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Joan Parker, president of Logan County
Title Company, along with Logan County historian Nancy Gehlbach and
her husband, Gerald, will attend the banquet to accept the honor.
Each year the society honors those
companies that have operated continuously for a century or more in
Illinois, enriching the state's economic heritage. Since the
Centennial Award program began in 1984, it has honored more than 1,100
businesses.
Logan County Title Company was founded
in 1903 by Lynn R. Parker to provide abstract and title work to
residential, commercial and agricultural clients throughout Logan
County.
Lynn R. Parker's grandson, D. Brewster,
took over leadership of the title company in 1969 and served until
his death in 1994, when his wife, Joan, became president. Joan's
sons continue the family tradition, with Jonathan serving as vice
president and Christopher as a director.
"Lynn and Brewster would be so humbled
by this accolade, as are all of us," said Joan Parker. "It's a
tremendous source of pride that we've been able to keep our business
viable and growing for 100 years. And, in '04, we'll be on our way
towards our bicentennial."
In addition to the Parkers, the staff
of Logan County Title Company consists of Bonnie K. Young, secretary
and treasurer; Karen Sampson, commitment and policy production;
Jennifer Awe, title searcher and construction escrow; Beth Farmer,
escrow closing; and Barb Peddicord, receptionist. Former Lincoln
businessman Jim Orr also conducts marketing and customer service
activities on a consulting basis with Logan County Title customers.
"Through books such as "Division
Street" and "Working," Studs Terkel has established himself as a
premier oral historian of the 20th century," said Tom Teague,
executive director of the society. "And through tens of thousands of
performances, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has established itself
as a premier cultural institution." An ensemble from the CSO will
play at the Oct. 10 banquet.
2003
Centennial Award winners
Aurora: Henry Pratt Company, 1902;
Turnverein-Frisch-Auf (Aurora Turners), 1858
Barry: First National Bank of Barry,
1901
Bloomington: Bloomington Columbia Home
Association, 1901
Brookfield: Dobrovsky Club (Bohemia
Masons), 1903
Cairo: Barkett Funeral Home, 1858
Chatsworth: Citizens Bank of
Chatsworth, 1903
Chicago: Alliance de Francaise de
Chicago, 1897; Alphonsus Academy and Center for the Arts, 1882;
Building Owners and Management Association, 1902; Chicago Cemetery
Corporation, 1902; D'Ancona Pflaum Attorneys, 1903; Mid-Day Club,
1903; Ridge Country Club, 1902; SBC, 1878; Wagner Companies/InfoComm
Print, 1853; Women's Athletic Club, 1903
Chillicothe: Weber Funeral Home, 1903
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Decatur: Macon County Medical Society,
1903
East Dubuque: Frentress Lake
Properties, 1903
Fairfield: Fairfield National Bank,
1903
Geneva: State Bank of Geneva, 1903
Glenwood: Glenwood School, 1887
Grayslake: Strang Funeral Home and
Crematorium, 1898; Churchill, Baumgartner and Quinn, 1903
Green Valley: Farmers Grain and Coal
Company, 1903
Hartsburg: Hartsburg Grain Company,
1903
Galesburg: Lucretia Leffingwell DAR,
1903
Highland: Spengel-Burlanger Funeral
Home, 1902
Homewood: Homewood Memorial Gardens,
1892
Kenilworth: Chicago Gravel Company,
1888
Kewanee: Kewanee Chamber of Commerce,
1902
Lake Forest: John Griffith
Incorporated, 1903
Lawrenceville: Piper Brothers Farm,
1902
Liberty: Farmer's Bank of Liberty, 1903
Libertyville: Libertyville Woman's
Club, 1903
Lincoln: Logan County Title Company,
1903
Lincolnwood: Weidenmiller Company, 1903
Matteson: Village Barber Shop, 1896
McHenry: S.H. Freund and Son, 1903
Midlothian: Midlothian Country Club,
1898
Moline: Esterdahl Mortuary Ltd., 1891
Morton: Morton Buildings Incorporated,
1898
Oregon: Fearer, Nye, Ahlberg and
Chadwick, 1878
Raymond: First National Bank of
Raymond, 1903
Rochester: Oak Hill Cemetery of Clear
Lake, 1871
Rock Island: Visiting Nurse and
Homemaker Association of Western Illinois, 1903
Rockford: Ingersoll Milling Machine
Company; Williams-Manny Incorporated, 1898
Somonauk: Farmers State Bank of
Somonauk, 1900
Springfield: St. Joseph's Home of
Springfield, 1903
Sycamore: Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, Lodge 105, 1872
Toulon: State Bank of Toulon, 1903
Vienna: Illinois Rural Letter Carriers
Association, 1903
Virginia: Petefish, Skiles & Company
Bank, 1870
Waukegan: Shimer College, 1853
Wheaton: Wheaton College, 1860
White Heath:
Blacker Farm Company, 1902
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