Services set for Algonquin board president, Judson professor
Services for Lynn Hammerlund, president of the Algonquin Area Public Library District board and a Judson University associate professor, are Wednesday and Thursday.
Hammerlund, 57, died May 19 after a long battle with cancer.
She gained national fame by winning $22,500 on the popular TV game show "Jeopardy!" in 2012, and also appeared on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire."
Hammerlund served on the library board for 28 years, 23 as president. She also was a catalog librarian and associate professor at the Elgin university for more than 30 years and was named an Illinois Library Association Library Luminary in 2013.
At Judson, she taught Faith and Learning in the school's traditional and adult undergraduate liberal arts program and helped write and update coursework for the classes. She was a member of the General Education Committee, scored basketball games, and worked as a faculty sponsor of Alpha Lambda Delta.
Hammerlund also led film discussions, made presentations in chapel, sang in Judson recitals and appeared in at least two theater productions, including "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Godspell."
"She had such a passion for being with the students," Judson colleague Lynn Shaffer said. "She lived her faith in word and deed."
A wake for Hammerlund is 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Judson's Herrick Chapel, 1151 N. State St. A Scripture Service begins at 6:30 p.m.
Visitation is noon to 1 p.m. Thursday before the funeral service at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 111 S. Hubbard St., Algonquin. Burial will be at River Valley Memorial Cemetery in West Dundee immediately after the funeral, followed by a luncheon in McDonnell Hall at St. Margaret Mary.
Hammerlund is survived by her adult children, Sarah and Bryan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Judson by visiting judsonu.edu.