ICCTA Distinguished Alumnus Award

2021 Nominees

Cohen Barnes
CEO
SundogIT, Inc.
Kishwaukee College

Kim Blickenstaff

Chair
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
Illinois Central College

Rodney Cabaness
Co-owner
Black Diamond Harley-Davidson
Rend Lake College

Richard Casper
Co-founder and executive director
CreatiVets
Heartland Community College

Maria and Stephen Desmond
Retired educator / Retired president & CEO, Price Waterhouse Tax Technology Group
Prairie State College

Michael Dunbar
Sculptor
Lincoln Land Community College

Tim Egan
President / Chief executive officer
New Roseland Community Hospital
Morton College

Walter Hasselbring
President and chief executive officer
Iroquois Federal Bank
Kankakee Community College 

Tom Holloway
Retired president and chief executive officer
The Bank of Edwardsville
Kaskaskia College

Brenda Knox
Founder and president
Financial Elements, Inc.
William Rainey Harper College

Charles McCann
Vice president of municipal services
Rivercrest Engineering
Shawnee Community College

Dr. Ebony McClellan
Industry pharmacist
Precision Dose
Highland Community College

Rebecca Moran
Athletic director
Round Lake High School
College of Lake County

Tzvi Montrose
Founder
Hatzalah Chicago
Oakton Community College

Brian Olson
Head of Global Threat Management
Northern Trust
Waubonsee Community College

Dr. Maureen Rebholz
Director of education
Illinois Valley Community Hospital
Illinois Valley Community College

Forest Reeder
Chief
Tinley Park Fire Department
Moraine Valley Community College 

Terry Severson
Forest fire management officer
Hoosier National Forest
Southeastern Illinois College

Dr. Darryl Tyndorf
Chief economist and lead data scientist
Equifax
Elgin Community College 

Tina Burgland Veal
4-H alumni and constituent engagement manager
University of Illinois Extension Office
Carl Sandburg College

Matthew Whitehead
Vice president
Scott State Bank
Richland Community College

Congratulations to all of our nominees! For additional information, please contact Kim Villanueva at 1-800-454-2282.