Western News-Winter 2008

CLASS NOTES

1990

William L. Farmer MS, St. Louis, Mo., is vice president of organizational consulting at Psychological Associates. (farmerwl@flash.net)
Monte Lowderman, Macomb, was recognized as an Outstanding Agriculture Alumni by WIU. (monte@lowderman.com)
William Praust, Tucson, Ariz., is a community relations manager for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Oakland, Calif. (wpraust@inbox.com)
Scott Taylor, DeKalb, is program director at the Kishwaukee Family YMCA.

1991

Kimberly Pullen Berger MBA ’93, Mapleton, is a personal banker at Regions. (bigj330@sbcglobal.net)
Kimberlye Hudson Danley, Memphis, Tenn., is a human resource generalist for Autozone, Inc. (classyBAP@hotmail.com)
Thomas Eckhardt, Newark, is the owner, president, and corporate recruiter for Eckhardt Enterprises, Inc. and TEI Group, Inc. (tom@geckohospitaltiy.com)
Keith Gavigan, Irvine, Calif., is the manager at Michaels in Brea. (aquadynamics@hotmail.com)
Doug Goessman, Pekin, is a teacher at Richwoods High School, Peoria, and a full-time professional artist. (cutlshockart@hotmail.com)
Shari Weintraub Mesch, Henderson, Nev., is a marketing manager for Cox Communications. (shari.mesch@cox.com)
Philip Meyer, Anthem, Ariz., is director of quality assurance at Sage Software, Inc., Scottsdale. (phil.meyer@sage.com)
Anthony Neitzer, Zimmerman, Minn., is a technician at R&D Systems, Inc. (tonyn1964@hotmail.com)
Jeffrey Noel, Hannibal, Mo., is an operator for BASF. (jnoel5150@sbcglobal.net)
Chun-hsien Su, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, is a professor at Chinese Culture University in Taipei City. (chsu@faculty.pccu.edu.tw)
Colleen Jacobs Van Rossem, Palatine, is a financial adviser at Stevens Wealth Management, Deerfield. (cajtango@hotmail.com)

1992

Bruce Becker, Troy, Mo., is a major in the U.S. Army and is currently deployed with the Missouri Army National Guard serving as the Civil Military Officer for Taskforce Saber in Kosovo. (bruce.becker@us.army.mil)
Patrick Cardwell, Joliet, has been promoted to sergeant for the City of Joliet Police Department. (pcardwell@jolietcity.org)
Alaine Rovenhagen Eckhardt, Newark, is a teacher at Little Hands Preschool, Yorkville. (alainelouise@sbcgolbal.net)
Gary Johnson, Key Largo, Fla., is an executive administrator for the Monroe County Department of Veterans Affairs, Key West. (johnson-gary@monroecounty-fl.gov)
Joel Johnson MS ’94, Ames, Iowa, is director of student programs and services in the College of Engineering at Iowa State University. (joelj@iastate.edu)
Teresa Koltzenburg, Hamilton, is a public information specialist at Western Illinois University in Macomb. (TE-Koltzenburg@wiu.edu)
Jennifer Workman MacLean, Winston Salem, N.C., is an RN and study coordinator at Wake Forest University Health Sciences. (macleand@bellsouth.net)
J.B. Spencer, Inverness, Fla., is a coordinating producer for the Home Shopping Network in St. Petersburg.
Laurie VanOstrand, MA, Hugo, Minn., is a service designer at Xcel Energy.

1993

Allison Gilbert Broadfield MA ’95, Altona, is a social service director at Toulon Rehab and Health Care Center. (abroadfield@winco.net)
Tara Riley Cray, Dolton, is an operations officer at The PrivateBank and Trust Company. (tarril21@att.net)
Dianne Irving Herrmann, Hampshire, is an elementary teacher at CUSD #300, Carpentersville. (dianne.herrmann@d300.org)
Tammi Reynolds, Forest Park, is a health educator and adjunct faculty member at the University of Illinois Extension and Elmhurst College. (treynolds0322@yahoo.com)
Thomas Trias, Phoenix, Ariz., is a senior developer at Artizan Internet Services. (tomtrias@gmail.com)
Haley Bair Wright, London, Ohio, is the assistant superintendent of water and wastewater for the Village of West Jefferson. (haleyj29@sbcglobal.net)

