Our featured Alumni this fall is Jill Beinborn. Jill graduated from UD in 1996 with a degree in English. She was also a member of the volleyball and basketball teams and in 1995, the volleyball team won the Iowa Conference and hosted the NCAA Division III tournament.

"UD will always hold a fond spot in my heart”. It was also at UD, where Jill met her husband, Mark (class of 1998). Jill and Mark were married in May 1997 in Blades Chapel and have three children, Macy (10), Cole (4), and Marcus (2). Macy has participated in UD for Kids for the past three years and has had a great experience. The Beinborns currently reside in Davenport, IA where Jill works as an academic advisor at St. Ambrose University and Mark coaches women's basketball at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL.

"The University of Dubuque is a unique place where very special friendships are made and cultivated. I treasure the time that I was able to spend there”.