2006-2007

2006-2007 was the school year at Knox running from September 2006 to June 2007. It included Summer Break 2006, Fall 2006, Winter Break 2006, Winter 2007, Spring Break 2007, and Spring 2007.

Summer Break 2006

On-Campus

• August 7 – Faculty member Gina Franco was awarded the Meralmikjen Fellowship in Poetry, and as a result gave a reading at the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference in Vermont on August 21.
• August 11 – Knox was once again included in the latest edition of the book Colleges That Change Lives.
• August 13 – Football team members return to campus for the school year. New football player orientation.
• August 15 – Washington Monthly magazine ranked Knox 23rd among liberal arts colleges based on community service, research, and commitment to affordable education.
• August 18 – US News & World Report rankings come out. Knox is ranked 79th among liberal arts colleges.
• August 29 – New international students arrive on campus.
• August 29-31 – International student orientation
• August 30 – Knox announces that US District Court Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow will deliver the Opening Convocation address.
• August 30 – Princeton Review college rankings come out: Knox is ranked as one of 163 "Best in the Midwest," and scores #14 overall for "Students Happy with Financial Aid" and #10 for "Great Radio Station.
• New non-traditional students arrive on campus. Non-traditional student orientation.

Fall 2006

Official Calendar

• September 2, Sat, 10:00 AM – Residence halls open to new students; board begins with lunch
• September 2-6, Sat-Wed – Orientation for new students
• September 5, Tue – Residence halls open to returning students; board begins with dinner
• September 6-13, Wed-Wed – Fall Check-In online
• September 7, Thu – Classes begin
• September 7, Thu, 11:00 AM – Opening Convocation
• September 13, Wed – Add/Drop deadline
• October 14, Sat – Homecoming
• October 16-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for Winter 2007
• October 23-27, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for Winter Break 2006 Classes
• October 28-29, Sat-Sun – Family Weekend
• November 1, Wed – Withdrawal deadline
• November 14, Tue – Classes end
• November 15, Wed – Reading Day
• November 16-18, Thu-Sat – Finals
• November 19, Sun, 12:00 PM – Winter Break 2006 begins. Residence halls close, and board ends with breakfast

Academic Events

Course Events

• October 30, 2006 – Author Kwame Anthony Appiah gives a lecture on his book Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers to FP students.

Faculty Events

• Tim Kasser is on leave to participates in the Semester at Sea program, which took him to Mexico, Hawaii, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, India, Egypt, Turkey, Croatia and Spain
• September 8, Fri, 4:00 PM – The Lincoln Studies Center celebrated the publishing of the first book in its multivolume series about Lincoln.
• September 14 – Peter Schwartzman wins first place at a Scrabble tournament in Atlantic City.
• September 18 – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion of Lost in Translation by Eva Hoffman at the Seymour Library
• September 20, Wed, 7:30 PM – Zali Gurevitch gives a talk, "Robinson Crusoe in the Land of Israel" in the Alumni Room of Old Main.
• October 2, 7 PM – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion of Mr. Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow at the Seymour Library
• October 6, Fri, 4 PM – Zali Gurevitch reads from his own poetry in the Alumni Room
• October 14, 1 PM – Sarah Day O'Connell and Jeremy Day O'Connell give a lecture and performance on the Trinidadian steelband in Jay Hall
• October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Robin Metz leads a discussion on Joan Didion's Year of Magical Thinking at Pookie's Coffee Bar
• October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Lance Factor leads a discussion on Old Main and The Da Vinci Code in the Alumni Room
• October 23, Mon, 7 PM – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion on Andre Aciman's Out of Egypt at the Seymour Library
• October 26, Thu, 4 PM – Professor emeritus of art Henry Joe gives a lecture, "The Meaning of Chinese Art," in the Round Room.
• October 30, Mon, 7 PM – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion on The Centaur in the Garden by Moacyr Scliar at the Seymour Library
• November 6, Mon, 7 PM – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion on Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman at the Seymour Library

Administration and Student Senate Events

Admissions Events

• September 14 – The Advocate selects Knox as one of the 100 best colleges for LGBT students.
• October 4 – Knox is one of 100 schools included in the book Treasure Schools: College Gems, and Roger Taylor is ranked among the top 10 hottest college presidents by The Insider's Guide to the Colleges.
• October 9, Mon – Open House for prospective students
• November 10, Fri – Open House for prospective students

Housing and Physical Plant Events

• November 22 – Knox purchases the Gale House.

Greek Events

• November 14 – The new Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority (formerly Tau Sigma Omega) pledges 16 women.

Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events

Music

• October 12, 8 PM – Knox College Variety Show at the Orpheum
• October 13, 9 PM – Jazz Ensemble Alumni Jam Session for Homecoming, at Cherry Street Bier Garten
• October 14, 1 PM – Sarah Day O'Connell and Jeremy Day O'Connell give a lecture and performance on the Trinidadian steelband in Jay Hall
• October 14, 8 PM – Nova Singers perform "Music, Mirth, and Mischief" in Kresge
• October 15, 4 PM – Nova Singers perform "Music, Mirth, and Mischief" at the First Congregational Church
• October 16 – Jazz quartet Meta Four performs in Kresge
• October 20, 12 PM – Violinist Francesca de Pasquale performs as part of the Music Colloqium Series
• October 21 – Knox-Galesburg Symphony performs at the Orpheum
• October 28, Sat, 7:30 PM – The Jazz Ensemble performs in Kresge.
• October 29, Sun, 2 PM – The Knox College Choir performs in Kresge.
• November 8, Wed, 7 PM – The Knox Sandburg Community Concert Band performs in Kresge.
• November 11 – The Galesburg Community Chorus, including the Knox College Choir and the Nova Singers performs at First Prebyterian Church
• November 18 – Knox-Galesburg Symphony performs at the Orpheum

Art

• September 15-October 6 – Linda Vredeveld holds a painting exhibition
• October 13, Fri, 7 PM – University of Iowa professor emeritus Keith Achepohl talks about his printmaking show in the Round Room. The art exhibition continues until November 3.
• October 26 – Professor emeritus Henry Joe lectures on Chinese art in the Round Room

Theatre and Dance

• October 6-7, 7:30 PM – Pastries for a Cumber Bund, Eyelashes for Christmas and the Regrettable Hope That Someone Still Cares About Everything You Do, written and directed by Evan Sawdey, and Once, written and directed by Sara Henak, performed in the Studio Theatre
• October 13-14, 7:30 PM – The Last Yankee directed by Mike Smith, Chalky White Substance directed by Mike Smith, and Collette in Love, directed by Courtney Meaker, are performed in the Studio Theatre
• October 20-21, 7:30 PM – The Shape of Things directed by Mike Giese is performed in the Studio Theatre
• October 25-28, Wed-Sat – "Our Town" runs in Harbach Theatre.
• October 27-28, Fri-Sat, 7 PM – Terpischore performs their Fall Studio Dance Concert in the Aux Gym
• November 3-4 – Leonardo's Last Supper, directed by Nick Perry, is performed in the Studio Theater

