Dr. Robert Kramer ICL Director 2018-2026
Our beloved Dr. Robert Kramer is taking a well earned retirement from his position as ICL Director. For eight years, Rob has pushed ICL to innovate, improve, and impress. His passion for education and commitment to raising standards lifted ICL to new heights and kept us steady through turbulent times. Rob will never claim sole responsibility for the many achievements ICL reached during his time, but quietly guiding others in the right direction and his gift for imagining new possibilities have always been his superpowers. These qualities made him an invaluable leader and teammate. He drove the transition from paper to online registration, embracing technology's potential to make ICL more efficient and accessible. When the COVID-19 pandemic made in-person classes impossible, Rob helped ICL pivot to Zoom, a format we still use today. He also worked with Daphne Schroth and Russ Stevenson to secure a $30,000 grant from the Sorenson Foundation. As Rob himself puts it, “It’s all about community. It’s all about becoming a
Rob Kramer, driving off into the sunset...
family where we share and care and grow together." Under Rob's leadership, class offerings grew from 50–60 to 70–80 per semester, while the bar for quality rose right alongside them. Rob also helped introduce clubs to ICL, including the Desert Archaeology Society and the Personalized Exercise Program (PEP Club). He guided ICL to its highest membership numbers and, when the pandemic threatened everything we had built, Rob helped us rise from the ashes. Together with partners at St. George City, Intermountain Health, the St. George Chamber of Commerce, and Utah Tech University, he co-founded the Live Long. Live Well program, bringing wellness resources directly to our community. Rob says that his greatest accomplishment is transforming ICL's organizational culture. He empowered committees to take ownership of their roles, amplified the voice of volunteers, and ensured that every corner of the organization stayed aligned with ICL's mission. Every decision, every initiative, was always rooted in the same priority: the members. Rob says that more than anything he will miss the relationships with members and volunteers. He is incredibly proud of what this organization has accomplished together. He plans to take the fall to recharge, but looks forward to staying involved by teaching and contributing to projects as opportunities arise. He will enjoy his newfound free time with his wife, free from the pull of work calls and emails. We will all miss Rob's warmth and playful spirit, but we wish him and Nancy happiness in all their adventures that lie ahead.
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