Homecoming 2007 Alumni Awards
 Elizabeth Parke Tucker
AU B.A. ’52
Aurora University
Distinguished Alumni Award
Presented by Richard Kearney, AU B.S. '51
Elizabeth has devoted 40 years to the education
community as an elementary teacher, guidance
counselor and school psychologist. She has
spearheaded successful career education workshops
for high school students, led decisionmaking
guidance courses for middle school students and supervised tutoring
services for middle school and high school students. She has served
on the boards of the Child and Adult Mental Health Association and the
Junior League of Youngstown.
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 Ann Cunningham Sheets
GWC M.S. ’77
George Williams College
Distinguished Alumni Award
Presented by Rita Yerkes, Dean,
School of Experiential Leadership
Ann is the Senior Vice President of Administration
for Camp Fire USA First Texas
Council. Her career with the organization
includes service as a camp director; Assistant
Executive Director of Outdoor Programs and
Facilities; and Assistant Executive Director of Administration and
Finance. Ann is currently President of the American Camp Association.
She is also an active member of the Tau Beta Sigma National Board
Honorary Society, an organization in which she has served as national
president and vice-president.
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 Rosemary Fischer Humbles
AU B.A. '66
Roger K. Parolini Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented by J. Pomeroy Carter, AU B.A. '58,
B.T. '58, D.H.L. '90
Rosemary's work with the Advent Christian
Church is both varied and inspiring. Her background
with Advent Christian Village includes
starting the children's choir and a chancel choir.
Currently, she is the Minister of Music and
Christian Education at the Village Church and is
a part of the pastoral team at Advent Christian Village. Rosemary oversees
the Christian education program at the Village Church and continues to
direct the choirs, including the hand bell choir and a youth ensemble.
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 Linnea Windel
AU M.S.N. '97
George Peters Community Partnership Award
Presented by Carmella Moran, Director,
School of Nursing
As President and CEO of the Visiting Nurse
Association, Linnea has spearheaded many programs
that benefit the Aurora community. She
helped to establish the first Aurora-based federally
qualified health center, which provides health care
services to underinsured, uninsured and low
income area residents. Linnea also led a similar
and successful effort to establish the first school-based health center in
Aurora. Earlier in her career, she developed a child abuse and neglect
reduction program and the first Medicare-certified Hospice in Kane County.
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