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2008 Class Reunions
Reunions are currently
being planned for the classes of 1953, 1958, 1978, 1983,
1988, 1998, and ISSCS alums. Contact information and
dates are provided below and to the right.
Distinguished Alum Charles W. Dunn
has recently edited The Future of
Conservativism: Conflict and Consensus in the
Post-Reagan Era. Published by I.S.I., the book
was recently reviewed in the New York Times. Click
on the above link for the article. (Reprinted Courtesy
of the New York Times)
Old Clarions Available
for Purchase
There are a limited number of Clarions available
for purchase of a nominal fee of $10 each. Please
contact Barb Lichty Blunk, UHSAA Alumni Relations
Coordinator.
If
you discover any old yearbooks that you would like to
donate for distribution, please contact us also.
Several yearbooks have been retrieved from yard sales
and auctions. Help us preserve a part of
University High School history.
Almost complete collections of past editions of the
Clarion are archived at University High School
Library and the McLean County Historical Society.
1989 graduate Derek Johnson
helps lead the NCAA #1 ranked
Vanderbilt baseball team as its
pitching coach. Click on
the above link for the article.
(Reprinted Courtesy of the
Pantagraph)
Reunion Information Updates
Check the upcoming reunion
information updates down below
on the right. Dates and
contact information have been
added. Any questions about
reunions should be directed to
the appropriate contact person.
1982 graduate Rev. Mark
Muenchow
was recently appointed as the
International Pastoral Advisor
for the Lutheran Laymen's League
and Lutheran Hour Ministries.
You can see the article on Mark
at
http://www.lhm.org/newsroom/muenchowbio.htm.
1985 graduate John Buscher
was recently named president of
the Illinois State Society of
Washington, D.C. John
currently works in government
relations with
Holland & Knight and lives in
Alexandria, Virginia with his
wife Anna and their two-year old
son John David. You can
visit John and the organization
at
www.illinoisstatesociety.org.
1955 graduate Ed Powell
reminisces about his days at
U-High in a Pantagraph article.
Click on the above link for the
article. (Reprinted Courtesy of
the Pantagraph)
1974 graduate Frank Bliss
is featured in a Pantagraph
article about his experiences
digging for dinosaurs at his
home in Wyoming. Click on
the above link for the article.
(Reprinted Courtesy of the
Pantagraph)
1971graduate Tom Mirus,
a golf tour operated in Florida,
reminisces about his days as a
U-High student for the
Pantagraph. Click on the
above link for the article.
(Reprinted Courtesy of the
Pantagraph)
1992 graduate Kevin Eggan
is among 25 chosen to receive
this year's MacArthur Foundation
genius grant worth $500,000.
Click on the above link for the
article. (Reprinted Courtesy of
the Pantagraph)
1985 graduate R.C. Raycraft
produced a film
on the Third Sunday Market
featured in the Pantagraph.
Click on the link to the left
for the article. (Reprinted
Courtesy of the Pantagraph)
U-High Alum Makes 8th Annual USA
Today All-USA Team
Marcy Vancil ' 69 has been named
to the 8th Annual USA
Today All-USA Teacher Team,
representing the country's
outstanding teachers. A total of
23 teachers have been named to
the USA Today honor roll—19
individuals and one team
consisting of four educators.
(Click on the link above for
more.)
Aaron
Ruby '91 at the Scott Plantation
Settlement
1991
graduate Aaron Ruby volunteers
his architectural skills to
historical preservation. (Click
on the above caption to read the
article.)
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