ILLINOIS AND THE GREAT WAR

Committee Chair: Ms. Jeanne Hamacher: Educator

Committee Members:

• James Balcer: 11th Ward Alderman (Retired), City of Chicago
• Tina Beaird: Reference & Genealogy Librarian, Plainfield Public Library
• Professor William F. Brooks, Associate Professor of Composition, Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Andrew Bullen: Library Automation and Technology Coordinator, Illinois State Library
• Theresa A. R. Embrey, Chief Librarian, Pritzker Military Museum and Library
• Dave Fornell: World War I Reenactor
• Dr. William Furry: Executive Director, Illinois State Historical Society
• Suzanne Germann, Director of Grants & Easements, Landmarks Illinois
• Kristen Hoeker: Special Events Coordinator, Midway Village Museum
• Greg Jacobs: World War I Camp Grant Historian
• Dave Joens: Executive Director, Illinois State Archives
• Edward Kelly: Chair, Military Affairs Subcommittee, Union League Club of Chicago
• Lt. Col. Brad Leighton, Public Affairs Director, Illinois National Guard
• Jan Lorys: Manager, History Muzeum Polskie w Ameryce
• Michelle McCrillis, Assistant Dean of Curriculum & Outreach Programs, Honors College, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Dr. Christopher McDonald: Professor, Social Sciences, Lincolnland Community College
• Susan Mennenga: Pritzker Military Museum & Library World War I Centennial Project Manager
• Jess Ray: University Registar, Illinois State University
• Stewart Reeves: Executive Director, Illinois State Military Museum
• George Reinke: World War I Reenactor
• Colonel Eugene F. Scott, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Adriana Schroeder, Illinois National Guard, Command Historian, Camp Lincoln