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Model Illinois Government
Fiel Wilson, Governor
Participants in Model Illinois Government have the opportunity to compete for and earn several prestigious awards throughout the simulation. Award recipients are chosen by an Awards Committee chaired by the Comptroller.
This page is actively being updated. If you see a correction or have information for a year we do not please contact our Tech Director tech@modelillinoisgov.org
2025 | Jane Bryant, Advisor | John A Logan |
2023 | Tim Kirsininkas, Tech Director | Alumni |
2019 | Kevin Kulavic, Secretariat | Alumni |
2017 | John Williams, Advisor | Principia |
2014 | Justin Dance, Secretariat | Alumni |
2011 | Scott McFarland, Secretariat | Alumni |
2009 | James Scott, Secretariat | Alumni |
2006 | Joan Eastlund, Advisor | Black Hawk |
2025 | Alannis Muñoz | Northern Illinois |
2024 | Joel Lemmert, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2023 | Connor Krater, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2022 | Mackenzi Matthews, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2021 | Isaiah Moore, Governor | Governor's State |
2020 | Sabrina Leblanc, Governor | Millikin University |
2019 | Elizabeth Roehrs, Governor | Lincoln Land |
2018 | Shakana Kirksey-Miller, Governor | Governor's State |
2017 | Jose Durbin, Governor | Eastern Illinois |
2014 | Zachary Sullivan, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2013 | Eric Palmer, Governor | Black Hawk |
2012 | Eric Marvin, Governor | Lincoln Land |
2011 | Lorenzo Webber, Governor | Triton College |
2010 | Craig McFarland, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2009 | Al Cordero, Governor | Northeastern IL |
2009 | Shana Williams, Chief of Staff | Alumni |
2008 | Scott McFarland, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2007 | Scott McFarland, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2006 | Jim Scott, Chief of Staff | U of I - Springfield |
2005 | Dan Kovats, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2004 | Kevin Whaley, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2003 | Justin Swigert | U of I - Springfield |
2002 | Art Moore, Governor | U of I - Springfield |
2001 | D.J. Skogsburg, Faculty Advisor | Waubonsee |
2025 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2024 | University of Illinois - Springfield |
2023 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2022 | University of Illinois - Springfield |
2021 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2020 | University of Illinois - Springfield |
2019 | Northern Illinois University |
2018 | Prairie State University |
2017 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2014 | University of Illinois - Springfield |
2013 | John A. Logan College |
2012 | Lincoln Land Community College |
2011 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2010 | University of Illinois - Springfield |
2009 | Lincoln Land Community College |
2008 | Northeastern Illinois University |
2007 | Black Hawk College |
2006 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2005 | Black Hawk College |
2004 | University of Illinois Springfield |
2003 | Waubonsee Community College |
2002 | University of Illinois - Springfield |
1995 | Waubonsee Community College |
1987 | Lake Forest College |
2025 | Roosevelt University |
2024 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2023 | Lincoln Land Community College |
2022 | Principia |
2021 | Governor's State University |
2020 | Prairie State College |
