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Trustee Glenn with the
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Glenn's first stop was Felmley Hall to visit the Neuroscience Research Group. Dr. Valeri Farmer-Dougan (Associate Professor of Psychology), Dr. Paul Garris (Associate Professor of Biological Sciences), and Dr. Byron Heidenreich (Assistant Professor of Psychology) each provided a tour of their labs where they conduct research on the role of dopamine on behavior and on the preclinical phase of Parkinson's disease, during which the brain begins to lose dopamine neurons but before the loss results in the cardinal symptoms of tremor, rigidity, and slowed movement.
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| Trustee Glenn on the air at WGLT |
From there, Glenn visited the College's public radio station, WGLT, where she had a special request—that the station play a song from her late uncle, Johnny Hartman (1923-1983), a Chicago-born vocalist who sang with Earl Hines, Dizzy Gillespie, and John Coltrane, among others. The WGLT staff was so excited to learn of Glenn's connection to the famous jazz musician that they talked her into doing a live interview. During the interview, Glenn described Hartman as her second father after her father passed and discussed Hartman's unknown talent—gourmet cooking.
Trustee Glenn at the Planetarium
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Glenn's final destination was the Planetarium, where Tom Willmitch (Planetarium Director) and Epa Rosa (Associate Professor of Physics) discussed the technology in the Planetarium and provided Glenn with a short show.
Trustee Glenn is Vice President at First Bank of Oak Park, Oak Park, Illinois. In addition to service as a Trustee at ISU, she serves on the Boards of Access Community Health Network—one of the largest federally qualified health centers organization in the country—and Blue Gargoyle, a youth service agency. She attended ISU and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Roosevelt University.