SARAH BOUCHIE '97
Sarah Bouchie, a former Ronald Reagan Fellow at Eureka College, graduated in 1997. She is director of girls’ education at CARE International, a global confederation of 12 national member organizations working to end poverty. Bouchie travels worldwide to implement programs to improve the lives of women and children through early childhood development, teacher development, integration of anti-bias and tolerance in classrooms, adult literacy, civic education, community participation and gender empowerment.
In recognition of her contributions to her profession, her community and her Alma Mater, the Eureka College Alumni Board is proud to honor Sarah Bouchie as the 2008 Outstanding Young Alumnae.
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TODD CHEEK '97 - KIM BLUNT CHEEK '92
Todd Cheek graduated from Eureka College in the 1997. Kim Blunt Cheek graduated from Eureka College in 1992. Todd is a music teacher at Pontiac Township High School. Kim taught English at Pontiac Township High School for 14 years and now teaches part-time. She also is a daycare provider.
The Cheeks established the Mackhayley Foundation in memory of their daughters, Mackenzie Rae and Hayley Grace, to benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, and the obstetrics department at OSF Saint James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. Since its inception two years ago, the foundation has raised more than $20,000.
In recognition of their contributions to their profession, their community and their Alma Mater, the Eureka College Alumni Board is proud to honor Todd and Kim Cheek as the 2008 Outstanding Young Alums.
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Kim Blunt Cheek & Todd Cheek |
