Elgin Academy has a long and distinguished heritage and a proud tradition of attracting multiple generations from the same family. Meet the 2018 legacy graduates and their families.

Congratulations to Jimmy John Liautaud, Class of 1982, who is a recipient of the 2018 Horatio Alger Award.

Jimmy John joins 11 other esteemed business, civic and cultural leaders from across North America in receiving 2018 honors. For more than 70 years, the Horatio Alger Award has been annually bestowed upon admired leaders who have succeeded despite facing adversities, and who have remained committed to higher education and charitable efforts in their local communities.

Married 75 yearsCarol Gilbert Redeker '33 and Bill Redeker '36 of Ft Myers Beach, Florida and formerly long time residents of Elgin, celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary July 11, 2016 with a morning boat cruise and afternoon reception. Carol Gilbert and William E. Redeker were married July 11, 1941 in a garden ceremony in rural Elgin at the bride's home. They met while attending Elgin Academy. The anniversary reception was held at Shellpoint Village, Ft. Myers, Florida.

The University of North Texas, Mayborn School of Journalism Announce the Graduation of Bianca Elizabeth Swegler on Friday, the Fifteenth of May Two Thousand Fifteen with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Advertising.

Kacy Rauschenberger '11 is a Fulbright finalist for an English Teaching Assistantship in Laos. Kacy was sponsored by DePauw University last fall, and she recently found out that she is one of 8 candidates in the United States to have been nominated for the grant by the National Screening Committee. If selected, she will be teaching English at the University level in Laos for the 15-16 academic school year.