Alumni Association: Western News: Western Illinois University

1970

Marshall Laitsch MBA ’73, Corona Del Mar, CA, is director of 1st Pacific Bancorp and 1st Pacific Bank in San Diego.
Robert Wilson, Orlando, FL, is assistant vice president of human resources for McCoy Federal Credit Union. (carmenbob47@att.net)

1971

Lizbeth Gerson Bishoff, Evergreen, CO, a 2006 WIU Alumni Achievement Award winner, is director of digital and preservation services for Bibliographical Center for Research in Aurora. (lbishoff@bcr.org)
Sue Verschage Haka, E. Lansing, MI, is president of the American Accounting Association.

1972

Karen Wehrmacher Sabey, Waverly, IA, is an adjunct instructor in math education at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. (sabey@uni.edu)
Scott Shalek, Ringwood, is owner of Shalek Financial Services. (sshalek@comcast.net)

1973

Michael Beran, Naperville, is vice president of operations for McDonald’s Corporation Japan. (mberan@aol.com)
Janet Addair Blum, Orlando, FL, is associate superintendent of career and technical education at Orange County Public Schools. (janet.addair@gmail.com)

1974

Kathy McAfee Finn-Brennan, Beaverton, OR, is center director for the YMCA of Columbia Wilamette. (finnkathy@comcast.net)

1975

Linda White Clemons MA ’82, Carbondale, is director of financial aid at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Susan Stepek D’Alexander, Western Springs, has earned the Accredited Business Communicator designation from the International Association of Business Communicators.
Alan Hegwood, Morrison, is a teaching assistant at Morrison Community Schools. (ahegwood@mchsi.com)
Eve Lendway Hollender, Berea, OH, is a German teacher at Strongsville City Schools.
Donna Wolf-Roberts MS-ED ’76, Mansfield, retired from teaching at Mt. Pleasant Community High School. (donnaroberts77@yahoo.com)

1976

David Boberg, Simi Valley, CA, is an adjunct lecturer at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. (dboberg@yahoo.com)
Deb Cannon Bothner, Boulder, CO, is a senior financial analyst at Molson Coors Brewing Company in Denver and also is president of the Colorado Treasury Management Association. (dcbothner@gmail.com)
Ann Engle Calamaio, Prescott, AZ, is the Northern Arizona executive director for ResCare. (amcalamaio@rescare.com)
Dirk Christiansen, Schaumburg, retired as chief of staff from the Schaumburg Police Department.
John Clark, Canton, was elected Fulton County State’s Attorney in Lewistown. (jclark@9thjudicial.org)
Mary Ellen Keegan, Cincinnati, OH, is vice president of contracts at StandardAero.
Thomas Nardi, Naperville, is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Navigant Consulting, Inc., Chicago.
Richard Osborn MA’78, ED-SP ’83, Johnson City, TN, is assistant vice provost for academic support and public service at East Tennessee State University. He is also president of the Association for Continuing Higher Education. (osbornr2@gmail.com)

1977

Michael Colar, Frisco, TX, is distribution manager for Terex Mining. (mccolar@tx.rr.com)
Martin Conboy, Mansfield, MA, is vice president at Lynch & Conboy Insurance in Brockton and opened a second location in West Bridgewater.
(martyconboy@lynchandconboy.com)
Steve Hollender, Berea, OH, is a German professor at Baldwin-Wallace College.
John Lowenberg MS, Chicago, is vice president of philanthropy at Rush University Medical Center.
Doug Smith, Naperville, is athletic director at Naperville North High School and received the National Federation of State High School Association 2008 Citation Award.

1978

Debra Knight, Royal Oak, MI, is an associate professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy. (knightde@udmercy.edu)
Ted O’Sullivan MBA ’79, Naperville, is vice president of PNC in Downers Grove. (tlosullian1@sbcglobal.net)
Mike Vondruska, Bolingbrook, is a Veracruz, Mexico adventure travel consultant for Discover Veracruz Tours LLC. (info@discoververacruztours.com)
John Weddle MS ’80, St. Louis, MO, is a retired special agent from the U.S. Department of Interior/National Park Service. (chigger8@mindspring.com)

1979

Kathryn Golden MA, Bridgewater, MA, is a retired criminal justice professor from the College of DuPage.
Gregory Hoskins, Chicago, is president/owner of Hoskins Investment Management Inc. (gregory.hoskins@lpl.com)
Barbara Sells Lorenzen, LaGrange, is associate regional director for examinations in SEC’s at the Chicago regional office.