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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: G.C. Alum and Trustee Sandra Boileau Presented Distinguished Alumni Award by University of Illinois College of EducationGREENVILLE, Ill. - After teaching, counseling, and serving in administrative positions in education since graduating from Greenville College in 1961, Sandra (Maxwell) Boileau's contributions to the field of education were noted earlier this month as she was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award by the college of education at the University of Illinois. Boileau is currently a member of the board of trustees at Greenville College. According to Susan Fowler, dean of the college of education at the University of Illinois, each of the five award recipients have "improved the lives of their students, the quality of their schools, and their communities." Boileau is the associate vice president for adult and continuing education at Parkland College in Champaign. She has become known as a person who demonstrates "a natural graciousness that puts people at ease and facilitates collaboration and cooperation," said a Parkland colleague. A resident of Champaign, Boileau is active in various volunteer opportunities for her community, church, and profession. She currently serves as president of the Illinois Council of Continuing Higher Education. Boileau's undergraduate degree from Greenville College was in education and psychology. She finished her master's degree in counseling psychology in 1963 at the University of Illinois before returning to the University of Illinois to earn an administrative certificate in 1984 and an advanced degree in educational administration in 1987. Greenville College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal
arts school with more than 1,200 traditional undergraduate, graduate,
and adult degree completion students. Founded in 1892 and affiliated
with the Free Methodist Church, the college is located in Greenville,
Ill., 45 miles east of St. Louis. Last updated: April
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