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The 2019 Convocation will feature the World Premier Piano Performance of “Shall Long Endure” Written and Composed by Rockford Symphony Orchestra Music Director Steve Larsen as a gift to The Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
2020 LAUREATE CONVOCATION
Saturday, April 18, 2020 in Normal on the campus of Illinois State University – Civic Committee Chairs Mrs. Marlene & President Larry Dietz
The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
MISSION STATEMENT
To honor individuals whose outstanding contributions to the betterment of mankind have been accomplished in or on behalf of the State of Illinois, or whose achievements have brought honor to the State because of their identity with it, whether by birth or residence, or by their dedication to those principles of democracy and humanity as exemplified by the great Illinoisan whose name we bear. These individuals, reflective of the diverse populace of the State of Illinois, are named Laureates of the Academy and receive the “Order of Lincoln,” the State of Illinois’ highest award, at an annual Convocation.
To honor one outstanding senior from each of the four year not-for-profit degree granting institutions and one outstanding senior from among all of the community college students who, in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, demonstrated leadership and service in his or her campus or community and excellence in curricular and co-curricular programs, to be named Student Laureates and receive the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award and the Lincoln Medallion.
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TICKETS AVAILABLE for the Convocation and Gala May 18th: TheLincolnAcademyofIllinois.org
CONGRATULATIONS to Jerry Colangelo who is one of our 2019 Laureates to be inducted! Colangelo is a Chicago Heights native who had a stellar basketball career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, played professional basketball for the Chicago Bulls, and in 1968 at age 29 became the first general manager of the Phoenix Suns, the youngest general manager in professional sports.
Colangelo was a driving force in bringing professional sports to Arizona and is the former owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team, the Phoenix Mercury women’s NBA team, Arizona Rattlers indoor football, and Arizona Sandsharks indoor soccer. Colangelo was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the University of Illinois Sports Hall of Fame.
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Have you made your reservation for the 2019 55th Annual Convocation and investiture of Lincoln Laureates?
This year’s Lincoln Laureates are Jerry Colangelo, Edgar J. Curtis, Sheila Crump Johnson, Benjamin K. Miller, Olufunmilayo Olopade, and George F. Will.
Reserve your seat for this HISTORICAL Illinois Event here:
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