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Freeport Alumni & Friends Social Fieldstone Inn, Nov. 10, 2010
— WIU Alumni Programs
1959
Marcine Heaton Wilson MS-ED ‘63, Cadiz, KY, is a retired school teacher. (mwilson04@bellsouth.net)
1961
Oliver “Ollie” Wilson MS-ED ’64, Cadiz, KY, is a retired school administrator. (owilson26@bellsouth.net)
1974
Scott Carlberg MA ’75, Charlotte, NC, was the recipient of the Energy Leadership Award from the Charlotte Business Journal in January 2011. Jeffrey Clark, Muncie, IN, was the recipient of the 2009-2010 Outstanding Faculty Service Award at Ball State University and the 2010 W.W. Patty Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. (jkclark52@gmail.com) Lawrence “Larry” Engrissei, Hamilton, Bermuda, is the senior vice president and claims manager at Iron-Starr Excess Agency Ltd. (larry.engrissei@ironstarrexcess.com) Mike Sondag, Olive Branch, MS, is the general manager at Lil’ Angels Photography.
Seated, l-r: Ron Glisan ’71, Jill Spelman and Louanne Glisan. Standing, l-r: Alumni Council member Jim Phillips ’98 MA ’00, Tracy Mays, Melinda Brown Kluge ’76 MA ’89, Greg Kaski ’94, Shawn Shianna ’80, Stacie Waggoner ’01 and Jeremy Bradt ’01 MS ’03.
Rockford Alumni & Friends Social Franchesco’s Ristorante, Nov. 11, 2010
1975
Mark Hinrichsen, West Chester, OH, is an adjunct professor for the business information systems department at Sinclair Community College in Dayton. (tinnisbuff@cinci.rr.com) Shelley Joy, Mesa, AZ, is a child development manager of the Head Start Program at Southwest Human Development in Phoenix and published a children’s book, “Little Bird You Are Perfect.”
1976
William Poncin, Macomb, was elected Circuit Judge for the State of Illinois.
1977
Dale Meggas MS, Lakewood, OH, is a staff writer at pressportsmagazine.com. (boomba14@hotmail.com) Ray Ochromowicz, Bolingbrook, is the director of parks and recreation at St. Charles Park District. Douglas Wakeley, Bartlett, is the vice president of the business department at TM Floyd & Company in Schaumburg. (djwakeley@comcast.net)
1978
Karen Bock Poncin MBA ’82, Macomb, is an operations manager for Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at WIU.
1980
Cathy Cook, Sevierville, TN, is the superintendent of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
1981
Tim Catalano, Des Plaines, is an associate director of supply chain management at Astellas U.S. Technologies, Inc. in Deerfield. (tfcatalano@aol.com) Vincent Stewart, Vienna, VA, is the director of intelligence for the U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, DC. (vstew68508@msn.com)
1982
Delbert Ford MS ’84, Springfield, is a state safety & occupational health manager at the Illinois Army National Guard. (dford3440@hotmail.com) Kenneth Grether, Jr., Apple Valley, MN, is the senior agency trainer for Farmers Insurance Group in Bloomington. (kgolfcb@gmail.com)
1983
Elizabeth Boyd, St. Louis, MO, is a shopper insights director at Anheuser-Busch, Inc. (liz1boyd@yahoo.com)
Seated, l-r: Carolyn Caiazza Petersen ’93, Marian Jackson Butcher ’69, Lelia Berryhill Novak ’76, Kathy McClelland Reed ’98, Gerry McDermott ’57 MS-ED ’58, Rita Stevens ’79 and Kelli Aaby-Stovall ’87. Standing, l-r: Michael Petersen ’92, Andy Butcher ’69, Jim Novak ’76, Brad Fowler ’61 MS-ED ’66, Jim Leesman ’68, Ryan Blunt ’04, Dave Blunt ’72, Dale Wilson ’06, Zachary Olmsted Murphy ’99 and Steve Sarver ’92.
Jeffery Lapp, Joliet, is the Captain and detective at ASI Security in Aurora. (jefferylapp@gmail.com)
1984
Todd Graham, Batavia, is a senior broker/consultant at VistaNational. Stan Wischnowski, West Chester, PA, is the editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
1985
Sally Miller Breneman, Menomonie, WI, is an accounts payable/ payroll specialist at Mayo Health System. (stbreneman@charter.net) Bob Niemi, Lewis Center, OH, is the executive director of Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association.
1986
Susan Forney, Dover, FL, is a product manager at Sulphuric Acid Trading Company, Inc. in Tampa. Gail Barski Galuppo, St. Charles, is the senior vice president of Worldwide Strategy and Marketing for HP. Rachelle Carter Hollinshead, Vandalia, is the county director at
the University of Illinois Extension in Effingham. (rhollins@illinois.edu) Richard Lundeen MA ’92, Galesburg, has published a book, “Fraternity.”
1987
Andrew Eberle MS ’89 SSP ’92, Whangarei, New Zealand, is a registered psychologist at the Ministry of Education. (andrew.eberle@minedu.govt.nz)
1988
Laura BonDurant MS ’93, Washington, DC, is the assistant dean at American University. Richard Garner, Green Bay, WI, is a regional security manager at Georgia-Pacific.
1989
Michael Zackavec, Tinley Park, is a detective for South Holland Police Department. (mgzck3140@aol.com)
1990
Shailesh Maheshwari, Youngstown, NY, is a manager at ATR. (jhandu@hotmail.com)