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2021 Laureate Gallery

2021 Convocation Events and Ceremony

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

2026 Student Laureate ceremony–
Oct 24, 2026 – Springfield

2027 Lincoln Laureate ceremony -
April 17, 2027 - Chicago

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