Alumni Association: Western News: Western Illinois University

1980

Kathy Mason Clair, MS-ED, Ottawa, is director of the Reddick Public Library.
Joseph Comeau MS ’93, Plano, TX, retired from the University of Hartford as director of student centers and activities. (josephcomeau@ymail.com)
Brian Malloy, Hebron, KY, is chief customer officer and a senior vice president of sales and marketing for CHEP USA.
Shawn Shianna, Freeport, is assistant vice president of physician practices at FHN.

1981

William Hazelgrove MA ’83, St. Charles, has published the novel “Rocket Man.” (billhazelgrove.com).
Daniel Heneghan MBA, Irvine, CA, was elected to Micrel’s, Inc. board of directors.
Patricia Lovelass King, Watseka, is office manager at Northeastern Illinois Railway Service Inc. in Iroquois. (trish.nirs@hughes.net)
John Ridder, Quincy, was inducted into the Quincy Notre Dame Hall of Fame for tennis and soccer. (ridder@jkcreative.com)
Paul Smolinski, Orland Park, is an attorney and owner of Palos Elder Law Ltd. in Palos Heights. (paul@smolinskiltd.com)
Dave Webster MS ’87, Decatur, is director of the Scovill Zoo.

1982

Jim Rowland, Haiku, HI, is an EMS coordinator for the University of Hawaii in Kahului.
(jrowland5@hotmail.com)

1983

Sharon Bouchard MS ’85, Dexter, MI, is a driver operator for Ann Arbor Fire Department and competes as a competitive Masters Rower, taking three medals in the 2008 Masters National Competition. (sbouch121@comcast.net)
Melony Shumard Cardoza, Galesburg, is retired from the U.S. Army after 21 years of service.
Carlo Carlotta MA ’95, Schaumburg, is a patrol officer in the Village of Elburn.
Julie Colwell, Lincolnwood, served as a state final referee to the 2008 IHSA Girl’s Volleyball State Tournament.
Gregory Pappas, Homer Glen, is owner of GCP, Inc. (gcpgroupinc@comcast.net)

1984

Beatrice Jackson Brickhouse, Albuquerque, NM, has been appointed to the civil and family court divisions of the Second Judicial District Court.
Lori Torgerson Chesser, Des Moines, IA, is a senior shareholder of Davis Brown Law Firm and chair of the firm’s immigration department, and has been recognized by “Best Lawyer in America” (2009) magazine.
Vanessa Wynder Quainoo MA, Saunderton, RI, is chair of the African-American Studies department at the University of Rhode Island.

1985

Scott Enslen, Sycamore, is an executive research specialist at Merck and Company. (scottdens@comcast.net)
Joseph Wazny, Evanston, is a commander for the Evanston Police Department.

1986

1987

Kimberly Frohn Lasek MS-ED ’03, Coal Valley, is a title reading teacher in the Moline School District. (kimlasek@hotmail.com)
Rick Lasek, Coal Valley, is the Community Bank president of Port Byron State Bank. (awmc@mchsi.com)
Michael White, Rockford, is a managing partner at Waterside Advisors. (mwhite@watersideadvisors.com)

1988

Allan Lolie, Shelbyville, has been re-elected to a third term as Shelby County State’s Attorney. (alolie@consolidated.net)
Juli Shadle Schwab, Rock Island, is the owner of Juli’s Book Keeper.
Julie Chenoweth Terstriep, Industry, served as line judge for the Illinois High School Association at the State Volleyball Finals in Bloomington.
Jeffrey Wolff, Lake St. Louis, MO, is the assistant fire chief and fire marshal for Kinloch Fire Protection District. (jwwolff@charter.net)

1989

Brian McCarty, Elburn, is a sergeant for the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
Mike Murnane, Chicago, works in the marketing and community relations departments of Chicago 2016, a non-profit corporation working to secure the XXXI Olympics in Chicago.
Susan Murzyn, Elgin, is the manager of corporate marketing for Sears Holdings Corporation. (smurzyn@sears.com)