2019 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2018 | Lincoln Land Community College |
2017 | Northern Illinois University |
2014 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2013 | Lincoln Land Community College |
2012 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2011 | John A. Logan College |
2010 | Triton College |
2009 | Southeastern Illinois College |
2008 | Lincoln Land Community College |
2025 | Ethan Howard & Trenton Clifford | SIC |
2024 | Samuel Moore & Pia Lopez | UIS/PNW |
2023 | Mya Bell & Ky Mosby | PNW/SIC |
2022 | Oliver Abell & Evan Alexakos | SIC/UIS |
2021 | Aleece McLeod & Gavyn Wollard | SEIC |
2020 | Bethay Smith & Matthew Mustis | SIC/GSU |
2019 | Kallie Matthews & Will truman | Lincoln Land |
2018 | Joseph Partain | U of I - Springfield |
2017 | Payton Rasso | U of I - Springfield |
2014 | Nathan Marroquin | U of I - Springfield |
2013 | Charles Ware | Lincoln Land |
2012 | Jonathan McGee | Western Illinois |
2011 | Valerie Ozment | Southeastern IL |
2010 | Heather Robertson | Southeastern IL |
2009 | Benjamin Mullenbach | Waubonsee |
2008 | James Poindexter | Principia |
2025 | Abbey Mobley & Jaxton Buckman | Southeastern IL |
2024 | Brandi Whitt | Southeastern IL |
2023 | Taylor Craig | Southeastern IL |
2022 | Alex O'Daniel | Southeastern IL |
2021 | Geoff Diver | Millikin |
2020 | Callie Oxford | Southeastern IL |
2019 | Sean Dillard | Southeastern IL |
2018 | Amberly Miller | Lincoln Land |
2017 | Tracy Stokich | Southeastern IL |
2014 | Jenny Pruitt | Southeastern IL |
2013 | Taylor Bryant | John A. Logan |
2012 | Anna Mulch | U of I - Springfield |
2011 | Taylor Bryant | John A. Logan |
2010 | James Rocker | Black Hawk |
2009 | Skyler BUtler | Southeastern IL |
2009 | Laurua Abbey | John A. Logan |
2008 | Justin Dance | Lincoln Land |
2007 | Charles Ande | Southeastern IL |
2006 | Sean Turnipseed | Black Hawk |
2004 | Kyle Stevens | Southeastern IL |
2025 | Timothy Malit | U of I - Springfield |
2024 | Aliyeah Houston | Millikin |
2023 | Callie Oxford | Southeastern IL |
2022 | Juan Cervantes | Triton College |
2021 | Caleb Weiss | Southeastern IL |
2020 | Tracy Stokitch | Southeastern IL |
2019 | Nash Olendettel | Millikin |
2018 | Stephanie Johns | Southeastern IL |
2017 | Silas Tockey | Lincoln Land |
2014 | Jason Jenkins | U of I - Springfield |
2013 | Corey Henkleman | John A. Logan |
2012 | Evan Bickett | Southeastern IL |
2011 | Joel Clements | John A. Logan |
2010 | Stephen Escue | John A. Logan |
2009 | Maria Oldani | Lincoln Land |
2008 | Spring Lambert | Black Hawk |
2007 | Guillermo Travenio | Black Hawk |
2006 | Gabriela Bautists | Northern Illinois |
2003 | Heather Johns | Southeastern IL |
1993 | Kevin Mulford | Millikin |
2025 | Maggie STerning | Prairie State College |
2024 | Caleb Grover | U of I - Springfield |
2023 | Joel Lemmert | U of I - Springfield |
2022 | Diana Ibarra | U of I - Springfield |
2021 | Bryce Thomas | U of I - Springfield |
2020 | Nicolle Sienko | Northern Illinois |
2019 | Brock Titlow | Alumni |
2018 | Garrie Allen | Alumni |
2017 | Logan Creen | Alumni |
2014 | Tim Murray | Alumni |
2013 | Nazim Jamal | Alumni |
2012 | Veronica Ozment | Alumni |
2011 | Kevin Ford | Lincoln Land |
2010 | Amber McFarland | U of I - Springfield |
2009 | John P. Walcher | Alumni |
2009 | Shana Williams | U of I - Springfield |
2025 | Melody Colonel | U of I - Springfield |
2024 | Ben Gulley | Southeastern IL |
2023 | Eryn Nelken | Northeastern IL |
2022 | Jilllian Womack | Southeastern IL |
2021 | Callie Oxford | Southeastern IL |
2020 | Corey Allen | Illinois Central |
