Rectors

Rectors of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois

The Rectors nominate potential Laureates from their respective fields of endeavor.

Agriculture

Dan Kelley
RectorRector of Agriculture
Home City and StateNormal, IL

The Arts & The Performing Arts

Robert A. "Arthur" Falls
RectorRector of The Arts and Performing Arts

Business, Industry & Communication

James O'Connor
RectorRector of Business Industry and Communication
TitleChairman & CEO Unicom Corporation & Commonwealth Edison, retired
Home City and StateChicago, IL

Education

Dr. Samuel Goldman
RectorRector of Education
TitleProfessor Emeritus & Chancellor Emeritus
Home City and StateCarbondale, IL

Government & Law

Justice Anne M. Burke
RectorRector of Government and Law
TitleJustice, Illinois Supreme Court

Labor

Jorge Ramirez
RectorRector of Labor
TitlePresident, Chicago Federation of Labor
Home City and StateChicago, IL

Medicine & Science

Helen L. Morrison, MD, MJ, DFAACEP
RectorRector of Medicine and Science
Home City and StateChicago, IL

Religion

The Reverend Monsignor Kenneth Velo
RectorRector of Religion
TitleSenior Executive for Catholic Collaboration, DePaul University
Home City and StateChicago, IL

Social Services

The Reverend Thomas Behrens
RectorRector of Social Services
TitleFounder, The Night Ministry of Chicago
Home City and StateWilmette, IL

Sports

Ryne Sandberg
RectorRector of Sports

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The Lincoln Academy of Illinois

2 days ago

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. ... See MoreSee Less

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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⭐ FOLLOWER POLL! ⭐ WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

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Sweet home Chicago!

I live in Aroma Park IL! Nice little town on the Kankakee River

Rockford, Illinois!

The Lincoln Academy of Illinois

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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.

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