The city and Champaign County Regional Planning Commission are launching a study of the 1.2 miles of Lincoln Avenue between Green Street and Florida Avenue, with an eye on making
In a press release on Wednesday, the University of Illinois Alumni Association announced that David Bambrey would be appointed the next president of the organization. Bambrey has been serving as the association’s interim president since the passing of the former president, Jennifer Dillavou, in May. Before assuming the interim presidency, Bambrey served as the vice.
In 1964, Margaret Erlinger, the head of dance at the University of Illinois, was visiting Japan. There, she saw a man named Shozo Sato perform Kabuki and was enamored. After talking with Sato, Erlinger asked him if he’d want to come teach at the University of Illinois, and he said yes. Sato’s teachings at the university led […]
Jennifer Dillavou, president of the University of Illinois Alumni Association, died in her home on April 29 following a “tenacious fight against cancer,” according to a Massmail sent out on Monday. Dillavou was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing. Dillavou is survived by her husband Tom Dillavou, two children and two.
This weekend, Jennifer Dillavou, the president of the University’s Alumni Association, has died after a “tenacious fight against cancer.” The announcement came to the University via a Massmail sent out by Chancellor Jones on Monday. Jones noted he wrote the email “to honor Jen’s professional service and achievement as a member of our university leadership.