2019 | Dan Fogarty | Prairie State |
2018 | Ryan Dennison | Southeastern IL |
2017 | Natasha Hilentzaris | Governors State |
2014 | Anna Mulch | U of I - Springfield |
2013 | Joe DeBose | Southeastern IL |
2012 | Zachary Sullivan | U of I - Springfield |
2011 | Eric Palmer | Black Hawk |
2010 | Kevin Ford | Lincoln Land |
2009 | Lesliefaye Gogins | U of I - Springfield |
2008 | Nick Nolf | U of I - Springfield |
2007 | Kris Lewis | Black Hawk |
2003 | Jerome Wenzel | John A. Logan |
2025 | Tobias Hamlin | Southeastern IL |
2024 | Dakota Gordon | U of I - Springfield |
2023 | Jillian Womack | Southeastern IL |
2022 | Aleece McLeod | Southeastern IL |
2021 | Christian Murray | Southeastern IL |
2020 | Mackenzi Matthews | U of I - Springfield |
2019 | Leah Schaefer | Principia |
2018 | Payton Raso | U of I - Springfield |
2017 | Morgan Denbo | Southeastern IL |
2014 | Kendra Weinfhoer | SIU - Edwardsville |
2013 | Mandy Little | John A. Logan |
2012 | Brendan Little | Lincoln Land |
2011 | Edward Little | Southeastern IL |
2010 | Skyler Butler | Southeastern IL |
2009 | Paul Harris | Northeastern IL |
2008 | Andrew Erbes | John A. Logan |
2007 | John Walcher | Western Illinois |
2006 | Charles Patton | Richard J. Daley |
2005 | Michaella Grounds | Southeastern IL |
2004 | Michael Sneed | Lincoln Land |
2025 | Kaylee Pressler | Northern IL |
2024 | John Kennedy | U of I - Springfield |
2023 | Rachel Lands | Southeastern IL |
2022 | DeJoie Simmons | U of I - Springfield |
2021 | Tiffany Hannah | Governors State |
2020 | Aislinn Diaz | U of I - Springfield |
2019 | Bryce Thomas | U of I - Springfield |
2018 | Megan Owens | Millikin |
2017 | Gordon Davis | Lincoln Land |
2014 | Cassie Rea | Southeastern IL |
2013 | Ryan Kennedy | Triton |
2012 | Taylor Bryant | John A. Logan |
2011 | Tucker Copi | Western Illinois |
2010 | Andrew House | U of I - Springfield |
2009 | Andrew Herr | Black Hawk |
2008 | Jonathan Murphy | Black Hawk |
2007 | Brie Hudkins | U of I - Springfield |
2006 | Craig McFarland | Black Hawk |
2004 | Ryan Smith | Richard J. Daley |
2002 | Jim Scott | Western Illinois |
2025 | Abbie Hasty | U of I - Springfield |
2024 | Emma Hausknecht | Lake Forest College |
2023 | Phillip Skokowski | Northern IL |
2022 | Jacob Lemon | Southeastern IL |
2021 | Mackenzi Matthews | U of I - Springfield |
2020 | Collin Moseley | U of I - Springfield |
2019 | Lexi Werle | Western Illinois |
2018 | Lexi Werle | Western Illinois |
2017 | Mason Gordon | Lincoln Land |
2014 | Garrie Robert Allen IV | U of I - Springfield |
2013 | Marc Reiter | U of I - Springfield |
2012 | Nathan Tarr | U of I - Springfield |
2011 | Mandy Little | John A. Logan |
2010 | Rebekah Nenonen | Southeastern IL |
2009 | Lorenzo Webber | Triton |
2008 | Paul Harris | Northeastern IL |
2007 | Gabriela Bautista | Northern Illinois |
2006 | Nic Nolfi | U of I - Springfield |
2004 | Christian Neuschwanger | Western Illinois |
2004 | Nicole Calcagno | Triton |
2003 | Jen Even | Millikin |
2025 | Samuel Moore | U of I - Springfield |
2024 | Lanetta Thomas | Governor's State |
2023 | Matthew Edwards | U of I - Springfield |
2022 | Ana Vidric | Millikin |
2021 | Gillian Jones | Southeastern IL |
2020 | Sean Dillard | Southeastern IL |
2019 | Aislinn Diaz | U of I - Springfield |
2018 | Bradley Cazeau | Prairie State |
2017 | Zack Fedor | Lincoln Land |
2014 | Nathan Piper | U of I - Springfield |
2013 | Jennifer Pruitt | Southeastern IL |
2012 | Amanda Hays | Southeastern IL |
2011 | Brandon Ellis | Black Hawk |
2010 | Kara Piazza | Northern Illinois |
