Council Members

Council Members - 2024  (archive)


The Section is governed by a Council consisting of twelve members from each of the three areas (high school, 2-year college, 4-year college) elected for four-year terms. Three members are elected each year. If a vacancy occurs in the Council, the balance of the term will be filled by an election at the next meeting of the Section.


Term Expires (Fall)   High School   2-year College   4-year College


2024 Rodger Baldwin Douglas Davidson Steve Daniels

2025 Jimmy Dicaro Narendra Jaggi

2026 Amber Sammons Tom Foster

2027 Zak Knott Ken Mellendorf Raymond Zich


The year that each term expires is indicated in parentheses. Attendance is expected through the fall meeting that year.


Rodger Baldwin (2024)

Clinton Community High School

1200 IL-54 

Clinton, IL 61727

rbaldwin@cusd15.org

Douglas Davidson (2024)
Black Hawk College
Moline, IL 61265
davidsond@bhc.edu

Steven Daniels (2024)
Physics Department
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920
swdaniels@eiu.edu

Narendra Jaggi (2025)
Department of Physics
Illinois Wesleyan University
njaggi@iwu.edu

Tom Foster (2026)
Department of Physics
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1654
tfoster@siue.edu

Zak Knott (2027)
Joliet Central HS
Joliet, IL 60431
zknott@gmail.com

Ken Mellendorf (2027)
Illinois Central College
One College Drive
East Peoria, IL 61635
kmellendorf@icc.edu

Raymond Zich (2027)
Department of Physics
Illinois State University
rlzich@ilstu.edu