The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
54th Annual
Convocation and Investiture of Laureates
followed by
A Patriotic & Memorial Concert
With Gratitude for Official Partnership:
The City of Rockford
Friends of the Coronado
and for
The Generous Support of Sponsors and the Civic Committee
Sponsor & Civic Committee Co-Chairs
Myrna & Major General John Borling (USAF-ret)
Vice Co-Chairs
Beth & Ed Howard (Friends of the Coronado)
Honorary Co-Chairs
Emily, Andrea & Dr. Brian Bear
Jeanne & David Rydell
Sponsors & Civic Committee Members (as of April 24, 2018)
Spirit of Lincoln
The Power Connection (IBEW 364 – NECA)
Smith Charitable Foundation
Lincoln Legacy
Williams McCarthy LLP
Lauren & Brent Johnson (Ringland-Johnson)
Rockford Bank & Trust
TAWANI Foundation
Lincoln Leadership
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
Jim Gidwitz
Illinois Bank & Trust
Paul Logli & United Way of Northern Illinois
Stephanie Pace Marshall, PhD
Swedish American, A Division of UW Health
Courtney Shea
Wanda & Don Tracy
Railsplitter
Andrea & Dr. Brian Bear
Janna & Dr. Jack Becherer
The Hon. Peter & Dr. Judith Bensinger
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Bobins / The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
BSLBV LLP
Jim & Julie Buchanan
Jeffrey Burch, DDS
Dr. Vera & Frank Clark
Mary Kris & Patrick T. Derry
Drs. Susan & John DeGuide
Jane Denes & John Blythe
Eli’s Cheesecake / Maureen and Marc Schulman
Gustafson Furniture & Mattress
Del Gloyd
Cathy & Dr. Roger Herrin
Linda & Chuck Helsten
Beth & Ed Howard
Julie & Bill Kellner
Merle Langs
Amy & Dan Loescher
Loyola University Chicago
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Robert McGarry, DDS
Miller Foundation
Barbara & Delmer Mitchell
Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association
Northwestern Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council
OSF Healthcare
Col (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Ret.)
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 23
Reno & Zahm LLP
RSM U.S. Wealth Management
Tree Care Enterprises / Anita & John Richards
Margaret & John Saphir
Illinois CPA Society / Leslie & Todd Shapiro
Dana & Mark Slaby
Stifel Financial Services
Supply Core
Barbara & Eric Trimble
Viking Chemical / Marijean & William Whitcher
Dr. Jerome S. Weiskopf
Wipfli / Michael Smith, CPA
Patriotic Concert and World Premiere Sponsors
The Rydell Family Foundation
SPECIAL THANKS
Anderson Japanese Gardens Staff
Artale Wine Company (Tony & Anthony Artale)
David Blanchette, Photographer
Cliffbreakers Riverside Resort
Professor Carl Cole & the YES Club
Coronado Performing Arts Center
Forest Hills Country Club
Holly Griff, Officer of the Governor
Memorial Hall, Rockford, IL
Minuteman Press, Loves Park, IL
Music Director Steven Larsen, RSO
Director, RSO Chorale, Martha Bein
Northwest Quarterly – Dick & Lisa Hughes
Rockford Area Venues & Entertainment Authority (RAVE)
Rockford Chamber of Commerce (Einar Forsman)
Rockford Register Star
Rockford University: Staff, Volunteers, Vocal Collective
Savor Rockford
SMG Management
Frye Williamson & Lynn Serena
Stockholm Inn
Tinker Swiss Cottage
WROK
WREX & Quincy Media
WSIU Public Television Staff – Jak Tichenor, Darryl Moses, Mark St. George
And in Recognition of
The Illinios Bicentennial, Decoration/Memorial Day Sesquicentennial, Centennial WWI Conclusion, and 90th Anniversary of the Coronado Performing Arts Center.