MONMOUTH, Ill. — Nancy Loch, a graduate of the University of Illinois, has been hired as Monmouth College’s coordinator of creative and design services. She began her duties in the newly-created position on April 15.

"Nancy was selected from a field of several very talented designers who applied for the position," said J. Lance Cavanaugh, MC’s vice president for development and college relations. "Her extensive experience in a higher education environment and her imaginative and analytical approach to graphic design really helped her to stand out in the search process."

Loch comes to Monmouth from Champaign, where she has been principal of her own design firm for the past 10 years. She previously spent 10 years as a media communications specialist at the University of Illinois and was the lead graphic artist at Parkland College for four years. Her degree at the University of Illinois was in graphic design.

Loch’s duties at Monmouth will include supporting the college’s identity, marketing and branding program by designing alumni, development, admission and student affairs publications. She will assist with Web site design and work with faculty and staff on departmental brochures and materials.