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2025 STAR Award Recipients

  • Excellence in Assessment: Rachel Waring-Sparks
  • Innovation By A Team: The Ballot Basics Booth - Oluwafunke Ademola-Aliu, Yelyse Walls
  • Outstanding A/P Staff Member: Keiara Venable-Franklin
  • Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member: Mary Bahan
  • Outstanding Graduate Assistant: Martin Coughlin
  • Outstanding Mentor: Natalie R. Alexander
  • Outstanding New Staff Member: Brian Peacher
  • Outstanding New Use of Technology: Illinois State Mobile App - Adam Julian, Amanda Bidwell, Arturo Ramirez, Ben Rappleyea, Carmen Plummer, Christopher Brandt, Eli Waterkotte, Jen Bethmann, Jon Cramer, Jonathon Neff, Jordan Thompson, Justin Smith, Karl Sila, Kristen Grimes, Mark Plankenhorn, Nathan Stien, Rob Bailey, Roger Baird, Ryan Haas, Todd Smoak, Tony Brook, Tyler Piper, Zach Weber
  • Partner to the STARs: Andy Witt
  • Professional Development STAR of the Year: Kimberly Ridlen
  • Promotion of Diversity: Diversity Coalition Programming - Doraly Aguirre-Palma, Eveliz Maldonado, Keiara Venable-Franklin
  • STAR Moment of the Year: Beth Bradford