Plattner Janet Mar 7, 2008
Mrs. Plattner was a graduate of Rushville High School and later attended Knox College in Galesburg, graduating with a bachelor's of science degree. She then taught in Rushville in a one room schoolhouse. (Pittsfield Pike Press, IL)
San Jac College to host book reading Feb 28, 2008
A native of New Orleans, Sheryl St. Germain has taught creative writing at The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Knox College and Iowa State University. She currently directs the MFA program in Creative Writing at Chatham College where she also teaches poetry and creative nonfiction. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Concert will feature new, recent music Feb 24, 2008
She is on faculty at Knox College in Galesburg. Maki is an assistant professor of music theory and composition at NIU. He earned a Bachelor of Music in music composition from NIU, where he also studied piano with Donald Walker. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Pickrel stays focused on his baseball dream Feb 21, 2008
Pickrel s lifting weights, working on his game indoors at Knox College and he often ends his day working at Coach I s Hack Shack. During an early-morning practice at Knox last week, veteran baseball coach Jimmy Isaacson helped put things in perspective. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Magnuson thrives in diversity Feb 21, 2008
JEFF HOLT/The Paper - Sam Magnuson works on his swing last week during practice for Knox College ... On a much more low-key note, the Knox College men s baseball team has already started indoor practice. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Eco-anxiety replaces dishpan hands for 'green moms' Feb 16, 2008
Members of the EcoMom Alliance "are fighting a values battle," said Tim Kasser, an associate professor of psychology at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and the author of "The High Price of Materialism" (MIT Press, 2002). "They are surrounded by materialism trying to figure out how to create a life more oriented toward intrinsic values.". (International Herald Tribune)
Achelpohl to be school district's superintendent Feb 16, 2008
Achelpohl, educated at Knox College, Western Illinois University and Southern Illinois University, has 34 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. He was a music educator for 21 years, a high school principal for seven years, and has been superintendent of his current district for six years. (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
Still in contention Feb 15, 2008
DAN WORTHINGTON/Daily Review Atlas Monmouth College's Justine Boone is called for a charge during the first half of the Scots Midwest Conference win over Knox College, Wednesday at Knox College ... MONMOUTH - Monmouth College women's basketball coach Melissa Jones was wearing pink but for the first 10 minutes of Wednesday's nights game against Knox College, she was seeing red. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
One of Heimann's best teams ever Feb 14, 2008
Knox College's basketball homecoming is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23 and coach Tim Heimann will be honored in his final home game of his coaching career ... Knox College announced in October that this would be the final season of coaching for Heimann. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Plenty of memories of old Corpus Christi Gym Feb 14, 2008
Now 91, Thielbert adds: "That was the best gym in Galesburg. It was A-1. It was probably as good of a floor as there was in the state of Illinois. There was no gym half as good. Knox College played there one season because it was better.". There are countless stories and memories that several Galesburg-area residents still hold onto today. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Lincoln museum builds upon success as 200th birthday nears Feb 12, 2008
Abraham Lincoln, right, and Stephen Douglas are depicted debating at Knox College in Galesburg in 1858 inside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, file). (The Pantagraph newspaper)
'Business just snowballed' Feb 4, 2008
30-day news archives. "The company prides itself on its lean, low-overhead business model.Multiple set-aside certifications -- as a women-owned business and service-disabled-veteran-owned business, for example -- make Craig Technologies attractive to government contractors.In addition to software engineering, the company provides information technology support services, modeling, simulation and project-management services.Last year, the company was named a final-round nominee for the High Growth... (Florida Today)
Gambling reserves fund Crist's budget Feb 1, 2008
He considered attending Knox College, a school similar to Stetson in Galesburg, Ill. but the $3,000-a-year Florida grant made the difference. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
ON CAMPUS REPORT: Leeper making the leap Jan 30, 2008
