Sandra Racine Casserly

Background

Casserly, Sandra Racine was born on November 14, 1932 in Sycamore, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Roy Charles and Marguerite (Byland) Racine.

Education

Student, Lake Forest College, 1951. Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University Illinois, 1954. Postgraduate, University Arizona, 1987.

Career

Assistant home editor, broadcaster, WCIA-television, Champaign, Illinois, 1954-1960; columnist, Champaign-Urbana Guide, Champaign, 1969-1975; columnist, reporter, Champaign-Urbana Courier, Urbana, Illinois, 1973-1975; radio-television broadcaster, College Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1975-1995. Speaker in field; co-chair midwest region workshop Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1983.

Achievements

• Sandra Racine Casserly has been listed as a noteworthy Communications specialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chair docents Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, 1971, chair council, 1981-1983. Member advisory board University Illinois Assembly Hall, Champaign, 1985-1989, 93-95, Station WDWS-WHMS, Champaign, 1989-1991. Vice chair Champaign-Urbana Cable television Commission, 1976-1985.

Member governing board University Young Men’s Christian Association, Champaign, 1985-1988. Lector St. Matthew's Catholic Church, since 1980. Chair University Illinois Board Panhellenic Affairs, 1984, University Illinois Alumni Association's University Day, 1985, Young Men’s Christian Association "Know Your University", 1986.

Chair open house College Agriculture, 1990-1995. Moderator University Illinois Pre-retirement Conference, 1996. Member Women in Communications, Inc.

(local vice president 1979-1981), Junior League Champaign-Urbana (advisory board since 1991), Agriculture Communicators in Education (chair national marketing 1977, co-chair 1991, 1st place national writing-specialized publication award 1991), Kiwanis (vice president local chapter 1991-1992), Master Gardeners, Gamma Sigma Delta, Epsilon Sigma Pi, Delta Zeta.

Interests

• Avocations: arts, gardening, walking, reading.

Connections

Married Joseph Bernard Casserly Junior, April 23, 1959. Children: Colleen Casserly Zambole, Maureen Casserly Niski, Sheila Eileen.

Father:

Roy Charles Racine

Mother:

Marguerite (Byland) Racine

Spouse:

Joseph Bernard Casserly Junior

child:

Maureen Casserly Niski Casserly

child:

Colleen Casserly Zambole Casserly

child:

Sheila Eileen Casserly