Alumni Association: Western News: Western Illinois University

1990

James Kimble, Mesa, AZ, is the chief deputy sheriff for Pinal County in Florence.
Monte Lowderman, Macomb, earned the designation of CAI through the National Auctioneers Association. (monte@lowderman.com)
Jodi Alexander Miller, Philo, completed a Master of Education degree in human resource education from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign.

1991

Kevin Lampon, Bangkok, Thailand, is an airline pilot for Singapore Airlines. (klampon@usermail.com)
Jim Spenner, Mt. Prospect, is the owner of The Drum Experts in Wood Dale. (sales@thedrumexperts.com)
James Welch, St. Charles, is the regional sales manager for Tyco International. (jl.welch@sbcglobal.net)

1992

Katie Anderson, West Point, IA, received her master’s in physician assistant studies at Des Moines University and works at Fort Madison Community Hospital in the Annex-Business Health and Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center.
Chris Martin, Rockton, is an account executive at Insurance Plans Agency in S. Barrington. (chris@ipachicago.com)
Timothy Schardein, Wheat Ridge, CO, is the owner of Vital Chiropractic, LLC. (vitalchiro@comcast.net)

1993

Bradley Bonner MS ’97, Surprise, AZ, is the groundskeeper for City of Goodyear. (bigredbonner@hotmail.com)
James Carle, Ft. Maidson, IA, is the captain at Fort Madison Police Department.
Kathy Crick, Frankfort, was elected Illinois Jaycees vice president.
Paul Weltha, Bloomington, was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2009 Hall of Fame.

1994

Torsten Bonacker MS, Frankfurt, Germany, is the marketing communications manager at Dunlop Sport in Hanau.
(torsten_bonacker@dunlop.de)
Chet Carey, Leesburg, FL, is the assistant general manager for the Shreveport-Bossier Captains.
Denise Anderson Dieffenbach, Minneapolis, MN, is director of multicultural student services at the Universtiy of St. Thomas in St. Paul and was honored for outstanding service.
Scott Doerr, Elkhart, is the superintendent of schools at Nokomis CUSD # 22. (sed1224@yahoo.com)
Brenda Stimpson Jameson, Bradenton, FL, is the director of marketing and development at Association for Computers and Taxation.
(bjameson@taxact.org)
George Powell, Ft. Myers, FL, is the senior manufacturing engineer at Pall Aeropower Corporation. (gepamp@msn.com)

1995

Melinda Dessert, Madison, WI, is a firefighter/EMT for the City of Madison Fire Department. (deedshay@hotmail.com)
Raymond Mason, Des Moines, IA, is a project specialist for FEMA. (rayzzoray@yahoo.com)
Joel Moeller MS-ED, ED-SP ‘08, Belvidere, is the associate superintendent at Belvidere School District #100. (jmoeller@district100.com)
Tim Niedermeier MS ’01, Charlotte, NC, is the athletic director at Cox Mill High School in Concord.
Darryl Taylor MS-ED, ED-SP ’98, Rock Island, received his Ed.D in Educational Administration from Illinois State University and is the superintendent of Lincoln ESD 156 in Calumet City.

1996

Gordon Baker, Cedar Rapids, IA, is a senior buyer at Alliant Energy. (gordonbaker@alliantenergy.com)
Terri Turnquist Hare MS ’07, Macomb, is the vice president for Senior Public Institutions in the Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
Thomas Richardson MS-ED, E. Petersburg, PA, is the assistant vice president for student affairs at Millersville University of PA in Millersville. (tom.richardson@millersville.edu)

1997

Kevin Deitrich, Carthage, is the vice president at First State Bank of Illinois at the Carthage branch.
Jeffrey Fieroh, Des Plaines, is a physical education and health teacher at Habcock High School in Chicago, and coaches football and track. (fimsod@aol.com)
Maureen Burke Moeller MS-ED, Rockford, is an elementary counselor at Belvidere District # 100. (moellermaureen@gmail.com)
Ramon Rodriguez MA, Budapest, Hungary, is the credit manager southwestern Europe for IBM Global Financing.
(ramon.rodrihuez@hu.ibm.com)
Matthew Strnad, Alpharetta, GA, is a senior commercial underwriter for Fireman’s Fund. (matthew.strnad@ffic.com)

1998

Mercedes Pfister Draftz, Gilberts, is a first grade teacher at Benjamin School District # 25.
Bethany Hildebradt Merenick, Riner, VA, is a research scientist for Intrexon Corporation in Blacksburg. (bmerenick@gmail.com)

1999

Gerald Myers MA, Fenton, MO, is the director of choral activities at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. (gmyers34@stlcc.edu)
Benjamin Nickel MS ’04, Waterloo, IA, is a senior business development manager at Deere Empolyees Credit Union. (kbnickel95@live.com)
Melissa Freiden Roeder, Athens, is a loan servicing representative at Marine Bank.
Brenda Jannuzio Schreiber, Chicago, is the assistant vice president of marketing at Mather LifeWays in Evanston. (brendaschreiber@hotmail.com)