double-double from Warren grad Kate McCool as Beloit whipped Knox College 71-44 ... the 3,000-meter run at the Knox College Invitational. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Knox signs pact with China Jan 29, 2008
GALESBURG -- Knox College has signed a pair of agreements with a Chinese university that allows Knox students to teach in China and Knox faculty to explore other exchange opportunities ... Knox College; and Jason Helfer, assistant professor of educational studies, inked the agreements with Lun Wang, president of Anhui Normal University, during a trip to China in December. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
New York trio to perform Jan 29, 2008
The performance is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Knox College in the Ford Center for Fine Arts' Kresge Recital Hall ... Bruce Polay*, artistic director/conductor of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony since 1983, is professor of music at Knox College, where he teaches music theory and music history. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Briar Cliff names Rethman football coach Jan 25, 2008
"In the 2007 season, the 1992 Knox College graduate directed an offense that led the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in fewest turnovers (9). Quarterback Joe Patek passed for 1,834 yards and 11 touchdowns, but only threw three interceptions.The Titans' offense, which also featured running back Andy Moriarty (1,690 yards rushing, 16 TDs), only fumbled six times. They were second in the WIAC in both rushing offense (205.9 yards per game) and passing efficiency (131.48) while ranking... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Indoor track: Madison leads Tiger track teams at Knox Quadrangular Jan 23, 2008
won a pair of events as the Iowa Wesleyan College men's and women's track and field teams opened their indoor season at the Knox College Quadrangular Saturday. Madison won the long jump and triple jump events, helping the IWC women's team to a third-place finish in their competition with 49. (Washington Journal, IA)
United Pentecostal Church grows with the community Jan 19, 2008
The morning of Jan. 13, after a slide show presentation and the lighting of the anniversary cake, Maurice McDavid, a sophomore at Knox College and a member of the church for more than 10 years, spoke on the Kingdom that God has. That evening, the Rev. L. Joe Beardsley, pastor and founder of Apostolic Faith in Elk Grove Village and a former youth pastor of the local church, spoke on the call to the seekers of DeKalb. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Family history includes eyewitness account of Lincoln’s visit to Toulon Jan 17, 2008
Although some accounts state that Lincoln arrived here the day after the fifth debate held at Knox College in Galesburg, the monument northwest of the courthouse, not far from where Lincoln supposedly spoke, is probably the most accurate source ... That would put the visit one day before the Knox College debate on Oct. 7, and actually make it more credible for Douglas to have spoken here one day before Lincoln which, in the day after sceanrio, would put him here the same day as the Galesburg... (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Upcoming stretch vital for Scots Jan 16, 2008
Monmouth faces Knox College tonight at 7:30 at Glennie before traveling to Wisconsin this weekend for a pair of MWC games against Beloit and Ripon. "I think it does," Vershaw said when asked whether the next three games would make or break the season. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Scots win second straight Jan 15, 2008
Monmouth College will return home to face Knox College Tuesday in a Midwest Conference rivalry game. Comments. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Great things to come in 2008 Jan 8, 2008
There are people from Monmouth that attend Western Illinois University, and people from the Macomb area that attend Monmouth College or Knox College. We want to do all this while increasing our coverage of Monmouth We are placing all our focus on local news and sports, and anything else, you the reader want to see in the RA.. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Slow start finishes MHS Jan 8, 2008
Tyler Tingley/journal photo-Macomb High's Courtney Lawyer (left) attempts to drive past a Galesburg defender during their game played on the Knox College campus in Galesburg on Saturday night ... GALESBURG - The evening session of the Galesburg 2008 King Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament at Knox College was not kind to Macomb and Monmouth-Roseville. (Macomb Journal, IL)
Macomb, M-RHS open tourney with victories Jan 7, 2008
Tyler Tingley/journal photo-Macomb High junior guard Sandy Moore (20) applies defensive pressure against Peoria Notre Dame's Kristin Itschner during Saturday's high school girls basketball contest played at Knox College in Galesburg ... In the afternoon session of the first weekend at Knox College, the Titans posted a 54-48 win over Kankakee, before the Lady Bombers took the floor and handed Peoria Notre Dame a 59-47 loss. (Macomb Journal, IL)
