'71 alumnus named to Foundation board
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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Posted by: Fran Brolley
Terry Judd of Hennepin was appointed to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation board at the July meeting.
A lifelong resident of Putnam County, Judd owns Judd Properties with his brother Charles and formerly owned and operated the Hennepin Food Mart for 28 years with his wife Barb.
He is a 1971 graduate of IVCC and both his daughters attended the college.
“I have always felt that I owe a great debt to IVCC and I am honored to serve on its Foundation,” said Judd.
Judd Properties is involved in the management and ownership of real estate with an emphasis on U.S. Postal leases and single-tenant medical office facilities. The firm owns and manages properties in six states including two kidney dialysis centers in Houston and is co-developing four other dialysis centers in Colorado and Texas.
Judd is a member for the board of trustees for SMP Health Systems of Fargo, N.D. and a former chair of the St. Margaret’s Hospital board. In addition, he is President of the Putnam County Board of Health, Vice President of the Hennepin Business Association, a board member of Putnam County Achievement Services and a director at North Central Bank.
Judd fills the Foundation board vacancy of his friend and longtime director Walter Durley Boyle who died April 13 at the age of 94.
Between the board’s annual meeting and quarterly meeting, directors called fellow member Bill Strong to wish him a happy 85thbirthday. Strong was unable to attend the meeting.
In other business, directors reelected O.J. Stoutner president, Jack Cantlin of Serena vice president, Linda Grove of Morris treasurer and Donna Swiskoski of Peru secretary. The board reappointed Cantlin, Patty Godfrey of Ottawa and Stoutner to three-year director terms.
The board also:
§ Learned the second annual 21stCentury Scholars Society Dinner will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 at Uptown Grill, La Salle. The Society, which provides scholarship support to some of IVCC’s most promising and academically accomplished students, currently has 33 members. Membership, which requires a $500 annual commitment, is open to the public.
§ Learned IVCC President Jerry Corcoran will be working with the Foundation on a plan to attract more of the district’s top high school graduates. “By the time many of these students are ready to graduate, they have already committed to another college or university,” said Corcoran. “When they’re sophomores and juniors we need to make them aware that we offer an excellent curriculum, high-quality faculty, affordable tuition and convenience.”
§ Learned the Foundation’s annual Scholarship Recognition Reception is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 in the IVCC gymnasium. The evening provides an opportunity for scholarship recipients to meet their donors.
§ Learned the Foundation’s June 19 Golf Outing at Mendota Golf Club raised nearly $9,000.
§ Raised the minimum scholarship amount from $350 to $500 effective fall 2009. The Foundation awards over $100,000 in scholarships each year to about 200 students.
§ Learned the IVCC Employee Campaign for the Foundation will run Aug. 18 through Oct. 10. The campaign has generated over $100,000 since it was introduced in 2000. Among projects funded by the campaign last year were digital cameras for the Forensics program, a sound system and ticket booth for the Cultural Centre and a DVD tutorial for anatomy students detailing the dissection of a calf heart and cat cardiovascular system.
§ Learned the Foundation will be creating a Bequest Society to honor individuals who have left the Foundation in their wills such as Helen Taylor, Watson Bartlett, Rhea and Murray Crowder, Lester Klinefelter and Nora and Mennow P. Smith.
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