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2021 Laureate Gallery

2021 Convocation Events and Ceremony

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Dr. Tony Banks and Dr. John Rogers
Laureate Prof. John Rogers with friends and Northwestern University friends
Alderman Matt O'Shea of the 19th Ward Chicago and Tommy Shimoda
John McQuown and Linda Schiellke
Rabbi Podium
John Borling and Rory Repicky
Procession Lineup
Convocation guests
Procession
John Rogers, Unknown, and John McQuown
Procession
Academy Medals & Certificates
Jim Connelly
Convocation guests
Convocation guests
Governor State University President Cheryl Green and Dr. Ronald Rabjohns
Procession
John Freitag
Pledge of Allegiance
Freitags
Mark Slaby
Procession
Mavis Staples and J'Tia Hart
Graham Grady and Carol Ross Barney
Don and Wanda Tracy
Darryl Rodgers Speaking
Procession
Trustee Scott C. Sullivan, Suzanne Sullivan
Don and Wanda Tracy
Frank Clark Speaking
Michel, Claire, and Rory Repicky (family of Laureate Dr. Joanne Smith)
John Rogers and Jim Connelly
Frank Clark Places Medal on Major General John Borling
Procession
Ronald Dean Spears, Carol Ross Barney, and Frank Clark
McQuown Family 2
Rabbi Podium
Frank Clark Placing Medal on Captain Scott Altman
Carol Ross Barney with Medal, and Frank Clark
Prior to Convocation Ceremony
Bill Kellner, Eric Trimble, Barbara Trimble, and Julie Kellner
Ethel Holladay Speaking
Carol Ross Barney Speaking
Convocation guests
Regent Don Tracy, Wanda Tracy, Trustee Dr. Ron Rabjohns, Camilla Rabjohns
Ethel Holladay and Richard Holladay
Darryl Rodgers, John Borling, and Mark Slaby
Mark Slaby and Darryl Rodgers
J'Tia Hart and Courtney Shea
Linda Schielke Speaking
Dr. Ronald Rabjohns
Regent Don Tracy, Trustee Dr. Ron Rabjohns, Rory Repicky, Camilla Rabjohns
Procession
Frank Clark, Captain Scott Altman, and Ronald Dean Spears 2
J'Tia Hart and Graeme Hart
Registration
Rory Repicky and John Rogers
Dr. John Rogers and Tommy Shimoda
Dining Setup
Captain Scott Altman Receiving Medal
J'Tia Hart and the Borlings
Maureen and Marc Schulman
Rector for Agriculture, Dan Kelley, and Pam Kelley
Eric Trimble at the Podium
Peter Alexander and Robert Easter
Elmhurst University string trio lead by Professor Taka Matsunaga
Convocation guests
Todd Shapiro and Courtney Shea
Major General John Borling Speaking
Clark and Tommy Shimoda
Registration
Major General John Borling,Carol Ross Barney, Tommy Shimoda, and Mavis Staples
Claire Manning and Anne M. Burke
Frank Clark Speaking
Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez and Carol Ross Barney
Convocation guests
Laureate Prof. John Rogers with friends, family, and Northwestern University friends
Soloist Zach Bodner
Carol Ross Barney Speaking
Elmhurst University string trio lead by Professor Taka Matsunaga
Rabbi
Major General John Borling Speaking
Mark Slaby and John McQuown
J'Tia Hart
Procession
Lauren Rosenthal and Howard Learner
Marueen and Marc Schulman
Todd Shapiro, John Borling, Eric Fulcomer
J'Tia Hart and Graeme Hart
Soloist Zach Bodner Speaking
Michel, Claire, and Rory Repicky (family of Laureate Dr. Joanne Smith)
Freitags with Lauren Rosenthal and Howard Learner
Procession
J'Tia Hart
Governor State University President. Cheryl Green and Rockford University President Eric Fulcomer
Mark Slaby
Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez and Carol Ross Barney
Procession
Clark and Tommy Shimoda
Donald Tracy and John Rogers
Darryl Rodgers Speaking
Procession
Ron Spears and John McQuown
Linda Schielke, Joy Boruff, and John McQuown
Laura Saviano and Laureate Carol Ross Barney
Procession Lineup
Procession
Major General John Borling Speaking
Ronald Dean Spears, Major General John Borling, and Frank Clark
Soloist Zach Bodner Speaking
Procession
Captain Scott Altman Speaking
Carol Ross Barney receives Medal from Frank Clark
Procession
Captain Scott Altman Speaking
McQuown Family 1
Major General John Borling, Carol Ross Barney, Graham Grady, and Mavis Staples
Ronald Dean Spears Speaking
Smita Shah, John Borling, and Donald Tracy
Jim Connelly, Clark Shimoda, and Tommy Shimoda
Smita Shah, John Borling, and Donald Tracy
Linda Schielke Speaking
Frank Clark, Captain Scott Altman, and Ronald Dean Spears
Harold Oakley and Delmer Mitchell
Linda Schielke, Joy Boruff, John McQuown
Laureate Prof. John Rogers, Dr. Lisa Dhar, and John S. Rogers
Tommy Shimoda and Major General John Borling
Procession
Procession
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CONVOCATION DATES

2025 Lincoln Laureate ceremony –
May 3, 2025 – Champaign

2026 Lincoln Laureate ceremony –
April 11, 2026 – Edwardsville

50th Anniversary Event of Student
Laureates –July 12, 2025 – Chicago

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