M-R stumbles in final quarter Jan 5, 2008
M-R returns to action at noon Saturday against Kankakee in the Martin Luther King Tournament at Knox College in Galesburg. In the junior varsity game, Taylor Woods exploded for 19 points to lead the Titans to a 46-33 win over Rockridge. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Prep hoops stats/standings Jan 4, 2008
AT GALESBURG/MLK (Knox College). Rock Island Alleman vs. Morrison, 10:30 a.m.. (Pekin Times, IL)
Heimann reflects on season so far Jan 3, 2008
Knox College photo - Knox College head coach Tim Heimann, right, and assistant coach Rob Purlee react to a call during the St. Norbert game Dec. 7. The holiday season hasn't been too bad for Tim Heimann. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Spending bill has local funds Dec 29, 2007
There is another 300,000 in the measure for Knox College for exhibits connected to the Lincoln-Douglas debates and the underground railroad. Both of those exhibits are to be located in Alumni Hall. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Churches come tumbling down Dec 22, 2007
It has moved at least one scholar of religion, Stuart Macdonald at the University of Toronto's Presbyterian Knox College, to ask in the journal of the Canadian Society of Church History if Christian Canada is dying. Prof. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Nine Knox grid players are honored Nov 24, 2007
GALESBURG - Nine Knox College football players were named to the All-Midwest Conference Team, including three second-team selections - senior linebacker Tyler Hill, senior defensive lineman Jaran Rutledge and senior running back Aaron Willits ... Hill, from Naperville, Illinois (Naperville North High School), is Knox College's all-time leading tackler with 345 career tackles. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Reinventing a 'tired' downtown Nov 22, 2007
Finding a way to integrate the Knox College campus into downtown and, in the long term, possibly even a new downtown hotel are a few other items city officials want to at least look at ... "Is there a need for additional outdoor performance space? How do you tie in the Knox College campus with that. I don't think we're going to get a Kohl's downtown. We've had a lot of discussion about the library. You want to make sure if existing facilities want to expand, there is room for them to do so,"... (Macomb Journal, IL)
Herrick wins Saturday tourney Nov 14, 2007
CITY Two individual champions and eleven place winners highlighted Waldorf s first Saturday of wrestling competition as the Warriors opened their tournament season at the Knox College Invitational. Freshmen Brandon Porter and Adam Herrick won their respective weight classes in their first collegiate open competition. (Charles City Press, IO)
College-Career Expo scheduled Thursday at KHS Nov 6, 2007
Educational institutions taking part in-clude Morrison School of Technology, Black Hawk College, Carl Sandburg College, Ham-ilton Technical College, Methodist Medical Cen-ter and OSF St. Francis Medical Center schools of nursing, Eastern Illinois University, Knox College, Bradley University, LaJames, North Central College, Augustana College, Western Illinois University, Scott Community College, Culver Stockton College, University of Illinois-Springfield, Millikin University and Illinois College.... (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Participating colleges Nov 5, 2007
Schools taking part in NSSE - USATODAY.com. Take the first step towards finding a better job. (USA Today)
Knox College receives $1-million commitment Nov 2, 2007
Knox College receives 1-million commitment ... GALESBURG - Knox College has received a 1-million commitment to support an endowed professorship ... "Rik and Sophie Henke have demonstrated their tremendous dedication and love for Knox College, and their dedication to the priority of an outstanding faculty," said Jan Koran, Chair of the Knox College Board of Trustees, at the signing ceremony held during Knox's Homecoming 2007 festivities. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Knox welcomes another Kirven Nov 1, 2007
It s about 1:00 p.m. on June 9th and Carl and Laura Kirven are sitting on the home team s side of Memorial Gymnasium at Knox College. Their son Zach comes up and sits behind his parents. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Flores, Bees run down second straight MCC championship Oct 27, 2007
Knox College's Jared Jaggers (center) was reunited with former Princeton Tiger teammates Jesse Strakis, Trevor Rowley, Bryan Jackson and Jeremy Doze this season at Monmouth College ... Four former Princeton Tiger teammates met up on the soccer pitch at Monmouth College when the host Fighting Scots took on Knox College on Sept. 29. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Speaker revisits debates that changed America Oct 23, 2007
