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“Before transferring to North Central, Abel Sanchez pursued a degree in aviation. He discovered a passion for education and found that North Central had the right stuff. ‘I decided to become an educator because it’s the most rewarding and important profession of all. It was clear that North Central was the best choice for that career.’ To prepare for his career, Abel gained student-teaching experience at local high schools. He worked closely with professors to build an impressive résumé, which paid off with a job immediately after graduation. He returned to his hometown of Aurora to teach

The African American Alumni Association of North Central College is, as the name implies, an association of African-American alumni. It grew out of the desire of several black alumni that there should be some financial assistance to black students that comes specifically from black alumni. Our effort began with a meeting with the Director of Multi-Cultural Affairs, Sally Davis-O’Shaunessy, in spring of 1991. After that meeting, the college sponsored a lunch at Homecoming in 1991, a lunch that was attended by a couple of alumni and by the brand new president Hal Wilde. After that Homecoming,

Since 1966 Coach Al Carius has served as a mentor to generations of North Central College students with his “Run for Fun and Personal Best” philosophy – a philosophy his students live by long after graduation. In 1983, Frank Gramarosso joined Al in leading the College’s running program and together, they built three of the strongest athletic programs in the country where individual accolades on the course or track were overshadowed by the accomplishments of the collective team. In 2019, North Central College leaned into this philosophy in its institutional marketing efforts by encouraging

Shortly after WW 1, 126 Veterans filed with the State of Illinois for a “charter” that was approved by National. Post 43 was officially chartered on August 1st, 1920. Post 43 began a Mission to support fellow Veterans, and quickly became an active and very patriotic entity here in Naperville. As the 43rd oldest Chartered Post in the state of Illinois, we continue to build on a tradition that began in 1920, thru WWII , and still today. Using their own monies, our WWII Veterans purchased our “Post Home” in downtown Naperville — from which we have grown to more than 600 members. Membership

Throughout her 35-year career at North Central College, Anne T. Sherren, Ph.D. , directed dozens of student theses, supervised scores of off-campus internships and published scholarly work in various scientific journals. On campus, she’s been known for her extraordinary dedication to students and ability to detect when they needed encouragement. “ She was always there to help ,” recalls a former student, now a successful cardiologist. The Dr. Anne T. Sherren Scholarship Fund was established by friends, faculty and former students of retired Dr. Anne T. Sherren in appreciation for her long

Annette Wehrli M‘22 is proud alumni of North Central College and the Owner Operator of Naperville Trolley & Tours (Ding! Ding!). Annette earned her MBA later in life and has created a scholarship for a student returning to college on or after the age of 50, for either an undergraduate or graduate degree. Annette is also a dedicated single mom to two sons and has created a scholarship for a student entering college for the first time, who was raised by a single parent. Throughout her career, Annette has remained committed to her family, the city of Naperville, and North Central College and

Bill Shatzer ’42 was a four-sport athlete, receiving varsity letters in football (three), baseball (three), basketball (three) and track (two). A “triple-threat” in football, the quarterback/running back/punter could do it all and was honored as a three-time all-conference performer, two-time Team MVP and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics “Little All-American”. After signing to play football with the Detroit Lions , Shatzer was called to active duty in August during World War II and, while in training, played for the Naval Pre-Flight School Seahawks . On a team that included

Mr. Robert L. Bockholdt graduated in 1962 from North Central College with a B.A. in speech. He spent much of his time in speech forensics and was guided by former faculty member, Dr. Glen Reddick, and acquainted himself with all aspects of speech related activities. Bob Bockholdt spent less time in theatre programs as he had to commute from Lockport, Illinois, where he cared for an ailing parent. Bob was a good student and an outgoing young man who worked very hard to balance the tasks of the student and those of a responsible adult to his infirm parent. His bequest to North Central College

Long-time Naperville residents, Brad and Judy Brehm created the Abby and Julia Kempf Scholarship in honor of their two granddaughters. Brad and Judy are active members within the Naperville community. In addition to their scholarship for education majors, the Brehms also generously support North Central College Cardinal Athletics and regularly attend North Central College football games.