Western News-Winter 2008

1970

1971

Candace Coeur Reyff, Colleyville, Texas, is retired as school librarian with the Irving Independent School District.
Randall Reyff, Colleyville, Texas, has retired as director of coal marketing for BNSF Railway, Ft. Worth.

1972

Deborah E. Dunning Trant MS-ED ’95, Galesburg, is retired from ROWVA School District # 208 in Oneida.
Dennis Rucker MS-ED, ED-SP ’75, LeClaire, Iowa, is interim superintendent for North Scott Community School District.

1974

Debbi Kouzes Burdick, Scottsdale, Ariz., is an interim superintendent at Cave Creek Unified School District. (dburdick@ccusd93.org)
Deborah Baird Garrett MS ’76, Beebe, Ariz., is vice chancellor for student services at Arkansas State University-Beebe. (dah8727@yahoo.com)
John Marquart MA ’76, Oak Forest, is city administrator for the City of Oak Forest. (jmarquart@oak-forest.org)
Michael Sondag, Olive Branch, Miss., was recognized as an Outstanding Agriculture Alumni at WIU.
Robert Lovely, Overland Park, Kan., is senior vice president and COO of Career Management Associates. (bob.lovely@gmail.com)

1975

Randy Duvendack, Jacksonville, is the sheriff of Morgan County. (rduvendack@net-axess.com)
Tom Rafferty, Naperville, is vice president of sales for global brake and chassis at Affina Group.

1976

James Kusyk, Redondo Beach, Calif., is technical manager for the Discovery Channel’s “The Deadliest Catch.” (jfkusyk@yahoo.com)
Myron Mikita, Jr., Evansdale, Iowa, is music director at Don Bosco System, Gilbertville. (mmikita@boscosystem.pvt.k12.ia.us)

1977

Kirk Dillard, Hinsdale, received an outstanding service award from DePaul University.
Lantz Stein, Rockford, has retired from the Earlville Community Unit Schools as superintendent.
Steve Hollender, Berea, Ohio, is a German professor at Baldwin-Wallace College.

1978

Cynthia Williams, Chicago, is director of Investor Relations and Business Development for Como Asset Management.
John M. Fritz, Washington, Texas, is a master peace officer for the City of Houston. (hpd3682@yahoo.com)
Robert Backe MS ’82, Mundelein, is a self-employed building contractor. (roberto56@live.com)
Steve Burchett, Geneva, is president and CEO of Community Collaboration, Inc.

1979

Sue Hargis-Spigel, Sarasota, Fla., is a freelance writer and editor. (sparky4021@comcast.net)
Thomas Malinowski, Elk Grove Village, is an account executive at Comcast in Schaumburg. (tmalinow@sbcglobal.net)

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