Names Appointments Retired Supreme Court Justice Thomas E. Kluczynski, Wilmette, was recalled to duty by his colleagues to replace Justice James A. Dooley who died this March. Justice Kluczynski took the oath of office April 17 for a term ending after the 1980 judicial election or until further order by the court. Elected a Supreme Court justice in 1966, Kluczynski retired in December 1976 and went into the private practice of law. Hugh W. Ziomek, as state senator (D., Chicago), by the 14th Legislative District Democratic Slatemaking Committee. Ziomek, a supervisor for the Chicago Sanitation Department, was sworn in March 29. He filled the vacancy left by the death of Sen. Norbfert A. Kosinski. Although Kosinski died before the primary election, his name remained on the ballot and he was nominated. Ziomek says he is looking forward to running for election in November if the slatemaking committee chooses him as a candidate. Wayne W. Behrns, Dieterich, as chief of the bureau of products inspection and standards, Department of Agriculture, by department director John R. Block, effective April 1. Behrns has had 25 years experience in the agri-business field and was most recently employed as a grain merchandiser at the Seimer Milling Company, Teutopolis. He replaced Murvil Harpster who took another job with the department. As part of the reorganization of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Director Margaret Kennedy appointed regional directors of seven multicounty service regions effective April 1: Rockford, Patricia A. Everett; Aurora, John F. Irwin; Peoria, Jesse A. Hairston; Springfield, Ralph L. Hanebutt; Champaign, Willis D. Hartman (Hartman is also responsible .for'the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School in Normal — the state's largest residential facility for dependent and neglected children); East St. Louis, Anthony Jenkins, and Marion, Gene Ruehmkorff. The new directors are DCFS staffers with experience in social work and administration.
June 1978/Illinois Issues/31 A director for the department's Cook County operation has not yet been named. Recent appointments in the Department of Business and Economic Development (BED) include Dean Whittaker, Springfield, as managing director, office of industrial development, and John Elmer, as managing director, office of communications. Both were hired in April by BED Director Donald L. Duster. Whittaker, who was assistant managing director since 1976, replaced David Pals who resigned. Elmer, former statehouse reporter for the Chicago Tribune, is working on promoting tourism and attracting new industries to the state. He replaced Earle F. Heffley, Ottawa, who became publications specialist in BED'S energy division. Heffley is handling an increasing number of publications on energy issues, including a soon-to-be-published newsletter. Another division of energy staffer is Henry C. Kurth, Sherman, hired in December as a program coordinator. Kurth, a former high school teacher, is working on the Infrared Flyover Program in which aerial photos are taken of Illinois cities to detect heat loss in poorly insulated buildings. The program is federally funded with cost-sharing by cities or utilities. Thomas S. Chuhak, River Forest, as public administrator of Cook County, for a term expiring in December 1981, by the governor with Senate confirmation effective April 5. Chuhak, an attorney, succeeded Samuel J. Betar, Wilmette. Colonel James E. Barham, Springfield, as Assistant Adjutant General for the Army by Gov. James R. Thompson effective April 15. Colonel Barham was administrative officer for the United States Property and Fiscal Office of Illinois. James M. Liston, Springfield, to the newly created post of director, Governor's Council on Health and Fitness, by the governor effective April 6. A former graduate assistant in health education fields, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Liston administers the 43-member council created last year. Cleveland Matthews, Carbondale, to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council by the governor effective March 13 for a term ending in 1980. The council, which expanded from 35 to 56 members, reviews plans and budgets of health agencies in Illinois and approves applications for federal funds. Matthews is affirmative action officer, city of Carbondale, and chairperson-elect. Comprehensive Health Planning in Southern Illinois. Marcia K. Nodiff and Susan L. Carlson, both of Springfield, were hired this winter by House Minority Leader George H. Ryan as legislative budget analysts. Nodiff, who replaced Pat McKenzie, was previously a staff associate on a property tax reform project in St. Louis. Carlson worked at the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago. John A. Walthall, Springfield, as chief archeologist, bureau of location and environment, Department of Transportation, effective January 2 