1994

James Berger, Mapleton, is a deputy probation officer in Peoria County. (bigj330@sbcglobal.net)
Tiong Ho, Bandar Kinrara, Malaysia, is the export sales manager for Pure Fishing Malaysia. (tiongsoonho@yahoo.com)
Brian Swanson, San Diego, Calif., is the dean of students at Discovery Charter Elementary School. (buhrian@mac.com)
Randall Verticchio MS, Elgin, is the interim principal of Creekside Elementary School.
Tia Rouzan Zellweger, Lena, is the accounting manager at Hartman Beverage Company, Inc. (tkrouzan@yahoo.com)

1995

Jonathan Ahl, West Des Moines, Iowa, is the news director for Iowa Public Radio in Des Moines. (jahl@mchsi.com)
Jennifer Plath Anthony MBA ’00, Le Claire, Iowa, is a senior business analyst at Genesis Health System in Bettendorf. (anthonyjennifere@yahoo.com)
Michael Dudiak, Plainfield, is the owner of 12 Souls Clothing. (mike@soulsclothing.com)
Annalise Haraburda, Chicago, is the owner of Petcierge, LLC. (annalise@petcierge.com)
Mona Hicks MS, Lewisville, Texas, is the deputy chief for student development for the University of North Texas-Denton.
Andrew Kassel, Columbia, Mo., is the system administrator for the division of IT at University of Missouri-Columbia. (kassele@centurytel.net)
Tracey Kiefer, Evanston, is the EDQA project manager for Takeda Pharmceuticals North America, Inc. (tracey.kiefer@tpna.com)
Troy Moldenhauer, Burlington, Wis., is associate director of admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. (moldent@uww.edu)
Stacey Gilman Schmidt, Naperville, is a special education teacher in Plainfield. (braerow@yahoo.com)

1996

Anita Marie Render Ahl, West Des Moines, Iowa, is a visiting assistant professor of accounting at Drake University, Des Moines. (aahl@mchsi.com)
Charles Clark MA ’98, Maquon, is director of institutional research and assessment at Knox College. (clclark@knox.edu)
Cheri Fry, Jacksonville, is a graphic arts specialist at Bound To Stay Bound Books.
Terri Turnquist Hare MS ’07, Macomb, is associate director of financial aid at WIU and the registration chair for Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. (TA-Hare@wiu.edu)
Scott McFalls, Hillside, is an accountant for Career Education Corporation. (csootermac12@aol.com)
Sara Stetina Reed, Naperville, is a teacher at Pleasantdale Middle School.
Karey Pieczkowski Rees, Flower Mound, Texas, is a jewelry designer for Two Girls Jewelry. (kareytimtori@yahoo.com)
Matthew Ryan, Peoria, is the inventory project analyst at Caterpillar, Inc. and serves on the board of trustees for the Peoria Park District. (pcwrt2004@yahoo.com)

1997

Clinton Allaman, Bettendorf, Iowa, is the product marketing manager at John Deere in Moline. (ccallaman26@yahoo.com)
Renee Countryman MS ’02, Howe, Texas, is an assistant professor of psychology at Austin College, Sherman.
Elizabeth “Betsy” Wujek, Carthage, is principal of Project Insight, Macomb. (bwujek@pi.wcisec.org)

1998

Chelsey Ratermann Allaman, Bettendorf, Iowa, is the division HR manager at John Deere in Moline. (ccallaman26@yahoo.com)
Jennifer Brindl Cormier, Cedar Lake, Ind., works in quality assurance personnel at A Plus Home Healthcare, Inc.
Bryan Lunt, Waco, Texas, is an operations manager at Caterpillar. (bryanlunt@earthlink.net)
Brian Edward Plath, Burlington, Iowa, works in logistics for Lance Premium Brands. (brian.plath@mchsi.com)
Christina Frank Prothero, River Forest, is senior vice president, real estate division head of MB Financial Bank.
Wendy S. Reinhart MS ’04, Oregon, Wis., is director of Madison Area Rehabilitation Center. (wendyreinhart@marc-inc.org)

1999

Lisa Hall Gacheru Alton, is an academic adviser at Lewis & Clark Community College, Godfrey. (lisa.gacheru@hotmail.com)
Carrie Johnson, Nashville, Tenn., is an administrative assistant II at Vanderbilt University. (carriejohnson76@gmail.com)
Amy McKnight, Denver, Colo., is the creative lead for Apple Inc. (mcknight@hotmail.com)
Todd Miller, Vernon Hills, is a counselor at Lake County Health Department, Waukegan.
Jill Styx, Normal, is senior specialist for student programming at Illinois State University. (jillstyx@hotmail.com)
Lisa Mariahn Watkins, Brentwood, Tenn., is the career center director at National College of Business and Technology. (mewatkins@national-college.edu)
Cynthia Glodowski Zimberoff, St. Charles, is a police officer at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

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