Council Members
Council Members - 2024Â (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
2025 Jimmy Dicaro Narendra Jaggi
2026 Amber Sammons Bill Hogan Britney Rutherford
2027 Zak Knott Ken Mellendorf Raymond Zich
2028 Marianna Ruggerio Raeghan Graessle Nathan Frank
4-yr rep - Nathan Frank
2-yr rep - Bill Hogan
2-yr rep - Raeghan Graessle (she agreed to serve after the meeting)
HS rep - Marianna Ruggerio
The year that each term expires is indicated in parentheses. Attendance is expected through the fall meeting that year.
Narendra Jaggi (2025)
Department of Physics
Illinois Wesleyan University
njaggi@iwu.edu
Britney Rutherford (2026)
EIU Physics Department
Physical Science Building, Room 1164
Eastern Illinois University
brutherford@eiu.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