Alumni Association: Community: Western Illinois University

1970

Jim Andersen, Elk Grove Village, retired after 36 years of service with Allstate Insurance and in June was appointed vice president of sales and leadership development for a nationwide insurance company. (j.andersen@sbcglobal.net)
Ron Kemp (MS '78), Morton, retired from Caterpillar, Inc., as an analyst in October 2002. (kempra@mtco.com)
Gregory Lutyens (ED SP '84), Rock Falls, is superintendent of Nelson School District 8 and has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Illinois Association of School Administrators. (blueraider@insightbb.com)
Timothy Murphy, Algonquin, is self-employed by Daystar Technologies.

1971

Gregory Demko, Holly Lake Ranch, Texas, is employed by Home Depot.
Steven Smitham, Tempe, Ariz., has joined Chicago-based law firm Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP as its chief operating officer.

1972

Barbara Kleist Anderson (MS '77), Darien, is professor of biology at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn and received the 2006 Outstanding Faculty Award in Natural and Applied Sciences. (agroovymom@aol.com)
Constance Powell Mulford, McAllen, Texas, is a teacher for St. Paul Lutheran School.
David Weaver, Jr., Albuquerque, N.M., retired as a research engineer for Caterpillar, Inc. (dave@catsiii.com)

1973

Ed Ohlin, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is employed by Toyota Motor Sales USA as vice president of special projects and developing distributorship in Beijing, China. (edohlin@mchsi.com)

1974

Judy Potter Brown (MA), Bloomington, is the artistic and executive director for the Illinois Theatre Consortium in Normal and was the 2006 recipient of the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award. (jubrown@myway.com)
Lawrence Engrissei, Devonshire, Bermuda, is assistant vice president for Starr Excess Liability Insurance International Ltd. in Hamilton. (Lawrence.engrissei2@aig.com)

1975

Deborah Galiffa Fliehman, Long Grove, is president and owner of Creative Technical Resources, Inc. in Lincolnshire. (debbief@creativetechresources.com)
Raymond Quintiliani (MS-ED '76), Ocala, Fla., is employed by Lockheed Martin as a purchasing, production and planning manager. (hanr53@cox.net)

1976

Max Hawkins, Lafayette, Ind., is employed by Micron Bio-Systems as director of nonruminant sales. (mhawkins828@hotmail.com)
Juretha Boyd Lawson, Chicago, is employed by Chicago Public Schools as an educator and model/actress, and has produced a DVD and CD on effective communication between students and teachers. (ritaboyd77@hotmail.com)

1977

Dennis Douglass, Superior, Colo., is employed by Clear Channel as vice president executive coach. (dennisdouglass@clearchannel.com)
Deborah Arndt Miller, Jefferson, Wis., is an administrative clerk for Jefferson County. (dmiller8967@charter.net)
Scott Miller, Jefferson, Wis., is employed by U.S. Foodservice as vice president of operations in Menomonee Falls.
Lori Proskey Douglass, Superior, Colo., is a second grade teacher for Boulder Valley School District.
Rodney Retherford, Alexis, is employed by John Deere Worldwide Forestry as a factory technical support specialist. (rockyford311@hotmail.com)

1978

Randall Mudge, Loveland, Ohio, is employed by Nortrax, Inc., in Cincinnati as general manager. (randymudge@yahoo.com)
Scott Murphy, Marion, Ind., is employed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as a logistics general manager in Gas City. (smurphy314@aol.com)
Bil Ossher, Phoenix, Ariz., is employed by KSAZ-TV as special projects producer and was awarded the 2005-06 Rocky Mountain Emmy Award in the feature news report category. (bilossher@msn.com)

1979

Sue Hargis-Spigel, Sarasota, Fla., is employed by MediaLynx as editor and proofreader. (sparky6282@verizon.net)
Lisa Loacker Pollack, Evanston, is a recording artist and is releasing her fourth CD, "Lisa Lauren Loves The Beatles."