May 7, 2009
Michael Driscoll of Ottawa, senior process development engineer for Carus Chemical Corp., has been appointed to the open position on the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
Driscoll will fill a two-year term resulting from the March 10 resignation of trustee Lori Scroggs of Princeton.
Driscoll’s term will run through the next trustee election in April 2011.
“The IVCC Board must be committed to world class education and continuous improvement of the curriculum,” Driscoll said in his application letter to the board. “By distinguishing IVCC academically, it will drive enrollment and provide educational services to more of our community.
“As university costs continue to rise beyond the financial means of many, IVCC can provide a vital link for many,” he said. “I am a lifelong learner and I believe I can make positive contributions to the board.”
A native of Chicago, he earned undergraduate degrees in mathematics and chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his master’s and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
He and his wife , Mary, have two daughters.