The Ricker Circle
We
are pleased to introduce the current members of the Ricker Circle, an honorary
society recognizing alumni and friends who have demonstrated their generous support
through cumulative lifetime gifts to the University of Illinois Alumni Association
equaling $2,500 or more. The society is named in honor of Nathan C. Ricker, the
second Alumni Association president and designer of the distinctive UIAA emblem
which was initially worn as an alumni badge of pride.
Each Ricker Circle member receives a specially cast Ricker Circle lapel pin/pendant adorned by Nathan Ricker's original badge design, which is enhanced with a crystal signifying the donor's level of recognition. Blue crystals — representing the common color that unites the Chicago, Springfield, and Champaign-Urbana campuses — signify Sapphire Recognition ($2,500-14,999).
Golden crystals signify Topaz Recognition ($15,000-24,999).
Clear crystals enhance Diamond Recognition pins, our highest recognition level for donors whose contributions have exceeded $25,000.
Thank you to Jill B. Smart ’81 bus (UI) and Stephen D. Smart ’84 bus (UIC) for their service as the Ricker Circle Class of 2011 Sponsors.
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| Norman and Mary Jane Beasley Henry and Nancy Blackwell Donald and Frances Buske Robert and Alice Campbell Dorothy DiIorio Richard and Joanne Foley Lawrence Gougler Phyllis Hallene Harold "Huck" Hindsley Carol Keiser-Long and Woody Long Brooks and Gail Veasman Kellogg Jill Knappenberger J. Andrew and Susan Langan Louis and Mary Liay Bob and Sharon Lumsden R. Eden and Sharon Martin Phillip and Madonna Matteson Edward and Judith McMillan Roger and Joanne Plummer Jane Hayes Rader Jack and Marjorie Richmond Scott and Laurie Rose James and Dena Vermette Jan Viste |
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| Daniel and Meredith Azark George and Jeanne Bon Salle Robert Brown Kathy Calvert L. Eugene and Michelle Dillow Donald C. Dodds Jr. Daniel and Anne Doheny Vanessa Faurie and Ray Elliott George and Mary Alice Grubb Mary Kay and Edward Haben Scott Hindsley and Amy Wagner William and Patricia Holmes Paul and Barbara Koch Paul Lumsden John and Karen Ochoa Jack and Lorene Peirce Joseph and Pamela Rank David and Anita Seiler Loren and Susan Taylor Karen and Jerry Tow Thomas and Lynn Vogelsinger Joel and Analee Weisman Albert and Jane Wohlers Scott and Joan Ziegler | |
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| Richard Adams and Patricia Januszki Marjorie and John Albin Ellen and Gene Amberg T. Eugene Blanchard Ben and Amy Brownback Kenneth and Christine Bruce Michael and Karan Brunetto Robert"Rocky"and Adelaide Caldwell Colleen Callahan and Richard Burns Edna Campbell Lynell E. Cannell Michael and Angie Cardinal Leonard and Patricia Carmichael Peter Wai Chan Charles Cherry Gery and Sunny Chico Archie and Marilyn Clemins Brett and Lara Coffee Stephen and Helen Cox Dan and Anita DeCanniere Alice Brown Dodds Donald R. Dodds E.J. Donaghey John and Carol Jean Drayton Sherry Eagle Teddy Eddleman Sara English Cheryl and Doak Ewing Herbert and Sandi Feinberg Mark and Bethann Filip Charles and Blanche Finn Jeanette Flaningam Sally Fletcher James and Nancy Frakes Robert and Laura Fraley Louis and Christine Friedrich Fredrick and Deborah Ganaway James Glenn and Patricia Halcott Glenn Mark and C. Bonnie Goldenberg Kenneth and Betty Gorden John and Maureen Graf Christian and Valerie Hallen Alfred and Mary Harms Robert and Janet Heldman William and Patricia Holmes Barbara and Charles Hundley Stephen and Laurie Husak Bruce Johnson Ruth R. Johnson Samuel and Donna Johnson Philip and Brenda Jones Matthew and Sara Joyce Marilyn Schnirring Kennedy |
S. Craig and Diane Kiddoo Stephen Kolb Srinivas Kuchipudi Craig and Charlotte Laughton Edwin Lennox III Tom and Casey Livingston Sara Lo Stuart and Mary Lockwood Wayne and Carol Lockwood Edward and Clare Malysiak Louis and Kristin Margaglione Marian Martin William and Jennifer McCarty III Vicki and R. Norman Megginson Floyd and Elizabeth Miller G. Ronald and Margaret Morris Merle and Janet Mulvaney Arthur Murray II Chan and Rajamma Nair Darrell Nance and Diane Darling John Neumann Martin Neumann Arlene and John Norsym Steven and Carolyn Oliver Alan and Denise Parsons John and Sandra Peirce Daniel and Marjorie Perrino Gayl and Richard Pyatt Kathryn Quinn Judith Renault Reese Walter and Anne Robb Lloyd and Betty Schermer William and Mary Schnirring Charles and Joanna Schrage Douglas and Nancy Sims Terry and Katharine Slocum Joseph Small Jill and Stephen Smart Damon and Janine Smith Kent and Donna Sollenberger William Stelzel Anthony Tangora Arnold and Marian Thompson E. Eugene and Janann Vance Brenton and Jean Wadsworth Robert and Emily Watts John and Ruth Weaver Arnold and Edna Weber Shari and Randall West David and Donna Whitehill Duke Yaguchi Colleen Zambole |
Their generosity to the University of Illinois Alumni Association places these donors among a select circle of alumni and friends who have demonstrated their ongoing commitment to advancing the stature and legacy of excellence of the University of Illinois.
BOD Archives
Nathan
C. Ricker built a legacy of excellence, innovation and philanthropy during his
45 years of service to the University of Illinois. Ricker was the first collegiate
architectural graduate in the United States, founder and first chair of the architecture
department, dean of engineering on the Illinois campus and served as the second
Alumni Association president. Ricker's legacy still stands in the buildings he
designed as the University architect – Altgeld Hall, Harker Hall, the Natural
History Building and Kenney Gym, among them. His personal collection of important
architectural treatises, folios, photographs and first editions formed the basis
of the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art which has grown into a substantial
and respected collection today.
Inspired by Alhambra at Granada, Spain, Ricker designed the octagonal shaped star motif accented with the decorative "UI" that now serves as the University of Illinois Alumni Association logo. His name and the emblem he created are now the foundation of the Alumni Association's highest level of donor recognition – Ricker Circle.
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