[image1-right:resize-180w]GSLIS alumna Katie Blakeman (MS ’11) has been named one of the prestigious “Forty Under 40” award winners announced annually by Central Illinois Business Magazine.
The “Forty Under 40” awards honor young professionals “based on achievement, experience, innovation, leadership and community involvement,” according to an announcement in the News-Gazette. Honorees are selected annually by an independent panel of judges.
The 2013 recipients will be recognized at a ceremony and luncheon on October 3 at the Hilton Garden Inn, and individual profiles will be included in the October-November issue of Central Illinois Business Magazine.
Blakeman, who was born and raised in Champaign County, currently serves as Champaign County Circuit Clerk, having been elected in November 2012. She has held leadership positions with the Junior League of Champaign-Urbana and served on the Urban League’s board of directors from 2005 to 2007. She currently serves on the University YWCA’s Race Against Racism committee and on the technology committee for the Illinois Association of Court Clerks. In addition to her GSLIS degree, Blakeman holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Augustana College.