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Paper: Same-sex marriage doesn’t have to be cultural flashpoint
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges, it settled a legal dispute but also deepened the cultural divide over the role of religion in family life. The division was widened by the court’s recent decision to allow a Colorado baker to […]
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Charles M. Brown, 90, formerly of Urbana, died June 1 in Spring Arbor, Michigan. He joined the university faculty in 1953 as a professor of agronomy, retiring in 1993. Visitation will be Friday, June 8, at Morgan Memorial Home, 1304 Regency Drive West, Savoy, Illinois, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a service at […]
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Tom Wyles Day, 89, of Savoy, Illinois, died May 21 at Carriage Crossing in Champaign. He worked in the university’s News Bureau for 16 years. A memorial service will be held at a later time. Memorials: Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60631. Scott Ray White, 55, of Champaign, […]
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Daniel Lee Beckman, 75, of Savoy, Illinois, died May 5 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He taught electron microscopy for 10 years at the university. Memorials: American Hemochromatosis Society. Susan Kathleen Connelly, 69, of Urbana, died May 8. She was an executive adviser for the Volunteer Illini Program at the university. Paul Krabbe, 87, […]
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Richard E. Henderson, 60, of Villa Grove, Illinois, died May 7 in rural Camargo, Illinois. He retired after working 32 years as a facility manager at the Siebel Center for Computer Science at the university. Lois Evelyn Overmyer, 95, of Manassas, Virginia, formerly of Urbana, died April 24 at Lake Manassas Health and Rehabilitation Center […]
Stone named top U of I public safety official
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Craig A. Stone, currently the chief of police for Ohio State University, has been selected as the executive director of public safety and chief of police for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, effective June 18. The hiring is subject to the approval of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Stone […]
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Ray Boehmer, 71, of Urbana, died April 19. He taught at the university. Memorials: Illinois Audubon Society; Planned Parenthood of Illinois, 302 E. Stoughton, Suite 2, Champaign, IL 61820; or to the Ray Boehmer Memorial Award for Excellence in Science Education, Millikin University, 1184 W. Main St., Decatur, IL 62522. Lawrence “Larry” Mervin Bowden, 83, […]
Eight honored with distinguished staff award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Eight civil service staff employees will be honored with the Chancellor’s Distinguished Staff Award at a May 1 banquet. The award recognizes exceptional performance. Each recipient receives $1,000 and a plaque. Recipients’ names also are engraved on a plaque displayed in the Staff Human Resources Office. The names of past winners are […]
Illinois breaks ground on Siebel Center for Design
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The new Siebel Center for Design at the University of Illinois will set the bar globally for design thinking in education, said Thomas Siebel, the three-time U. of I. alumnus who provided a $25 million lead gift to establish the center. A standing room-only crowd of nearly 500 people gathered April 24 […]
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Joseph Frederick Green, 91, of Boynton Beach, Florida, and formerly of Champaign, died April 15. He retired in 1992 as the director of capital programs for the university. A celebration of his life will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, at Unity Church, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach, Florida. Memorials: West Point Fund, […]
Campus to allow freshman applicants to self-report standardized test scores
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Students applying for admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as new freshmen for the fall 2019 semester will be able to self-report their standardized test scores, including the ACT, SAT, International English Language Testing System and Test of English as a Foreign Language. Historically, students were required to have their […]
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Richard Francis Earl Crang, 81, of La Grange Highlands, Illinois, died April 13 at his home. He was a professor of plant biology at the university. Memorials: Plant Biology Annual Fund in the department of plant biologyat Illinois or to the department of plant biology, 265 Morrill Hall, MC-116, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL […]