Several Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development students are receiving academic awards and honors for their work in and out of the classroom.
Stevenson Center students recognized for academic success

Several Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development students are receiving academic awards and honors for their work in and out of the classroom.
From serving in Kazakhstan as a Peace Corps volunteer, to being a key decision-maker at a nonprofit in Colorado, Daniel Wienecke has seen the full spectrum of opportunity that comes from being an alum of the Stevenson Center.
Derek Conley, a Peace Corps fellow in applied economics, is using his expertise in statistical analysis to help keep McLean County safe.
Illinois State alum Brad Merryman visited campus March 30 to discuss global engagement as part of the International Studies Seminar Series sponsored by the Office of International Studies and Programs.
Spending by Illinois State University, its employees, and its students directly contributes more than $550 million to the McLean County economy.
Applied Community and Economic Development (ACED) Fellow in applied economics Bryan Titzler is learning that graduate study at the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development is demanding and rewarding.
Beverly Beyer, M.S. ’03, associate director at Illinois State’s Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development, was awarded the Distinguished Administrative Service Award at the 2016 Founders Day on Thursday, February 18.
Graduates from the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development are making a difference all over the country and abroad.
Following in the footsteps of Applied Community and Economic Development Fellow in political science Nay Petrucelli, Ryan Hebert is working with Housing Action Illinois, a statewide housing coalition, to help protect and expand the availability of quality, affordable housing.
The transition from AmeriCorps to the Stevenson Center’s ACED Fellows Program to a job proved seamless for Ramya Kumaran. With a master’s degree in political science, Ramya now has a full-time position with her internship host organization.