Other

• September 6, Wed – Pumphandle in front of Old Main.
• September 7, Thu, 11:00 AM – US District Court Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow gives the Opening Convocation address, "This Land Is Your Land: Reflections on Civic Duty."
• September 8, Fri, 4 PM – Jennifer Fleischner, a professor of history at Adelphi University, discusses her book, Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave, and Willis Regier, director of the University of Illinois Press, talks about the new books on Abraham Lincoln co-authored by Douglas Wilson
• September 18 – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion of Lost in Translation by Eva Hoffman at the Seymour Library
• September 20, Wed, 7:30 PM – Zali Gurevitch gives a talk, "Robinson Crusoe in the Land of Israel" in the Alumni Room of Old Main.
• September 22, Fri, 4 PM – Author Herman Carillo gives a reading in the Alumni Room
• October 2, 7 PM – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion of Mr. Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow at the Seymour Library
• October 6, Fri, 4 PM – Zali Gurevitch reads from his own poetry in the Alumni Room
• October 12-14, Thu-Sat – Homecoming, featuring a number of speakers and events.
• October 13, Fri, 4 PM – Alum Jim Hallock '69 gives a talk on earth block construction in Kresge.
• October 13, Fri, 4 PM - Poets Karen Anderson, Jasper Bernes, Anne Boyer, and Karl Parker, with musician JJ Appleton, host the Million Poems Show in the Studio Theatre
• October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Robin Metz leads a discussion on Joan Didion's Year of Magical Thinking at Pookie's Coffee Bar
• October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Lance Factor leads a discussion on Old Main and The Da Vinci Code in the Alumni Room
• October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Alumna Melissa Hueting presents her master's thesis in Art History in the Round Room
• October 14, Sat, 5 PM – Caxton Club holds an alumni reading event in the Muelder Reading Room
• October 19, Thu, 4 PM – Diplomat and journalist John Shaw discusses his book The Ambassador: Inside the Life of a Working Diplomat in Ferris Lounge.
• October 20, Fri, 4 PM – Poet Jay Hopler gives a reading in the Alumni Room. Caxton Club sponsored the event.
• October 23, Mon, 7 PM – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion on Andre Aciman's Out of Egypt at the Seymour Library
• October 25-28, Wed-Sat – "Our Town" runs in Harbach Theatre.
• October 26, Thu, 4 PM – Professor emeritus of art Henry Joe gives a lecture, "The Meaning of Chinese Art," in the Round Room.
• October 30, Mon, 7 PM – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion on The Centaur in the Garden by Moacyr Scliar at the Seymour Library
• November 6, Mon, 7 PM – Natania Rosenfeld leads a discussion on Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman at the Seymour Library

Student Events

Student Academic and College Events

• September 25 – Megan Butler is awarded a fellowship with the EPA.
• October 6-7, 7:30 PM – Pastries for a Cumber Bund, Eyelashes for Christmas and the Regrettable Hope That Someone Still Cares About Everything You Do, written and directed by Evan Sawdey, and Once, written and directed by Sara Henak, performed in the Studio Theatre
• October 13-14, 7:30 PM – The Last Yankee directed by Mike Smith, Chalky White Substance directed by Mike Smith, and Collette in Love, directed by Courtney Meaker, are performed in the Studio Theatre
• October 20-21, 7:30 PM – The Shape of Things directed by Mike Giese is performed in the Studio Theatre
• November 8 – Kenji Mori receives the Student Laureate Award from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
• November 17-19 – Cami Woodruff competes in the Miss Illinois competition in Chicago

Alumni Events

• October 14, Sat, 3 PM – Alumna Melissa Hueting presents her master's thesis in Art History in the Round Room
• October 14, Sat, 5 PM – Caxton Club holds an alumni reading event in the Muelder Reading Room

Winter Break 2006

On-Campus

• November 22 – Knox acquires the Gale House at 127 E. North St.
• November 27 – December Term classes begin
• December 11 – Professor Marilyn Webb is interviewed for the PBS series "Second Opinion"
• December 15 – December Term classes end
• December 19 – Knox announces that Bill Clinton will be the speaker for Commencement 2006

Off-Campus

• A number of students go to Japan as part of Japan Term
• December 2 – The Galesburg Community Chorus performs its Winter Concert at First Prebyterian Church
• December 3 – 48 students and 2 faculty members head to New Orleans to volunteer with Hurricane Katrina cleanup efforts.
• December 8-9 – Nova Singers perform Christmas music at Colony Church in Bishop Hill, Illinois
• December 15-16 – Nova Singers perform Christmas music at Central Congregational Church and in Davenport

