National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging) Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Grant #R44 AG072982 On January 31st, 2023, McKechnie Family LIFE Home hosted the kickoff meeting for the Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute on Aging (National Institutes of Health), awarded to advance robotic support […]
Bob grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from UIUC, followed by an MD at UIC, followed by a 3-year pediatric residency in Ann Arbor, MI. He spent 2 years as Medical Officer in the Navy in Newport, Rhode Island, and then returned to Champaign-Urbana as a […]
Sue grew up on a farm SE of Bement, IL, and attended Bement schools from kindergarten through high school. She graduated from Millikin University in Decatur, IL, earned a Diploma in Nursing from Decatur Macon County Hospital School of Nursing and then worked as an RN in Decatur, Chicago, and finally Ann Arbor, MI. Bob and Sue married in 1970 […]
Joan Zernich has a master’s in education from the University of Illinois and a long-standing the career of 19 years at Carle Medical. She has been active in the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, UnitedWay, League of Women Voters, and was previously the president of the Executive Club in Champaign County. Joan is a part of the Oshler […]
Marianne Downey, CFRE (Ret.) resides in Champaign County with her husband and family. She is a University of Illinois retiree after serving 17 years as a professional fundraiser. She is active in the Champaign-Urbana Kiwanis, the Urbana Parks Foundation, and the Active Aging Champaign-Urbana Steering Committee.
Jim grew up in central (rural) New Jersey, received a B.S.E.E from Rutgers in 1961, and joinedthe General Electric Company. After several assignments in Vermont, Virginia, and Maryland hestarted working at the Electronics Laboratory in Syracuse New York. While working there andanother General Electric department in Syracuse Jim started graduate studies at SyracuseUniversity, completing a […]
Betoel Escobar is an Assistant Director & Coordinator of Student Support Services (SSS) at theOffice of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA). He also serves as a pre-law adviser for OMSA andadviser for the Minority Association of Future Attorneys (MAFA). He serves on severalStudent Affairs committees and the Council of Academic Professionals (CAP) asa representative of District […]