Saving Champaign County's History: The Board of Trustees

Since 1972, more than 160 individuals have volunteered their time and energy toward the museum’s mission to collect and preserve Champaign County's history. This group of people should be celebrated for their stewardship and commitment to the cause. Below is a list of board members that was compiled in 2022 in celebration of the museum's 50th Anniversary. The list was compiled using agendas, board minutes, and rosters.

Board of Trustee Years of Service

Willis "Bud" Baker 1974-1979

Eunice Creamer 1974

H.George Friedman 1974-1979

Edna Skoog 1974-1975

Barbara Peckham 1974-1978, 1986-1987, & 1996-2010

Kay Skelton 1974

Mary Liay 1974-1979

Jessie Harris 1974

E. Phillip Knox 1974-1979

Suzanne Skaggs 1974

Mary Yearsley 1974-1978

Gary Olsen 1975-1992

Marion Stuart 1975-1976

Tad Anastasia 1975-1976

Carl Dohme 1975-1976

James Lyon 1975-1981

Mary Ellen Fallon 1977

Richard Burwash 1976-1977

Joseph Scott 1975

Q.L Snook 1975-1979

J.W. Briscoe 1977-1981

Harry Breen 1977-1979

Carolyn Crooks 1975-1980

Marjorie Strong 1976-1978

Nancy Cornell 1977-1978

Elberta Hubbell 1976

Jean Gordon 1978-1985

Marjorie Suhre 1978-1980

Marjorie Plotner 1978-1982

Brenda Carter 1979-1980

Fred Schlipf 1979-1987

W. Bruce 1980

Adrienne Noonan 1981-1987

Anita Crawford 1981-1987

Dottie Stark 1981-1985

Dick Betts 1980-1981

Gene Grandone 1980-1984 & 1987

Lou Liay 1980-1985

Sandy Roberts 1982-1987 & 1997-2015

Connie Armstrong 1982-1983

Alan Nudo 1982-1987

Paul Kelly 1983-1984

Kathy Maloney 1983-1984

Jim Bray 1983-1987

Terry Snyder 1984

Bob Sutton 1984-1987

Linda Frank 1984-1987

Connie Hatfield 1984

Dennis Fields 1986

Doloris Dwyer 1986

John Ruedi 1986

Dave Seiler 1986-1987

Pat Donze Shae 1986-1991

Jim Edstrom 1987-1988

J. Theis 1987

Terry Snyder 1987

Colleen Smith 1988-1989

Rita Hirschfeld 1988

Jeanne Rochford 1988-1989

Paul Kelley 1988

Virginia Lawler 1988

Jan Kiley 1988-1989

Laura Hartman 1988-1989

Mary Kay Peer 1988-2001

Mars Strack 1988-1991

Stan Sekula 1988-1989

Frances Roehm 1988-1990

Anthony Ackerman 1988-1990

Rusty Freeland 1989-1990

Jane Adrian 1989-1991 & 1996-2001

John Schmale 1989-1990

Lucy Gray 1989-2003

Scott Bechtel 1989-1990

Willard Broom 1989

Bob Carleton 1989

Diann Lock 1989

Joan Scott 1990-1991

Don Robbins 1990

Marc Ansel 1990-1991

John Schmale 1989-1990

Sarah Hensley 1990

Vincent Atkins 1990-1991

Stuart Trumbo 1990

Joan Scott 1991-1993

D. Williams 1991

P. Nettleship 1991

Donald Robbins 1992-1993

James Smith 1992

Nancy Nichol 1992

Trina Simpson 1992

Noel Shoemaker 1992

Susan Quinland 1992

Joan Lund 1992

Marilyn Ames 1992-1993

Linda Hamilton 1992

Donald Robbins 1992-1993

Mark Klaus 1992-1993

Lisha Banks 1992

Don Kermath 1993-1994

Linda Lauchner 1993-1994

Tari Bricker 1994-1995

Harold Balbach 1996-present

Don Casper 1997-2003

Jane Myers 1997

Linda Trimpe 1997

Gary Shae 1997-1999

Marge Ulinski 1996-1997

Laurie Talkington 1996-2000

Bruce Creamer 1997-1998

Helen Burch 1996-1998

Bob Jones 1998-2000

Krista Youngman 1998

Mick Noteboom 1998-2001

Adele Suslick 1998-present

Louise Krauss 1998-1999

Anita Quattrone 1999-2015

Denny Anderson 1999-2000

Bruce Wood 1999-2015

Randy Roberts 2000-2008

Dannell McCollum 2000-2008

Carolyn Knox 2001

Steve Sodeman 2001

Christie Martin 2003

Marilyn Whittaker 2003

Connie Schwartz 2004

Robert Fenwick 2004-2011

Susanne Wood 2009-2015

Lou Taylor 2009-2011

Chuck Fanakos 2009-2011

Kathleen Carrol 2011

Bill Benton 2010-2013

Perry Morris 2015-present

T.J. Blakeman 2015-present

Delora Siebrecht 2015-present

Sarah Christensen 2015-2018

Barbara Wysocki 2015

Weiss Lancaster 2015-2018

Jeannette McCollum 2015-2016

Brian Wang 2015-2018

Josh Laskowski 2015

Anne Lukeman 2015

Laurie Talkington 2015

Phil Fiscella 2015

Andrew Grote 2016-present

Zane Ziegler 2016-2017

Joe Muskin 2016-present

Jon Sweitzer-Lemme 2016-2017

Ryan Ross 2016

Suzanne Brock 2017-2020

Emily Cliff 2017-2019

Alan Arnold 2018-present

Megan Kelly 2018-2019

Monica Scott 2019

Kristin Allen 2019-2021

Breaden Belcher 2019-2021

Joshua Valentine 2020-2021

Tim Mack 2021-2022

Renee Potter 2021-present

Ian Wang 2022-present

Sara Bennett 2022-present

The information is as accurate as possible given those records.