Winter 2007

Official Calendar

• January 2, Tue, 10:00 AM – Residence halls open; board begins with dinner
• January 3, Wed – Classes begin
• January 3-9, Wed-Tue – Winter Check-In online
• January 9, Tue – Add/Drop deadline
• February 5-16, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for Spring 2007
• February 27, Tue – Withdrawal deadline
• March 6, Tue – Classes end
• March 7, Wed – Reading Day
• March 8-10, Thu-Sat – Finals
• March 11, Sun, 12:00 PM – Spring Break 2007 begins. Residence halls close, and board ends with breakfast

Academic Events

Course Events

• February 22-March 3 - Rep Term puts on two plays, The Madwoman of Chaillot and Working

Faculty Events

• February 12 – Douglas Wilson is awarded his second Lincoln Prize for his book, Lincoln's Sword
• March 8 – Jim Vandergriff is appointed chair of the Commission on American Indian Education
• March 21 – Knox announces that it will give Douglas Wilson of the Lincoln Studies Center an honorary degree

Administration and Student Senate Events

Admissions Events

• January 26 – Knox receives 2,195 applications to date for 340 class openings in the Class of 2011, exceeding the total applications receipt of 2,182 for the Class of 2010

Housing and Physical Plant Events

• January 16 - The Old Jail's Underground Railroad Freedom Station is added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program of the National Park Service.

Club and Student Organization Events

• January 27, Sat – International Club hosts the International Fair in the Round Room, Kresge, CFA Lobby, and the Oak Room.
• February 17 – TKS receives nine awards at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
• March 2 – The Beta Ballers win the 2007 Dodgeball Intramural Tournament
• March 8 – Catch is named Magazine of the Month by the Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors

Athletic Events

• February 17 - Jaran Rutledge wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
• March 2 – The Beta Ballers win the 2007 Dodgeball Intramural Tournament
• March 3 – Jaran Rutledge places third in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events

Music

• February 3 – The Knox-Galesburg Symphony Trio (Bruce Polay, David Suda, and Carolyn Suda) perform in Kresge
• February 11 – Knox College Jazz Ensemble performs for Black History Month in Kresge
• February 17-18 – The Nova Singers perform "Love Walked In" at First Presbyterian Church and in Moline
• February 24 – Knox-Galesburg Symphony performs at the Orpheum
• February 28 – Knox-Sandburg Community Band performs in Kresge
• March 4, 3 PM – Knox College Choir performs at Central Congregational Church
• March 8-10 – McGillacuddy's hosts the Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival

Art

• January 5-February 4 – Claire Sherman holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture January 5 in the Round Room
• February 9-March 2 – John Bakker holds an art exhibition, with an opening lecture February 9 in the Round Room

Theatre and Dance

• January 27, 7:30 PM – Funkadesi performs as part of the International Fair
• February 10 – Afriky Lolo performs at Carl Sandburg College, co-sponsored by the Center for Intercultural Life
• February 22-March 3 - Rep Term puts on two plays, The Madwoman of Chaillot and Working
• February 23 – Terpsichore performs in the Aux Gym

Other

• January 5, Fri, 4 PM, Douglas Wilson of the Lincoln Studies Center gives a talk on his new book, Lincoln's Sword, in the Alumni Room
• January 11, Thu, 4 PM – Gregory Divers, a visiting assistant professor of German at St. Louis University, gives a talk on Carl Sandburg's influence on modern German poetry.
• January 15, Mon, 11 AM – Professor Konrad Hamilton delivers the keynote address at the Martin Luther King Day Convocation
• January 19, Fri, 4 PM – Poets Nancy Eimers and William Olsen give a poetry reading in the Alumni Room.
• January 22-25, Mon-Thu, 4 PM – Eric Edi, Bob Seibert, Pavel Oskinsky, and members of the Campus Diversity Committee give talks on international issues, as part of the International Fair.
• February 15, Thu, 5 PM – Knox celebrates Founders Day in the Muelder Reading Room

