Evelyn Brandt Thomas, the matriarch of Brandt Consolidated, was inducted into the Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame in a virtual event last week. The Illinois Department on Aging recognized ...

Evelyn Brandt Thomas, one of the founders of the worldwide agri-business Brandt Consolidated, Inc. headquartered in Springfield, was named a 2024 recipient of the Order of Lincoln, the state’s ...

Evelyn Brandt Thomas joked recently that everybody in a 50-mile radius seemed to know her 100th birthday was coming up on Aug. 25. "It's hard to believe (turning 100), but I don't think I'm going ...

Evelyn Brandt Thomas has deep roots in central Illinois. "I made my money here," said Brandt Thomas, 99, "and I want to give back to the community." For a wide range of philanthropic work over ...

Evelyn Brandt Thomas has deep roots in central Illinois. One of the founders, with her younger brother, Glen Brandt, of Brandt Fertilizer, now BRANDT Consolidated, Inc., in 1953, Brandt Thomas ...