Alumni Association: Community: Western Illinois University

1971

Carol Kaminski Johnson, Loveland, Colo., has been elected to Loveland City Council. (carol530@earthlink.net)
Lewis Mattox, Orlando, Fla., is a retired Seminole County Deputy Sheriff and has produced a highway safety video titled “Marker Memories Part 1: A Journey to Understanding.” (LMat49@aol.com)

1972

Frank Grzych MA ‘79, Johnson City, Tenn., is chairperson for the Department of Music at East Tennessee State University. (GRZYCH@etsu.edu)
Thomas Morrissey, Appleton, Wis., is a teacher for the Appleton Area School District and received the Mileke Award for the High School Educator of the Year and named Volunteer of the Year for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Fox Valley. (tmorrissey@new.rr.com)
Patrick O'Neill, DeKalb, is retired from Waterman State Bank as president. (poneill13@netzero.net)

1973

Ned Birkey, Ida, Mich., has been elected president of the Michigan Association of Extension Agents.
Timothy Cederblad MS ‘79, Plainfield, is dean of students and football/track coach for Plainfield South High School.
Thomas Guerra, Harrison, Tenn., is senior director of mall management for CBL and Associates Properties, Inc., in Chattanooga. (skitswriter@yahoo.com)
David Havey, Wichita, Kan., is a doctor for Anesthesia Consulting Services, a medical director and anesthesia section chair for Christi Regional Medical Center–St. Francis, and assistant professor at KUSM. (dhavey@cox.net)
Stephen Heien, Arnold, Mo., is a manager for Kaplan Lumber Company. (heien@att.net)
Debra Cecil Jacobs, Winfield, has retired from Glenbard North High School, Carol Stream, after 34 years of teaching speech communication.
Thomas Kelly, Evergreen Park, is an internal audit manager for US Bancorp in Naperville. (Thomas.kelly5@usbank.com)
Raymond Plumery, Canon City, Colo., published a novel, “Empire.” (jrplumery@starband.net)

1974

Les Boston, Jacksonville, is the art teacher at Lanphier High School in Springfield. (lpboston@mchsi.com)

1975

Matt Burger, Sullivan, is technology coordinator for Cerro Gordo Schools. (matt_burger@hotmail.com)
Rick Meriage, Lake Ozark, Mo., is on the board of directors for Bank Star One.
Karen Glavan Schweighart, Camargo, is the family and consumer science teacher at Tuscola School District. (ks.schweighart@mchsi.com)

1976

Robin Peters Cederblad, Plainfield, is an English teacher for Community High School District # 99 in Downers Grove. (rcederblad@csd99.org)
Diane Struwing Fowler, Cape Coral, Fla., received a United States Coast Guard Captain's license. (DianeFlr@aol.com)

1977

Brian Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio, is senior vice president of sales and field operations for Continuous Computing.
Phyllis Campbell MS-ED ‘87, Durham, N.C., is CEO of Durham AreaCorp.
Gerald “Jerry” Lang, Algonquin, is vice president of manufacturing at Maestranzi Corporation in Genoa City, Wis.

1978

Fredrick “Rick” Buchman, Louisville, Ky., is a senior consultant for Kaufman Global, Inc and co-authored “Balanced Scorecard Strategy for Dummies.”
August Sievers, Elk Grove Village, is central region district manager for St. Supery Vineyards and Winery in Rutherford, Calif. (augsievers@comcast.net)

1979

Douglas DuBree, Moline, is battalion chief for the Rock Island Fire Department. (cdhdubree@aol.com)
Claudia McCain, Macomb, is a retired music business professor from WIU and is director of the small group ministries for the First Baptist Church.
Robert Miller MS, Alamosa, Colo., is executive director of Our Family Orphan Communities, Inc., and met with Vice President of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Doan for the Ethanol and Orphans Project.
Ann Murphy MA ‘80, Spokane, Wash., is an associate professor of law at Gonzaga Law School and is also a Fulbright Lecturer in Beijing, China teaching tax law at the Central University of Finance and Economics. (amurphy@lawschool.gonzaga.edu)
Rosanne Proite MS, San Marcos, Texas, is director of housing and residence life at Texas State University.