Student Events

Student Academic and College Events

• February 17 - Jaran Rutledge wins the heavyweight category at the Great Lakes Wrestling Regional, and advances to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
• February 17 – Andy Fitz won first prizes for Best Feature Photograph and Best Sports Photograph for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
• February 17 – BJ Hollars won first prize for Best Column for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
• February 17 – Bill Mayeroff won third prize for Best News Story for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
• February 17 – Bill Mayeroff and Tom Fucoloro, along with alum Julio Trujillo, won third prize for Best In-Depth Reporting for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
• February 17 – Jesse Temple won third prize for Best Sports News Story and Best Sports Feature Story as well as honorable mention for Sports News Story for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
• March 1 – Farah Ahed is named a finalist in a national college photography contest sponsored by Photographer's Forum magazine
• March 3 – Jaran Rutledge places third in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

Alumni Events

• February 15 – Knox presents Alumni Achievement Awards to Eugene Binder, Margery Rosen Kraus, David P. Fridovich, and Monica Berlin.
• February 17 – Julio Trujillo, along with students Bill Mayeroff and Tom Fucoloro, won third prize for Best In-Depth Reporting for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago
• February 17 – Cigi Ross won honorable mention for Headline Writing for TKS at the 2007 Illinois College Press Association convention in Chicago

Miscellaneous Events

• January 22 – Stephen Colbert threatens to burn his Knox Honorary Doctorate in protest of Bill Clinton's engagement to speak at Commencement.

Spring Break 2007

Off-Campus

• Habitat for Humanity goes on a house-building expedition to Mississippi
• March 12-22 - Knox College Choir goes on its 2007 tour

Spring 2007

Official Calendar

• March 20, Tue, 10:00 AM – Residence halls open; board begins with dinner
• March 21, Wed – Classes begin
• March 21-27, Wed-Tue – Winter Check-In online
• March 27, Tue – Add/Drop deadline
• April 23-May 4, Mon-Fri – Pre-Enrollment for Spring 2007
• May 15, Tue – Withdrawal deadline
• May 25, Fri – Classes end
• May 26, Sat – Reading Day
• May 27-29, Sun-Tue – Finals
• May 30, Wed, 5:00 PM – Spring Break 2007 begins. Residence halls close, and board ends with lunch, except for seniors and those with special permission
• May 30, Wed, 12:00 PM – Senior grades due
• June 2, Sat – Commencement
• June 3, Sun, 1:00 PM – Residence halls close. No meals served.

Academic Events

Course Events

• April 27 – John D'Emilio speaks on Bayard Rustin and other topics to GWST 312

Faculty Events

• May 4, 4 PM – Professor Konrad Hamilton discusses the 1960s as history in the Alumni Room
• May 10 – Esther Penick co-authors an article in Science concerning morphine

Administration and Student Senate Events

Admissions Events

• April 24 – The Princeton Review names Knox as one of 165 Best Value Colleges

Housing and Physical Plant Events

• April 9 – Knox announces its plans to renovate Hamblin Hall

Club and Student Organization Events

• May 4 – SASS sponsors Take Back the Night, featuring poet Shalija Patel
• May 18, 4 PM – Alumna Jen Tynes discusses her book, The End of Rude Handles, co-sponsored by Caxton Club
• May 11-12, 7 PM – Terpischore performs in Aux Gym
• May 17-19, 7 PM – Terpsichore performs in Aux Gym

Speakers, Plays, Exhibitions, and Special Events

Music

• March 23 - The Knox College Choir performs in Kresge
• March 24 – The Knox-Galesburg Symphony performs at the Orpheum
• March 28 - Pianist Kristian Klefstad gives a recital in Kresge
• March 31, 7:30 PM – Alumna Christine Steyer, Franco Martorana, Paul Geiger, and Celeste Rue give a music recital in Kresge
• April 14-15 – The Nova Singers perform at First Presbyterian Church
• April 28 – The Knox-Galesburg Symphony performs at the Orpheum
• May 5 – Galesburg Community Chorus and the Knox College Choir perform Beethoven's Mass in C at the Central Congregational Church
• May 12 – The Knox-Galesburg Symphony performs at the Orpheum
• May 13 – The Chamber Singers have their Spring Concert in Kresge
• May 23 – The Knox-Sandburg Community Band performs in Kresge
• June 2 – The Knox-Galesburg Symphony performs on the South Lawn

