Chen
Argentina	Alex Uzarowicz
Austria	Esther Fahler-Westphal
Bolivia	Tania Neri
Brazil	Louise Paris
Bulgaria	Iliya Nachev
Burkina Faso	Andromede Djeneba Thiombiano
Cambodia	Aheeka Pattnaik
Cameroon	Claire Doualla
Canada	Megan Young
Costa Rica	Chandi Chaiyara
Czech Republic	Joe Rogers
Dominican Republic	Michael Anthony Cooke
Ecuador	David Roman
England	Andrei Papancea
Ethiopia	Yehualashet Tefera Werkneh
France	Remy Baulard
Gabon	Demoz Desta
Georgia	Vato Tsereteli
Germany	Christina Henke
Ghana	Daniel Azumah Cofie
Honduras	Reina Galvan
Hong Kong	Anushree Ganesh Kedia
India	Tanvi Madhusudanan
Italy	Tim Schmeling
Jamaica	Kathryn Nembhard
Japan	Itsumi Yamamoto
Kuwait	Rana Tahir
Laos	Phongkiet Sisaikeo
Malaysia	Ayesha Halima Ismael Fariz
Mexico	Angie Garduno
Myanmar	Han Thi Tun (Jessica)
Nepal	Supriya Kasaju
Netherlands	Lotte Vonk
Nigeria	Tarere Eyimina
Pakistan	Yumna Ali Rathore
People's Repub. of China	Ge Song (Lydia)
Peru	Yini Liu
Puerto Rico	Carmen Caraballo
Philippines	Sara Jane Directo Ahmed
Poland	Amanda Goslawski
Republic of Korea	Yesol Jeong
Romania	Raluca Oprinca
Scotland	Alexia Vasilopoulos
Singapore	Zizhao Gong (Anna)
Spain	Cristina Mateu Sole
Sri Lanka	Radhika Dhananjana Kuruppu
Switzerland	Armor Wisler
Taiwan (R.O.C.)	Ya-Lin Lu
Tanzania	Tom Courtright
Thailand	Kritravin Wirasamban
Turkey	Stephanie Sorensen
Uganda	Ritah Nantongo
United States of America	Alex Faulkner
Vietnam	Nhi Bui
Zambia	Ezekiel Jere
Zimbabwe	Chiedza Tapfumaneyi

Student Volunteers Assisting with the Ceremony and Picnic

Celestina Agyekum
Nafeeul Araf
Nikki Asimeng
Amanda Axley
John Bergholz
Jenna Butler
Drew Diaz
Arianna Elnes
Laura Ernst
Mike Gasparro
Alyssa Gill
Andy Glass
Ryan Hansen
Caitlin Harrison
Kate Heitkamp
Avecena Hollingsworth
Sowad Jabin
Alex Jandernoa
Ezekiel Jere
Rachael Koene
Bekah Lauer
Amanda Lee
Anna Lemen
Marvin Marshall
Ritah Nantongo
Christian Navarrete
Jordan Newsom
Gbenga Ojo
Jojo Opoku
Nana Opoku
Laura Pochodylo
Emma Poland
Andrew Purvis
Regina Rosenbrock
Rup Sarkar
Mackenzie Steward-Snook
Giang Tran
Tao Zhang

Publicity

Melissa Arney - Director, Advancement Services
Denise Bailey - Executive Assistant, President’s Office
Peter Bailley - Associate Director, Media Relations
Adriana Colindres - Features Editor
Megan Clayton - Associate Director, Alumni & Constituent Programs
Colleen Culbertson - Administrative Assistant, Communications
Diane Dooley - Administrative Assistant, Advancement
Kathleen Eisele - Assistant, Advancement
Rebecca Hale - Director, Publications
Karrie Heartlein - Director Government & Community Relations
Jamie Jones - Web & New Media Manager
Ami Jontz - Publications Designer
Megan Scott '96 - Associate Vice President, Communications
Cheri Siebken - Director, Communications
Todd Smith - Coordinator, Audio-Visual Services
James Stevens - Senior Programmer, Information Technology Services
Kath Sturgeon - Director, Donor Relations and Research

Academic/Artistic/Community Events

Elizabeth Carlin-Metz - Professor, Theatre
Sarah Day-O’Connell - Associate Professor, Music
Karrie Heartlein - Director Government & Community Relations
Mark Holmes - Associate Professor, Art
Laura Lane - Professor, Music/Director of Choirs
Robin Metz - Phillip Sidney Post Professor of English
Kathleen Ridlon - Coordinator Center for Community Service/Assistant Professor
Tim Schmeling '11 - Interim Director International Student Coordinator
Jennifer Smith - Associate Professor, Dance