Rauner appoints ISU Board of Trustees members

Posted on January 20, 2017

*The ISU Board of Trustees will see the addition of three new members. (WJBC File Photo)*

By Patrick Baron

NORMAL – Gov. Bruce Rauner has filled three positions on the Illinois State Board of Trustees.

Rauner appointed Julie Jones, Sharon Rossmark and John Rauschenberger to fill the positions left by Jay D. Bergman, Anne Davis and Betty Kinser. The terms for Bergman, Davis and Kinser expired last week and all chose to not return to the board.

All three of the new appointees are graduates of ISU, similar to their predecessors. The term for a board member lasts six years.

Patrick Baron can be reached at [email protected].

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