Rod Ross

Rod Ross prides himself as a product of Illinois: born in Chicago, raised in Batavia, educated at Knox College in Galesburg (BA) and the University of Chicago (MA, PhD). In 1975 he moved to DC with his late wife Clara. After serving as a Legislative Assistant in the 94th Congress, he joined the staff of the National Archives where he worked from 1977 to his 2016 retirement.
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During his previous Board service he put together a variety of programs, described in the Mark Q. Rhoads 2013 volume Land of Lincoln: Thy Wondrous Story — Through the Eyes of The Illinois State Society.

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