Davis co-chairs the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. the site of the fifth Lincoln-Douglas debate. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
Heimann steps down at Knox Oct 20, 2007
GALESBURG - Knox College announced today that long-time basketball coach Tim Heimann will coach his last season with the Prairie Fire this winter ... One of his first tasks will be to complete the current Fitness tics Initiatives project and to strengthen local alumni and donor interest in Knox College ... Knox College President Roger Taylor said, "Tim Heimann is a fixture at Knox. I know that he will bring the same fire to fundraising that he brought to coaching.". (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Notre Dame loyalty Oct 19, 2007
"Mary and I went to grade school together and people in Galesburg are very friendly. Our daughters are both seniors in high school and they wanted to take a tour of Knox College. They loved it and I think they'll go there.". But Saturday's football party had everything: Four different types of chili, the kids had their own area to play nerf football, a porta potty, the Notre Dame Fight Song played during key plays in the game, Sue Pogue with her Notre Dame jersey of Brady Quinn and free t-shirts... (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
This season Heimann's last Oct 19, 2007
KENT KRIEGSHAUSER/The Register-Mail - Knox College basketball coach Tim Heimann smiles during the 2006 Knox-Monmouth game at Monmouth College ... GALESBURG - Knox College announced this morning that head basketball coach Tim Heimann will step down after 24 years at the end of this season. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Isaacson and Krausz represent Knox Oct 19, 2007
Krausz at Knox: The other featured guest at Football Talk last week was Kevin Krausz, the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for Knox College. Krausz, 26, is a 2003 graduate of Knox and a former player of coach Andy Gibbons. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
More of this story» Oct 18, 2007
"I haven't had any luck finding people in the area who know more history. The biggest file on it is at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., because Henry Seymour donated a lot of money. The library is called the Seymour Library. Right in the center of my house is 'Book Fellow No. 1 - George Steele Seymour.' George Steele Seymour was the nephew of Henry.". George's wife, Flora Warren Seymour, "is actually very famous as one of the first female attorneys in the United States. She practiced Native... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Big Mac’ arrives on Knox campus Oct 13, 2007
JEFF HOLT/The Paper - Pictured from left is Knox College women's basketball coach Wendy Rogers with players Hayle Gosnell, Amanda Sicoli, Mandi Hanna, Carly Kirven and assistant coach Mike Wood ... But a little over a month from now, you ll have the opportunity to see Knox College s own version of Big Mac on the basketball court. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Peck left his mark as a coach Oct 13, 2007
Go to a Knox College basketball game and it seems like a given to see Dave Peck coaching with Tim Heimann ... Mark Junk and Mick Swanson who both played for Peck at Galesburg High School and at Knox College are classic examples of what Heimann is referring to ... If I have given a fraction of what I have received during my time at Knox College, I am thankful. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Radakovich finds his niche at WSU Oct 5, 2007
"I really enjoy working with the athletes," said Radakovich, a 1980 graduate of Galesburg High School and a 1984 graduate of Knox College. "They want to get better and better in a hurry. It's a challenge for me to make sure I'm up-to-date with the latest treatments to get them back on the field in a safe manner. I find a lot of satisfaction with that and helping them deal with the struggles.". (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Young hopes a stable program brings success Oct 5, 2007
But at Knox College, Young lived in the weight room and developed into a 315-pound right tackle. Young, proudly, said that his senior year at Knox featured a 6-4 overall record with three of those losses by one point. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
OFTA to talk salt glazed pottery Oct 3, 2007
Henry Joe, Emeritus Professor of Art from Knox College and himself an accomplished potter, will be speaking on "The Art of Early American Salt Glazed Pottery" on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the 10 a.m. meeting of OFTA (Old Friends Talk Arts) at the Buchanan Center for the Arts in downtown Monmouth. Professor Joe feels that the focus of interest in salt glazed work is often on classification, dating, type, and price rather than the artistic quality of the pieces and he will redress some of this... (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Knox trips up Beloit Sep 27, 2007