2009 | Kevin Kulavic | Lincoln Land |
2008 | Kimberly Murphy | Northeastern IL |
2007 | Michaella Grounds | Southeastern IL |
2004 | Michaella Grounds | Southeastern IL |
2025 | Taeveon Gaines | EIU |
2024 | Clay Lembcke | Purdue University NW |
2023 | Emma Hausknecht | Lake Forest College |
2022 | Joel Lemmert | U of I - Springfield |
2025 | Maria Spangler & Avery Smith | UIS/Principia |
2024 | Lucas Schilling & Tyler Vollintine | U of I - Springfield |
2023 | Cedric Birgans | U of I - Springfield |
2021 | Keegan Noll | EIU |
2019 | Cory Allen | ICC |
2025 | Avery VanDermeer | Roosevelt University |
2024 | Maggie Sterning | Prairie State College |
2023 | Sam Sundell | Prairie State College |
2022 | Elijah England | Millikin |
2021 | Ryland Pietras | Northern Illinois |
2020 | Dana Cadey | Principia |
2019 | Jenessa Pienado | John A. Logan |
2018 | Kyle Bergfors | Governor's State |
2014 | Seth Richardson | John A. Logan |
2013 | Caleb Motsinger | Southeastern IL |
2012 | Jeramie Bizzle | Triton |
2011 | Keturah Tanner | Southeastern IL |
2010 | Zach Little | Waubonsee |
2009 | Kayla Kearns | Southeastern IL |
2008 | Benjamin Joyner | Southeastern IL |
2007 | Whitney Longeville | Black Hawk |
2006 | Heather Shaffer | U of I - Springfield |
2025 | Ameia Booker & Jade Harris | University of Chicago |
2024 | Jordan Cox & Olivia Swords | Millikin University |
2023 | Ellie Krouse & Paige Thing | Eastern IL |
2022 | Ellie Krouse & Ella Collins | Eastern IL |
2021 | Hannah Prochnow & Reena Riley | Millikin |
2019 | Ben Szalinski & Andrew Cunningham | U of I - Springfield |
2014 | Kara Anderson & Alice Dembinski | Millikin |
2013 | James Farris & Jacqueline Hollis | Millikin |
2012 | Josh Rose & Justn Landendorf | Millikin |
2011 | David Anderson & Kevin Stocks | Millikin |
2010 | Justin Allen & Kenny Miller | Millikin |
2009 | Justin Allen & Kenny Miller | Millikin |
2008 | Dustin Clark & Kenny Miller | Millikin |
2007 | Rachel Richards & Richard Protzmann | Principia |
2006 | Elizabeth Nacewicz & Beryn Mayes | Principia |
2005 | Megan Sims & Gregg Lagger | Millikin |
2002 | Joshua Smith & Andrew Smith | Western Illinois |
2000 | Melissa Duffy & Emma Elizabeth Pinter | Principia |
1999 | Emma Elizabeth Pinter & Amanda Soden | Principia |
1992 | Christopher Leatzow & Vincent Schmeltz III | Principia |
2025 | Olivia Swords | Millikin |
2024 | Ellie Krouse | Eastern IL |
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2022 | Collin Budd | Millikin |
2021 | Christian Lane | Millikin |
2019 | Brittany Duke | Principia |
2014 | Joshua Rose | Millikin |
2013 | Emma Pendergast | Millikin |
2012 | Cate Harriman | Millikin |
2011 | David Czurnecki | Northeastern IL |
2010 | Caitlin Harriman | Millikin |
2009 | Justin Allen | Millikin |
2008 | Drew Griffin | Eastern IL |
2007 | Bryn Mayes | Principia |
2006 | Elizabeth Nacewicz | Principia |
2005 | Andrew Gillette | Millikin |
2003 | Joshua Smith | Western Illinois |
2000 | Melissa Duffy | Principia |
1999 | Emma Elizabeth Pinter | Principia |
2025 | Cydney Adams | Eastern IL |
2021 | Ariana Alex | Eastern IL |
2019 | Paola Ascencio | Northern Illinois |
2014 | Kara Anderson | Millikin |
2013 | Christ Wheetley | John A. Logan |
2012 | Zach Harmon | Principia |
2018 | Colin Cisco | U of I - Springfield |
2014 | Nick Chaukulas | Triton |
2013 | Kara Kozlowski | Aurora |
2010 | Daniel Freberg | Eastern IL |
2009 | Patericia Simmons | Triton |
2008 | Mujtaba Isani | Illinois Weslyan |
2007 | Justin Sinner | Eastern IL |
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