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Photo ID is in paragraph three. The certificate reads: "The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Recognizes (Name) as a Patriotic Employer for Contributing to National Security and Protecting Liberty and Freedom by Supporting Employee Participation in America's National Guard and Reserve Force." Signed by L. Gordon Sumner Jr., Ph.D., executive director, and James G. Rebholz, chairman, of the ESGR.
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National Guard Honors WIU Admissions Staff Members

March 19, 2009

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MACOMB, IL - - The Department of Defense and the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve "Patriotic Employer" certificates were awarded to five Western Illinois University admission office staff members for their assistance in coordinating work relief for Army Reserves Spc. Wayne Quesenberry, an admissions and records I specialist at Western.

When Quesenberry reports to duty, WIU admissions staff must pick up his duties. He recently re-enlisted for six years with the Army National Guard, assigned to Delta Company 634th in Galva (IL). Previously, he was assigned to the 724th Transportation Company, Bartonville (IL).

Receiving certificates were (photo ID l-r): Casey Connors, assistant director of undergraduate admissions; Maxine Smart, admissions/records specialist I; Jeanine Pollmeier, admissions/records representative; Charlene Hammond, admissions/records specialist I; and Teresa Waller, admissions/records specialist I.

Quesenberry, who lives in Macomb, has more than 17 years of service to this country: including 11-years 9-months with the Navy on active duty; five years of Navy Reserves; and three years with the Army Reserves based in Canton/Bartonville. He has served in Iraq twice, in Operation Southern Watch (1997) and in Desert Storm/Desert Shield (1991).

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