PEORIA MAGAZINE July 2023

COVER STORIES 36 Learning the Landscape, and Mastering It: Dr. Meenakshy Aiyer and Seshadri Guha By Linda Smith Brown 40 The Reluctant Reverend: Pastor Deveraux Hubbard By Phil Luciano 44 Going Where Women Hadn't Gone Before: Lorene Ramsey By Nick Vlahos

SPOTLIGHTS 26 W.D. Boyce Council of Boy Scouts Turns 50 By Scott Fishel 30 A Life-Changing Relationship, on Both Sides By Linda Smith Brown 62 Wheels O’ Time By Steve Tarter 76 Three More Reasons to Explore Pekin’s Dirksen Center By Chris Kaergard 78 ‘One of the Best

48 From Cop's Son to Captain of the Courtroom: James Shadid By Phil Luciano 52 Open Hearts, Innovation and a Better Peoria: Lisa and Kevin Schoeplein By Laurie Pillman

Days of My Life’ By Ron Johnson

COVER ILLUSTRATION : “Legends” by Ben Sanders

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