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The Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation celebrated its 2024 picks for distinguished alumni, local heroes and more on April 5, with a ceremony at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center.
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The Champaign Urbana Schools’ Foundation’s board of directors poses with the 2024 Distinguished Alumni awards winners and their families at its April 5 banquet. This year’s honorees were the Music Shoppe; Shandra Summerville, Champaign Central Class of 1993; Stacy Walton Long, Centennial High Class of 1997; Barbara Suggs Mason, Central Class of 1970; Angela Rivers, Central Class of 1970; and the late Dr. William Patterson, Urbana Class of 1984, who died unexpectedly a few days before the event.
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2024 Distinguished Alumni Award winner Stacy Walton Long with her family and selection committee members Sonya Holley, left, and Patricia McKinney Lewis.
CUSF Executive Director Kelly Hill, second from left, and members of the Distinguished Alumni Awards selection committee pose at the banquet.
CUSF board member Michelle Gonzales is flanked by state Sen. Paul Faraci, D-Champaign, right, and his legislative assistant, Atha Winston.
Urbana High School choir students perform at the banquet.
From left, Champaign County Chief Deputy Treasurer DeShawn Williams, Stephens Family YMCA CEO Jeff Scott and Patricia McKinney Lewis, member of the selection committee for the 2024 CUSF Distinguished Alumni Awards.
From left, University of Illinois Provost John Coleman, state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, and Robert Flider, the UI’s senior director of community and government relations.
A group of banquet attendees.
From left, 2024 Local Hero Award winner Shandra Summerville and Distinguished Alumni Award winners Barbara Suggs Mason and Angela Rivers.
