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Made in the U.S.A.: Science lessons for WHS grad opened ways to grow Illinois businesses

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Beth Conerty leads a tour for an agricultural conference at the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Lab pilot plant at the University of Illinois. Conerty, a 2006 graduate of Woodstock High School, has been the business development manager at IBRL for six years, working to grow relationships with industry and help bring projects into the IBRL facility. (Courtesy photo)

In her job as associate director of business development for the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois, 2006 Woodstock High School alumnus Beth Conerty puts her degrees in chemistry, bioenergy, and energy science and engineering to work with Central Illinois industries. That work received a boost in October when President Biden announced […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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