Art

• April 11-17 – Students Amy Watts and Sam Briggs hold an art exhibition
• April 18-24 – Students Erin Fahrer and Megan Suttner hold an art exhibition
• April 25-March 1 – Student Steuart Pittman holds an art exhibition

Theatre and Dance

• April 6-7 – Tender Offer runs in the Studio Theatre
• April 7, 7:30 PM – David Dorfman and students perform Underground in Harbach
• April 19-21 – Brian Conley directs Passages at Random in the Studio Theatre
• April 23-28 – David Dorfman leads workshops for and directs No Holes Barred
• May 11-12, 7 PM – Terpsichore performs in Aux Gym
• May 17-19, 7 PM – Terpsichore performs in Aux Gym

Other=

• March 26, 4 PM – Steven Phillips of the Baylor Research Institute discusses patents in Room E-117 in SMC
• March 27, 4 PM – Steven Phillips of the Baylor Research Institute discusses medical research at Baylor in Room E-117 in SMC
• March 29, 4 PM – James Oakes of CUNY discusses Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and anti-slavery politics in the Alumni Room
• April 1, Sun – Knox holds the annual Prairie Burn at Green Oaks
• April 2, Mon, 4 PM – Randall Borman, father of student Felipe Borman and leader of an indigenous Ecuadorian group, gives a talk on culture, ecology, and conservation in Ferris Lounge
• April 13, 4 PM – Husband-and-wife team of poet David Lunde and author Patricia McKillip give a reading in the Alumni Room
• April 16-21 – Knox holds its annual Conference on Pan-Africanism
• April 17, 4 PM – Corey Davison of the Concord Coalition discusses the federal budget deficit in the Round Room
• April 24-25 – Robert DeMott discusses John Steinbeck in the Alumni Room and at the Galesburg Public Library
• April 26, 4 PM – Historian Bruce Cumings talks about North Korea in Ferris Lounge
• April 26, 7:30 PM – John D'Emilio lectures on Bayard Rustin in Kresge
• April 26-28 – Sandburg Days festival
• May 4, 4 PM – Professor Konrad Hamilton discusses the 1960s as history in the Alumni Room
• May 4, 4 PM – Authors Helena Viramontes and Junot Diaz give readings in the Bookfellow Room of Seymour Library
• May 4, 7 PM – Poet Shalija Patel reads at Take Back the Night
• May 7, 8 PM – Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., gives a lecture in Kresge
• May 11 – Poet Christina Pugh reads in the Alumni Room
• May 15 – Film scholar Michael Renov discusses documentary filmmaking in the Alumni Room
• May 18, 4 PM – Alumna Jen Tynes discusses her book, The End of Rude Handles, co-sponsored by Caxton Club

Student Events

Student Academic and College Events

• April 11-17 – Students Amy Watts and Sam Briggs hold an art exhibition
• April 13 – Kourtney Cone receives a Fulbright
• April 18-24 – Students Erin Fahrer and Megan Suttner hold an art exhibition
• April 19-21 – Brian Conley directs Passages at Random in the Studio Theatre
• April 25-March 1 – Student Steuart Pittman holds an art exhibition
• May 30 – Sable Helvie receives the Stellyes International Internship to teach English in Barcelona

Flunk Day

• May 8 – Flunk Day finally arrives

Alumni Events

• March 31, 7:30 PM – Alumna Christine Steyer, Franco Martorana, Paul Geiger, and Celeste Rue give a music recital in Kresge
• May 18, 4 PM – Alumna Jen Tynes discusses her book, The End of Rude Handles, co-sponsored by Caxton Club

Miscellaneous Events

• April 26 - Knox announces that it will award Janet McKinley of Oxfam an honorary degree
• May 4 – Knox inducts 15 students entering Galesburg High School into the George Washington Gale Scholars program

References

NOTE: Much of the event information listed comes from Knox's online news archive, which is accessible here.