Civil rights leader Teresa Haley ’92 LAS, MA ’94 PAA, president of the Springfield branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the NAACP Illinois State Conference, was named First Citizen. The 57th annual First Citizen Award recognizes the unselfish service an individual gives to the community. Teresa has been involved with the NAACP for more than 25 years, and says she loves telling her community about where we’ve been, and is excited about telling them where we’re going.