Leadership that Inspires and Transforms
“…let us confidently hope that all will yet be well.”
-Abraham Lincoln
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INTRODUCTION OF the 56th and 57th CONVOCATIONS:
- The 56th Convocation will be on the ISU campus on June 19, 2021. This year’s recipients are: Doug Collins, Robert Fraley, and Donald McHenry. Press Release →
- The 57th Convocation will be in Chicago at the History Museum on November 6, 2021. The Laureates to be honored are Captain Scott Altman, Carol Ross Barney, Major General John Borling, John Andrew McQuown, Dr. John Rogers, Tommy Shimoda, Dr. Joanne Smith, and Mavis Staples.
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Excellence. Service. Honor.
The Lincoln Academy of Illinois partners with donors, members, and regents to advance the values exhibited in the life of Abraham Lincoln: Excellence, service, and honor.
We are committed to programs that:
- Honor distinguished Illinoisans’ contributions to society;
- Encourage public service; and
- Invest in developing principled leadership for the future.
We can all play a role in encouraging leadership in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln through the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
Invest in leadership, in excellence, in the future of Illinois. Join us →
News
Emmett Till’s Birthday July 25
56th Convocation Video Recording
The Lincoln Laureates Podcast Welcomes Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall
Our deepest sympathies to the family of Richard Driehaus
Podcast, Laureate Sheila Crump Johnson
“The Lincoln Laureates” Podcast Set to Launch on Lincoln’s Birthday!
Lincoln Scholar Jonathon White
Congratulations to Laureate Mellody Hobson, named to Chair Starbucks Board
November 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees
Class of 2020 Student Laureates Press Release
“The Lincoln Laureates” Podcast
UPCOMING
2020 LAUREATE CONVOCATION
May 29, 2021
Normal, IL on the campus of Illinois State University
– Civic Committee Chairs Mrs. Marlene & President Larry Dietz
Read the 2020 announcement →
In Memoriam
Judith Harvey Bartholf
1938 – 2021
Springfield, IL—Judith Harvey Bartholf, known as Fudy to her friends and family, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Memorial Medical Center.
Judy was born on August 18, 1938, in Springfield, Illinois, to Harry and Clascenna Hinton Harvey.
She was a graduate of Springfield High School and Brown’s Business College. Judy passionately served as the Executive Director of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois for 32 years. She also made noteworthy contributions to the Junior League of Springfield, the Boys and Girls Club, and Planned Parenthood. Judy was a proud mother and inspiring grandmother to her family. Her legacy of leadership, compassion, and etiquette carry on through the lives of those who were blessed to be in her presence.
Judy was preceded in death by her sister, Lois H. Carroll.
She is survived by her three children, Stephen P. (wife, Kelly) Bartholf, Jr. of Hollister, CA, Charles H. (wife, Tracy) Bartholf of Naples, FL, and Ann Hathaway of Travelers Rest, SC; and four grandchildren, Stephen A. Bartholf, Sarah J. Bartholf LaMana, Brenna P. Bartholf, and Charles H. Bartholf II.
Judy did not wish to have a funeral ceremony. We may individually choose to celebrate her life by engaging in philanthropic endeavors and living with intention as Judy exemplified throughout her lifetime.
Cremation was provided by Lincoln Land Cremation Society.
Frank Clark, Chancellor, and The Honorable Jay Robert “J.B.” Pritzker, President of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
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.
Today's Student Laureate Spotlight is Diana Silvas from Illinois Institute of Technology.
With mental wellness taking center stage right now, Diana is the perfect Student Laureate to feature. Diana served as the President of Union Board at Illinois Tech and was directly instrumental in creating a safe and inclusive community. Diana took great strides to make mental health a focus for students, faculty, and staff on campus. She created an environment that allows students to focus on not just their academics, but the self‐care that allows them to be successful.
Congratulations Diana on all your hard work and contributions to your campus. You made a difference not only for your peers, but future students to benefit from.
Today would have marked Emmett Till’s 80th birthday. In 2020, the Lincoln Academy of Illinois inducted Till into our Hall of Fame. Till’s kidnapping, torture and death at the age of 14 by two white supremacists while visiting family in the Mississippi Delta in 1955 vitalized the Civil Rights Movement.
Emmett Till was one of the youngest and most widely-covered victims of racial lynching. In 1955, after finishing seventh grade in Chicago, Till traveled to Money, Mississippi to visit relatives. Till was there in a grocery with a group of other teenage African American boys to buy candy and was accused of whistling at a white woman. The woman’s husband and his half-brother later abducted Till from his uncle’s house, severely beat him, shot him to death, and dumped Till’s his body into the Tallahatchie River. Till’s body was recovered several days later, and the ensuing funeral and trial received wide national attention. The brutality of the case and Till’s age spurred massive outrage and helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement.
We would like to welcome new TWIN Members to our global connective of innovators who manifest purpose and impact.
Stephanie Pace Marshall is internationally recognized as an educational visionary, thought leader, and pioneer. Her work is grounded in generative system leadership, transformative learning and schooling, and the design and creation of life-affirming learning systems and environments that flourish and learn “as life does.” She is also the founding president and president emerita of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, as well as the former chancellor of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Stephanie joined us for TWIN Global 2018, participating in a discussion that you can watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRmPbpb7Yw4
Irving Lachow serves as the program lead for MITRE’s Social Justice Platform. The organization recently launched a new website sjp.mitre.org and published an equity assessment framework designed to help federal agencies examine programs and policies from the perspective of underserved communities as required by Executive Order 13985 (A Framework for Assessing Equity in Federal Programs and Policy | The MITRE Corporation).
Ann Drake is an executive, civic leader, and founder of Lincoln Road Enterprises — an advocacy, innovation, and investment office supporting female leadership in supply chains, engineering & technology, infrastructure design, and space. Over the past 18 months, Lincoln Road has made significant strategic investments with AWESOME (Achieving Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management and Education), the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Yerkes Future Foundation, the Museum of Science and Industry and more. Thanks to its inspiration and impact, combined with monthly communications, Lincoln Road is reaching a global constituency on behalf of women’s leadership.
We are looking forward to our member-only, in-person, and virtual event in Chicago taking place at MCA, September 21st to 23rd, 2021. www.twinglobal.org/twin-global/beyond-2021
Reach out to us to learn more: membership@twinglobal.org
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Funds raised at the Academy’s Order of Lincoln Convocation help provide the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement awards and the ‘Lincoln Medallion’ which will be presented by the Academy’s President to each of 57 Student Laureates at a separate ceremony held in Springfield later this year.
Thus, the Lincoln Academy honors the Great Citizens of Today and Celebrates the Great Citizens of Tomorrow — knowing that now, as always, our state and nation need what Vachel Lindsay called ‘Lincoln-hearted’ men and women.
Mr. Lincoln would be proud.