By WJBC Staff

NORMAL – Heartland Community College on Tuesday formally opened the Gregg Chadwick Community Board room.

Earlier this year, Heartland’s Board of Trustees approved the naming of the remodeled large conference room located in the Community Commons Building on the Main Campus in Normal to honor late Board of Trustees Chair Gregg Chadwick.

According to a news release from the school, the remodeled 3,255 square foot space is one of the primary large conference spaces at the college for internal and external events and is the primary site of the monthly Board of Trustees meetings.

Chadwick passed away in the summer of 2021. At the time he was serving as both chair of Heartland’s governing board as well as president of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA).

“It is only fitting that we dedicate this space, where the Board continues to do the work of the College, to Gregg,” said Trustee Jeff Flessner. “Heartland would not be the place it is today without the efforts he made and those he inspired with his leadership. We are all better for knowing him.”

Chadwick served on the HCC Board of Trustees beginning in 2002 and was elected Chair of the Board in 2009.

In 2021, the ICCTA Board Representatives established the Gregg Chadwick Student Service Scholarship, which is awarded to a community college student who exhibits dedication to public service.

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