Sixteen senior medical students have been elected officers, representatives and committee members for the Class of 2005 at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.

The School is based in Carbondale and Springfield and is specifically oriented to educating new physicians prepared to practice in Illinois communities. Since 1975, 1,919 physicians have earned SIU medical degrees and a majority are now in primary care fields. The School consistently ranks among the leaders of all U.S. medical schools in the percentage of graduates practicing in the primary care fields of family practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Lisa Hagrelius, daughter of Jim and Marilyn Hagrelius of Princeton, was elected chair of the senior class.

April Boyer Moore, daughter of Kevin and Linda Boyer of Winslow, was elected vice chair of the senior class and a member of the Year 3 curriculum committee.

Quinn Sanner Bensi, daughter of Daniel and Ellen Sanner of Decatur, was elected secretary of the senior class.

Bridget Heitz Burshears, daughter of Robert and Kathleen Heitz of Loami, was elected treasurer of the senior class.

Laurel Bailey, daughter of William and Evelyn Bailey of Jonesboro, was elected senior class representative to the student general assembly.

Michael Berry, son of Bill and Lisa Berry of Rock Island, was elected senior class representative to the student general assembly.

Jennifer Swearingen, daughter of Randy and Kay Miller of Johnsonville, was elected to serve on the Organization of Student Representatives committee.

Dawnisa Baker, daughter of Gaither and Cheryl Taylor of Russellville, Kentucky, was elected to serve on the Year 4 curriculum committee.

Amar Chadaga, son of Asha and Rajagopal Chadaga of Carterville, was elected to serve on the admissions committee.

Jeffrey Link, son of John and Kathy Link of Springfield, was elected to serve on the library advisory committee.

Christopher McDowell, son of James and Connie McDowell of Quincy, was elected to serve on the educational policy committee.

Ashraf Darwish, son of Hamzeh and Amal Darwish of Oak Lawn, was elected to serve on the information management policy committee.

Ryan Diederich, son of Richard and Darlene Diederich of Marion, was elected to serve on the information management policy/educational policy committee.

Lori Jackson, daughter of Roy and Myrtle Jackson of Decatur, was elected to serve on the student progress committee.

Jennifer Bartlett, daughter of Hale and Jean Bartlett of Willowbrook, was elected to serve on the student advisory committee.

Dary Costa, son of Jonathan Costa of Palmyra, Penn., and Jeanette Costa of Tempe, Ariz., was elected to serve on the student advisory committee.