Mothers Association elects officers

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Sena Nelson of Springfield has been elected president of the Mothers Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Nelson is the mother of James, a sophomore in the university’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Other newly elected Mothers Association officers include (EDITORS: See list).

The election was held during the annual Moms Weekend in April at Illinois. The Moms Weekend tradition began in 1921, and Illinois is thought to have been the first university in the nation to designate a weekend honoring students’ mothers.

The Mothers Association, established in 1923, works to promote a stronger relationship between the university and the citizens of Illinois.

2003-2004 MOTHERS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

BLOOMINGTON – Nancy Rutledge, board member

BOLINGBROOK – Heala Batchu, board member

CARLINVILLE – Sharon Behme, treasurer

COULTERVILLE – Cookie Campbell, board member

DARIEN – Debra Massi, secretary

EVERGREEN PARK – Christine Craven, second vice president

KANKAKEE – Kathy Meisenbach, board member

LANSING – Paula Zelanik, first vice president

LEWISTOWN – Barbara Kittell, board member

LITCHFIELD – Susan Griffin, board member

MARSHALL – Juliene Pendleton, board member

MILFORD – Sandy German, third vice president

MOUNT VERNON – Sarah Lee, board member

NAPERVILLE – Julianne Weiss, board member

NORTHBROOK – Jeanie Kennedy, board member

RANTOUL – Monica Zachary, board member

ROCKFORD – Ruth Jansson, board member

SPRINGFIELD – Sena Nelson, president

TAYLOR RIDGE – Marcia Winter, board member

OUT-OF STATE

MISSOURI, St. Louis – Kathryn Phillips, board member

TEXAS, Houston – Shelley Levine, board member

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