GALESBURG - With its most balanced offensive attack of the season, Knox College was able to even its record at 2-2 with a 24-17 win over Beloit College at the Knox Bowl. The Prairie Fire are 1-2 in Midwest Conference play. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
ON CAMPUS REPORT Sep 24, 2007
n Haley Emford (Lena-Winslow) and Amelia King (Forreston) each started for Rockford College as they topped Knox College 3-1. King had eight kills and eight digs. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Results of college football Saturday Sep 23, 2007
(AP) _ Brent Newman caught two touchdowns to help Knox College (2-2) win 24-17 Saturday against Beloit College (0-4). Beloit's J. Ross caught a 5-yard pass to make the score 24-17 in the fourth quarter, but it didn't make a difference in the game. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Baccus could provide a defensive spark Sep 16, 2007
JEFF HOLT/The Paper - Brandon Baccus, center, applies defensive pressure to local standout Rusty Baker recently during an open gym at Knox College. Brandon Baccus (pronounced back-us ) could possibly add a big boost to the Knox College Prairie Fire men s basketball team this season. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Young steals the show at "Football Talk" Sep 16, 2007
Mitchell had to rest up to get ready for announcing his first Knox College football game on Saturday. Super fan Pete Thierry made a really good comment about the importance of the GHS offensive linemen to sprint to the line of scrimmage on each play. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
ArvinMeritor Appoints Joe Plomin Vice President of the Truck Unit for the Commercial Vehicle Systems Business Group Sep 13, 2007
Joe holds a bachelor's of arts degree in Economics from Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. U.S. About ArvinMeritor ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry. (PR Newswire)
Local judge announces he will retire next year Sep 11, 2007
Born in Spring Valley in Bureau County, Bernardi grew up in Elmwood Park near Chicago and earned his undergraduate degree at Knox College in Galesburg. He said he was a prosecutor before he left law school, working as a city solicitor in Springfield, Mass. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Local fiddlers place in state championship event Sep 11, 2007
He also studied with Martin for eight years and is now a student at Knox College. John attended a Texas swing-style fiddle camp for a week in July and taught fiddle tunes at a fiddle camp in Bethel, Mo. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Area college enrollment stagnates, declines Sep 11, 2007
Classes started Thursday at Knox College, where enrollment is expected to be about the same as last year - 1,350. Monmouth College has the same enrollment as Knox and also saw no change from last year. (Macomb Journal, IL)
Local Teams Today Sep 7, 2007
Women's golf at Knox College Invite, TBA. Men's soccer vs. Kenyon, 7 p.m.. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Storm rampages through region Aug 25, 2007
BILL GAITHER/The Register-Mail A tree leans on the west side of Neal-Conger Hall at Knox College after Thursday afternoon's storm ... Knox College's historic Old Main building was one of two structures damaged on campus. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Man killed during Knox County storm Aug 25, 2007
Knox College historic Old Main building was one of two structures damaged on campus. The southwest corner of Old Main's roof lifted off the building, causing bricks and concrete to fall. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Dr. Penny Tippy to receive award at the Southern Illinois Women's Health Conference Aug 23, 2007
She graduated from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, the University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine in Chicago, and served her residency at Wilson Hospital, Johnson City, New York. She is dedicated to teaching and practicing family medicine. (West Frankfort Daily American, IL)
MC, Knox begin practice Aug 14, 2007
GALESBURG (GateHouse News Services) - Age-old college rivals Knox College and Monmouth College may be looking at the football season from opposite ends of the coaches predictions but both have similar goals as practice opens for the 2007. Monmouth's Fighting Scots, 7-3 last year, were ranked second in the Midwest Conference coaches poll late last week and Knox's Prairie Fire, 2-8 a year ago, were picked eighth in the 10-team conference. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Deans' Lists Aug 5, 2007
Albany Democrat-Herald. Last modified Saturday, August 4, 2007 1:32 AM PDT. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Somerset County Jail to be sold Jul 29, 2007
In Illinois, a former jail is now part of the Knox College campus. Boston's Charles Street Jail, which once housed Malcolm X and the Boston Strangler, is being transformed into The Liberty Hotel. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
