The news last month about the sale of BUNN brings to mind stories about the Bunn family’s influence on Springfield’s development, dating back to since Abraham Lincoln lived here. It is only coincidental that 100 years ago, in 1926, four children of Jacob Bunn Sr. followed what he believed to be a moral obligation to […]
Ed Wojcicki
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RICHARD DELOSE RINGEISEN
Vision and commitment to UIS Richard Ringeisen arrived in Springfield in 2001 with a big vision as the new chancellor at University of Illinois Springfield. With a doctorate in mathematics, he came from East Carolina University after also working at Colgate, Clemson and Old Dominion universities. Ringeisen wanted UIS to become “the best small public […]
