Alumni Association: Community: Western Illinois University

1980

Ruth Gergits, Palos Hills, is a biology teacher at Argo Community High School in Summit. (rgergits@argo217.k12.il.us)
Bruce Kamp, Greer, S.C., is general manager for TRUGREEN. (bkamp@trugreenmail.com)
Roger Morris, Stonefort, is retired from the U.S. Navy.
Jeffrey Owen, Franklin, Ind., has retired from the Johnson County Daily Journal after 23 years as publisher and editor and is now a director for US Biopsy/Promex Technologies. (jowen150@aol.com)

1981

James Craig Lynn, Mission, Kan., is a territory sales manager for DCT Solutions Group. (tpsclynn@aol.com)
Kathryn Parenti, Naperville, is an art instructor for Neuqua Valley High School. (ktparenti@yahoo.com)
beth franck triplett [sic], Dubuque, Iowa, is vice president for enrollment management at Clarke College. (beth.triplett@clarke.edu)

1982

Linda Acheson Cockerill MS ‘89, Jacksonville, is a health education instructor at Illinois College. (lcockeri@ic.edu)
Amy Farwell Humphreys, Normal, is assistant to the dean for constituent relations in the College of Business at Illinois State University and remains active as a national consultant, author and presenter in the field of education; as well as being a National Board Certified teacher. (alhumph@ilstu.edu)

1983

Marilyn Eslinger Lemmon, Coal Valley, is retired and has become a certified Terry Madden watercolor instructor with exhibits in several art shows in Florida.
Martin Zaworski, Cooper City, Fla., is solution director of homeland security, justice and public safety for Unisys Corporation. (zz73@bellsouth.net)

1984

Lori Torgerson Chesser, Des Moines, Iowa, is an attorney with Davis Brown Law Firm and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2007, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession.
Christopher Conway, Rockford, is a mechanical designer for Keene Technology. (csconway9@hotmail.com)

1985

Rich Payne MS, Cape Girardeau, Mo., has been appointed the new head football coach for Cape Central High School.
Lincoln Rodman, Algonquin, is vice president of merchandising for FTD.com. (lincolnrodman@aol.com)

1986

Pat Pickard, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., is chief staff officer of Destroyer Squadron 14 for the U.S. Navy at Naval Station Mayport. (pick789@aol.com)

1987

Abdul Sukor Haji Dawan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a senior manager for Cimb Aviva Assurance Bhd. (abdulsukor@cimbaviva.com)
Jeffrey Kellogg, Macomb, is an associate professor of Arts Management and Theatre at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. (jkellogg@culver.edu)

1988

Mark Jaycox, Medina, Ohio, is general manager for Salem Communications in Cleveland.
Danny Jones, Aurora, is a production services manager for Innoviant in Oak Brook. (d.jones703@gmail.com)
Sharon Hopkins Jones, Aurora, is co-founder and president of BarrJones Construction Corporation.

1989

Merrie Colgrove, Quincy, is a volunteer coordinator for Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. (merrie_colgrove@usc.salvationarmy.com)