Larry “Bud” Price, now 65, and his wife, Cathy, profitably sold their two radio stations 13 years ago.
“We could have moved anywhere in the world,” he said. “And we came to Springfield.”
They are two of what Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine calls “second-acters” — people who have changed careers at or near retirement age and still want a vibrant lifestyle.
Price went back to college — “on the 36-year plan” — and earned a bachelor’s degree in multimedia communications from the University of Illinois Springfield.
“I couldn’t find a job,” he said. “So I got a master’s in human resource management.”
He found he was skilled at office work, and after working for three different state agencies, he tested for a job at UIS. This past Jan. 1, Price was promoted to office manager of the Department of Environmental Studies and Public Health at the university.
“I love helping students,” he said. “We’re taking a vanload of foreign students to the New Salem music festival. We have hosted Muslims, Chinese and Indian students.”
Price was featured by the State Journal-Register on August 30, 2012.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
UIS signs 17 baseball recruits
University of Illinois Springfield baseball coach Mike Zandler has filled his roster with new recruits from winning programs.
“We lacked depth positionally, and then we lacked a little bit of experience on the mound,” said Zandler, who coached the Prairie Stars to an 8-35 overall record in his first season. “Coach (Richard) Dennis and myself went into this saying we need to improve across the board.”
Thirteen of the 17 new players are transfers. Five played last spring for Black Hawk College, which won a school-record 44 games in 2012 and 2011. Third baseman Kendal Hocker was the Arrowhead Conference’s Most Valuable Player in the infield and hit .397.
Second baseman Nick Sanders hit .309. Logan Frye is an outfielder and Tyler Leffel is a pitcher from Black Hawk. Left-handed pitcher James Matson had a 2.54 earned run average in 28 1/3 innings.
The team was featured by the State Journal-Register on August 29, 2012.
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“We lacked depth positionally, and then we lacked a little bit of experience on the mound,” said Zandler, who coached the Prairie Stars to an 8-35 overall record in his first season. “Coach (Richard) Dennis and myself went into this saying we need to improve across the board.”
Thirteen of the 17 new players are transfers. Five played last spring for Black Hawk College, which won a school-record 44 games in 2012 and 2011. Third baseman Kendal Hocker was the Arrowhead Conference’s Most Valuable Player in the infield and hit .397.
Second baseman Nick Sanders hit .309. Logan Frye is an outfielder and Tyler Leffel is a pitcher from Black Hawk. Left-handed pitcher James Matson had a 2.54 earned run average in 28 1/3 innings.
The team was featured by the State Journal-Register on August 29, 2012.
Read the article online
Monday, August 27, 2012
UIS students head back to new apartments
Many students at the University of Illinois Springfield are moving back on campus to the smell of a brand new apartment. UIS says the renovations are part of an $8.5 million project to upgrade aging housing units.
The UIS renovations have been going on for two years, but with the project winding down and students heading back to campus keys to newly renovated apartments were handed out left and right.
"They actually are moving into brand new renovated apartments, fully gutted with new walls, new interiors, new carpet, new plumbing," said John Ringle, UIS director of Residence Life.
The story was featured by WICS-TV 20 on August 24, 2012.
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The UIS renovations have been going on for two years, but with the project winding down and students heading back to campus keys to newly renovated apartments were handed out left and right.
"They actually are moving into brand new renovated apartments, fully gutted with new walls, new interiors, new carpet, new plumbing," said John Ringle, UIS director of Residence Life.
The story was featured by WICS-TV 20 on August 24, 2012.
Watch the story online
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