Mark Hibner (‘96 IMS, ‘00 Technology Education) has been selected as the 2008 Outstanding Young
Alumnus. Currently, Mark is the Deparmtent Chair of Applied Technology at Palatine High School,
as well as the District Chair for Applied Technology. As District Chair, he is responsible for being a
curriculum leader, organizing Institute Days, and acting as a liaison between the District Offi ce and the
other Applicd Technology Chairs in the district. In March 2006, Mark received the Silgebauer Award
for Technology Use in the Classroom in part due to the success of the CAD program at Palatine High
School.
Mrs. Elizabeth (Betsy) Ivancsits, a 1997 graduate majoring in Printing Management has been named Outstanding Young Alum for 2007.. Betsy is a Manufacturing Manager with Bodine Electric Company. Betsy comes from an ISU family. Her grandfather was one of the mechanical/electrical engineers on the Turner Hall Building project in the early 1960’s. Her father was in one of the first classes taught in Turner Hall and a 1968 graduate of the Industrial Technology Department, as is her brother, a 1998 graduate.
Ms. Kyra Tillman, a 1999 Industrial Technology graduate, has been named Outstanding Young Alum for 2006. Kyra is a Project Manager for FCL Builders in Itasca, Illinois. After the successful completion of two solo projects, she was assigned to run a new 60-acre industrial development at O'Hare International Airport.
Mr. Michael Cermak, a 1992 Industrial Technology graduate, has been named Outstanding Young Alum for 2005. Michael is currently the Director of Engineering & Technology at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois. The Engineering and Technology division includes automated manufacturing, building construction, computer-aided mechanical design, electronic engineering, graphic arts and quality engineering technology.
Mr. Brian Murphy, a 1993 Industrial Technology graduate, has been named Outstanding Young Alum for 2004. Brian has worked for Drees Homes for eleven years and is a Construction Manager with them. He is responsible for managing multiple locations with as many as 11 superintendents and 120 homes under construction. He is also responsible for quality control, staffing, budgeting, training, warranty and purchasing manager roles.
Mr. Curtis Thomas, a 1991 graduate of the Department of Industrial Technology, has been named the Outstanding Young Alum for 2003. Mr. Thomas is currently an Account Executive in Customer Service at ABB Flexible Automation, Inc. in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Mr. Thomas has hired Illinois State students and was instrumental in arranging the donation of the ABB robot to the department. His motivation and perseverance helped him to recover from a serious neck injury in his freshman year at Illinois State and to achieve his impressive professional career with a multi-national corporation.
Kirk O. Nash, a 1987 Industrial Technology Graphic Communication graduate, has been named Outstanding Young Alum for 2002. In 1988, he started Creative Digital Images, Inc. (CDI), a full service 3D computer animation studio located in the Chicago western suburbs. CDI provides broadcast graphics, product/process visualization for marketing and training, speaker support, courtroom animation and interactive multimedia. In recent years CDI has also been making children's entertainment oriented animation. Kirk O. Nash will be the keynote speaker at the Spring Awards Banquet on May 2, 2002 at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Center
Paul Walker, 2001 Outstanding Young Alum of the Department of Technology, Plastic Tooling Engineer, Compaq Computer, Houston, Texas.
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