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) / v oth Al and Jane have maintained close ties with the university. Jane remains active with her sorority, Delta Delta Delta, and Al has been closely involved with the College of Commerce since 1982, when he first became a member of the Business Advisory Council. He chaired that group during the 1993-94 academic year and played a role in establishing an entrepreneurship emphasis in the college. The Wohlers have also been very active members of the University of Illinois Foundation. Al Wohlers is recognized across the industry as a pioneer in group insurance. "Al and Jane are legends in the Association Group business and Albert H. Wohlers & Co. is recognized as the top in quality and performance among all broker/ administrators in the business," wrote the president of one of the insurance companies with whom Al worked, on the occasion of Al's retirement. The creed by which he ran his business says a lot about the kind of man Al is. "A client is the most important person in our office. . . .They are flesh and blood human b e i n g s . . . . It is our job to handle them profitably in light of their best interests and in ours." As one friend said, "He's easy to meet and hard to forget." Present and future generations of Commerce Mini will not forget Jane and Al Wohlers. Wohlers Hall will stand as a testimony to their generosity and spirit.

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"The UI was the source of everything for us. I wouldn't have met Jane without the U of I. Without Jane I don't know what would have happened. We were a good team.3'