LLCC 2012 Honored Alumnus

Gregg Humphrey of Springfield, director of the Springfield Metro Sanitary District has been named the 2012 Lincoln Land Community College Honored Alumnus. He was recognized at the LLCC Commencement Ceremony on May 11, 2012.

Mr. Humphrey began his college career at LLCC as an automotive technology student.  He earned an associate in applied science degree in 1983 and an associate in liberal arts in 1984. He was encouraged by LLCC faculty to purse an engineering degree, and completed a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, magna cum laude, from Bradley University, later earning a master's degree there in the same field.

As director of the Springfield Metro Sanitary District, Mr. Humphrey is responsible for two sewage treatment plants, 30 pumping stations and the district's trunk sewer systems, while overseeing the construction of a new plant.

He has served the community in leadership positions for United Cerebral Palsy, Habitat for Humanity and Boy Scouts of America, and as a member and former president of the Pleasant Plains School District Foundation. He was instrumental in establishment of the first "Project Lead the Way" program in Sangamon County.

He is currently serving as a volunteer information liaison for the Illinois National Guard in the development and operation of sanitary sewer infrastructure in Afghanistan.

Mr. Humphrey, who addressed LLCC graduates on success in the workplace, says he encourages students to attend LLCC for their first two years of higher education.