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Lyle A. Rigdon
Dissertation: "Public school districts: A study of IASB civic engagement training and school board governing perspectives"
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Bill Piper
Dissertation: "Determinants of state individual income tax changes"
Bio: Bill Piper is a member of the 2015 cohort. He has worked for the Illinois Department of Revenue since 2006 and is an income tax auditor. His research interests include federal and state taxation, auditing, and budgeting. The working title of his dissertation thesis is Determinants of State Individual Income Tax Changes.
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Sabohat K. Maniscalco
Dissertation: "Disenrollment reasons in the Illinois’ all kids program: A descriptive case study research"
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Sophia M. Gehlhausen Anderson
Dissertation: "Postsecondary educational attainment: The importance of living-learning communities, validation, and non-cognitive factors in affecting student outcomes"
Hometown: Chatham, IL
Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, BS Plant Biology
Graduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, MS Plant Biology