Class Leadership Teams

Staying in touch with your former classmates and helping each other stay connected to Knox plays a vital role in keeping alumni relationships with the College strong.

A Class Leadership Team is a key group of alumni who facilitate ways for their peers and former classmates to be engaged with Knox by sharing campus news and updates, asking for Class Notes and updated contact information, encouraging attendance at events and participation in volunteer opportunities, as well as advocating the importance of giving back to Knox.

Read more about what Class Leadership Teams do.

Guidelines for Class Correspondents (PDF) Class Notes are generally due to the Alumni Office by January 31 or by July 15 for the spring and fall magazines, respectively. 

Would you be interested in serving on your class leadership team? Contact Jennifer Gallas at jgallas@knox.edu or at 309-341-7957. 

Class Leadership Teams 

1940s
Megan Clayton

1950s

1950-1953
Megan Clayton

1954
Jim Dunlevey

1955
Megan Clayton

1956
Ricky Jung Schwarzler

1957
Homer Johnson

1958
Caroline Porter

1959
Conny Tozer

1960s

1960
Dick Aft

1961
TBD—Contact us if you are interested in taking on a team role.

1962
Kate Bloomberg

1963
Ramona Reed Landberg
John Sauter

1964
Terry Klopcic

1965
Terry Rothstein, M.D.
Diane Trout-Oertel

1966
Judith Holland Sarnecki

1967
Helen Gilbert

1968
Correspondent—Susan Meyer Mika
Chip Evans

1969
Correspondent—Paul Behnke

1970s

1970
Nancy Hoover Debelius

1971
Correspondent—Jerome A. Tatar
Judy Waggoner Lambert

1972
Correspondent—Wendy Scherwat Ducourneau

1973
Correspondent - Nancy Bakos Hunter

1974
Monta Lee Dakin

1975
Dave Langston

1976
George M. Pearce

1977
Sarah Kaull

1978
David Bates

1979
Brian Sullivan

1980s

1980
Correspondents—Roy Brandys, Joe Moore

1981
John Nicolau

1982
Correspondents—Sharon L. Schillereff, Chris Bohm Gavlin

1983
Beth Anderson Schuck

1984
Valerie Jencks

1985
Correspondents—Margaret VerKoulen Lynn, Jane Davis

1986
Susan Bantz

1987
Lisabeth Simms Belman

1988
Tracy Dahlen Brandon
Jim Ramsey

1989
Correspondent—Mia Jiganti
Mitch Grayson

1990s

1990
TBD—Contact us if you are interested in taking on a team role.

1991
Jonathan Sheinkop

1992
Correspondents—Celine Gura Matthiessen, Tammy Thorsen Ragnini
Glenn Waddell

1993
Correspondent—Rebecca Gillan Ballard
Jean Anderson O'Brien
Sree Yedavalli 

1994
Correspondent—Lisa Preston-Hsu
Reid Broda 
Jerry Zavorka

1995
Correspondent—Nicole Havelka
Rob Clark

1996
Correspondent—Kathryn Dix Biallas
Brian Tibbets

1997
Chip Chandler

1998
Correspondent—Kip Conwell
Jen Carey Anderson

1999
TBD—Contact us if you are interested in taking on a team role.

2000s

2000
Jennifer Parker

2001
Kelly Marlin Flenniken

2002
Jennifer Wreyford

2003
Allison O'Mahen Malcom

2004
Susan C. Vitous Johnson

2005
Correspondents—Marissa Parkin, Ashley Steinsdoerfer Gottlieb

2006
Megan Rehberg

2007
Correspondents—Laura J. Wentink Marcasiano, Michael C. Sales

2008
Correspondents—Miriam M. Gillan, Erica Stringfellow Tully
Emily Jensen

2009
Sam Jarvis

2010s

2010
Correspondent—TBD

2011
Tim Schmeling

2012
Aparna Kumar Boehm

2013
William Budding

2014
Correspondents—Esther Farler-Westphal, Natalia Binkowski Kaplan

2015
Abby Kravis
Claire Neri

2016
Correspondent—TBD

2017
Correspondents—Jen Ripka, Theresa Murphy
Elisabeth Zarnoti
Tevin Liao

2018
Danielle Diaz

2019
Elena Iatropoulou-Bannat

2020s

2020
Allen Irvine
Natasha Caudill
Courtney Pletcher
Cayne Randle

2021

Tina Jeon

2022

TBD—Contact us if you are interested in taking on a team role.