Names Appointments Sam J. Vinson, Clinton, as state representative by the county chairman of the 44th legislative district to replace Rep. John R. Lauer (R., Broadwell) who resigned to become deputy director. Department of Local Government Affairs (DLGA). Vinson had been assistant to Gov. James R. Thompson for legislative affairs. He is one of 11 Republican candidates from the 44th district. Lauer, the third incumbent from the district to decide not to run, is directing a DLGA study aimed at major property tax reform. Michael V. Hasten, Chicago, as acting assistant director, Department of Insurance, by the governor effective February 17 pending Senate confirmation. Hasten will continue to be the department's chief legal counsel, a position he has held since 1977. Previously he worked with the Chicago law firm of Burditt and Calkins and was an attorney for the State Board of Elections. Pete McCue, Sherman, as acting manager, real estate division, Department of Administrative Services, effective December 6. McCue was a consultant to the House minority staff. He replaced Jack Plowman who resigned. William R. Monat, DeKalb, as acting president. Northern Illinois University (NIU), DeKalb, by the Board of Regents (BOR), effective February 16. Monat had been vice president and provost of NIU and replaced Richard J. Nelson who resigned after his January 25 conviction in Kane County Circuit Court of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and driving without a license. The BOR also appointed John H. Keiser to serve as acting president of Sangamon State University (SSU), Springfield, from February 1 through August 15, to replace Robert C. Spencer, who resigned effective August 15 and is on sabbatical until that date. Keiser, who was SSU vice president of academic affairs, was also named president of Boise (Idaho) State University, effective August 1. At press time, the BOR had not acted to fill the 15-day gap when SSU will have no acting president and was making appointments to search committees to find new presidents for the two universities, preferably by the fall semester. Dale Klohr, Belleville, as district engineer, Department of Transportation, by Director of Highways H. W. Monroney effective January 4. Carol Drewes, Springfield, as assistant to the State Board of Education by the effective January 1. She replaced Kathy Holley who resigned. Vernon E. Schulte, Edwards as public administrator of Madison County, for a term ending December 1981. Schulte replaced James Augustine, Livingston, Senate confirmation is required. Col. Ralph A. Bush, Springfield, assistant adjutant general for air, by the governor effective February 1. Bush was executive staff officer of the Illinois Air National Guard. The governor also announced the promotions of three men to the rank of colonel in the Army National Guard, effective Februarys. Col. Roger L. Hayes, Decatur, as intelligence officer for guard headquarters, Springfield; Col. William B. Jointer, Chicago, as task force commander, 44th Support Center, Chicago; Col. Thomas W. Reynolds, Springfield, will remain as deputy director of plans, operations and training at guard headquarters.
32/ April 1978/ Illinois Issues
State Supt. of Education Joseph M. Cronin appointed members to the five regional arts advisory committees effective July 1, 1977, for one year erpls. The 12-member committees are chafed by members of the Arts in General Education Task Force which Cronin appointed last year. The chairpersons are: Region I, Anne Thurman, Skokie, and Kathy Lawyer, Des Plaines; Region II, Larry Emmons, Oregon, and Paul Berringer, Crystal Lake; Region III, Larry Neumann, Peoria, and Forrest Suycott, Macomb; Region IV, Carol Holden, Urbana; and Region V, Pat Goehe, Edwardsville. Joseph S. Spivey, Petersburg, was elected president of the Illinois Coal Association in January. Formerly vice president, Spivey succeeded Otis J. Gibson, Benton, who retired after a 10-year term. In February veteran reporter Taylor Pensoneau, Springfield, became the association's vice president for public relations. Pensoneau had been Illinois political correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the last 12 years.
Three new officers and six new directors were elected to serve on the 54-member Illinois Manufacturers' Association board effective January 1978. The new officers are: Chairman Dean A. Olson, Rockford; Vice Chairman Mitchell P. Kartalia, Park Ridge; Treasurer William C. Croft, Broadview. The new directors are: William J. Dowsett, East Moline; William J. Shive, Sauget; Jeffrey R. Short, Jr., Chicago; Daniel C. Ferguson, Freeport. American Judicature Society President Fletcher Rush appointed Frank Greenburg, Chicago, to a seven-member advisory committee for the Center for Judicial Conduct Organizations effective November 4, 1977 for a one-year term. Greenburg is a member of the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board. U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy named Dean Brown, Chicago, a five year Senate staff member, as deputy campaign manager, and Robert Montgomery, Chicago, an investment banker, to handle day-to-day cam paign finances in his bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate. Richard J. Durbin, democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, appointed Scott Watkins, Springfield, formerly a top assistant to John K-ramer in the Department Transportation and an active campaign worker for President Carter and former Gov. Dan Walker, as a campaign assistant Retirements Daniel MacMaster, Plossmoor, as director and president of the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, effective February 1. MacMaster served the museum 44 years ybeginning as a guide. He became president in 1950. Dr. Victor J. Danilov was appointed by the museum board of trustees to succeed MacMaster. Resignations Gov. James R. Thompson as a member of the Union League Club, Chicago, effective January 20. In a letter Thompson explained that he "cannot participate as a member in organizations which exclude over half of our people for reasons of sex." Thompson's resignation came after the club voted not to accept women as full members. Honors Bernadette Alber, Chicago, as "1978 Outstanding Educator of the Visually Impaired." Alber, currently teaching daily living skills to children at Skinner School in Chicago, has served as vision consultant for the Cook County Educational Service Region and has taught for 23 years. Deaths Illinois Supreme Court Justice James A. Dooley, 63, on March 5 at his winter home in Bal Harbour, Fla. Dooley, a Democrat and director of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, was elected to serve a 10-year term on the state Supreme Court in 1976, He was born in Chicago and received his law degree at Loyola University-in 1937. Former U.S. Rep. William T. Murphy, 78, at Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn, January 29. Murphy, a Democrat, served as alder man from Chicago's 17th ward, 1934-1958; U.S. representative 1958-1970. While in Congress, Murphy was chairman of the subcommittee on Asia and Pacific affairs and a member of the African subcommittee. Other The late Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago left a gross estate of$308,206, according to an inheritance tax return filed in Chicago October 20. Most of the estate was represented by two homes (S170,000), life insurance policies ($67,000) and government bonds ($53,623). His single stockholding, in a realty firm, was worth $440.
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