by Earl Bowman, section chief. A former professor at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Walthall's job is to evaluate and excavate Indian sites that would be disturbed or destroyed by highway construction. Daniel G. Mascaro, Springfield, as executive, planning and development bureau, Department of Law Enforcement by Deputy Director Ronald J. Miller. Mascaro was a researcher for the National Crime Prevention Institute, Louisville, Ky. His newly created job involves developing long-range planning for the department. Jeffrey B. Levens, Springfield, as technical advisor. Department of Registration and Education, in December by Al Augustine, the department's chief regulatory officer. Levens, an attorney, replaced Paul Shandling who went into private practice. Dennis R. Marrin, Springfield, as driver improvement analyst supervisor, Office of the Secretary of State, by the office in February. Marrin is working on a pilot program to educate problem drivers who are on probationary licenses. The program will operate through local driver's license stations. George D. Schultz, Springfield, as police training specialist. Local Government Law Enforcement Officers Training Board, in 32 /June 1978/Illinois Issues January. The board oversees qualifications and trains police officers for local governments. Formerly a detective with the Sangamon County Sheriffs Police, Schultz replaced Silver Suarez who became executive director of the board. Robert W. Kustra, Glenview, as executive assistant to Sen. Charles H. Percy. Kustra, who has written several articles for Illinois Issues and shared its Chicago column with Milton Rakove, was formerly director of the Center for Research in Urban Government, Loyola University, Chicago. He replaced Jerry McMahon as director of Percy's Chicago office. Alexander R. Lerner, Skokie, as deputy campaign manager. Citizens for Thompson. Lerner was director, the division of health care delivery and field services, Illinois State Medical Society and also served as a personnel assistant to Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie. Frank Coakley, Chicago, as press secretary for Michael J. Bakalis' campaign staff. Coakley was director of public information for the Cook County assessor. Edward J. Forkel, Lemont, elected as chairman of the Western Great Lakes Ports Association (WGLPA) in January for a one-year term. Forkel is "acting managing director, office of international transportation, Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development. Members of the WGLPA promote port development and take part in the Great Lakes Task Force, a nonprofit organization representing the Great Lakes maritime interests in Washington. Resignations Tim J. Bonansinga, Springfield, as chief of the consumer fraud and the investment franchise divisions. Office of the Attorney General, in May. Bonansinga, who has worked for Atty. Gen. William J. Scott for three years, is returning to private practice of law in Springfield and Chicago. Susan Pierson DeWitt replaced him in the consumer post May 1. An attorney in the consumer section of Scott's Chicago office, she moved to Springfield to take the new job. Ken Cole, Glen Ellyn, as vice president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association effective February 28 for reasons of health. No replacement has been named. Cole worked for the association for 12 years. Retirements Circuit Court Judge John H. Clayton, Marion, as, chief judge of the First Judicial District on April 1 to open a private law office. Judge-Robert H. Chase, Metropolis, was elected by his colleagues to replace Clayton as chief judge. The state Supreme Court will appoint a judge to fill the vacancy left by Clayton until the 1980 judicial election. LeVerne D. Hudson, Springfield, as manager, division of water pollution control, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) on March 1 after 32 years of state service. Johnson joined the IEPA in 1970 as technical advisor to the director. He also worked for the Illinois Department of Public Health and for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Charles F. Wright, Decatur, as community organizer and assistant region administrator, Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, in October. Wright had been in the department for 12 years and is presently a nominee for the national board, National Association of Social Workers. Deaths Former state Sen. David Davis, 71, on April 14 in Peoria. Davis (R., Bloomington) served in the Illinois Senate from 1953-1967. He was a member of the Pebworth Commission, the Education Commission of the States and the Illinois Constitutional Advisory Commission and a delegate to the 1970 Constitutional Convention. Honors James S. Jeffers, Springfield, director of the Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, was presented the President's Trophy — Handicapped American of the Year Award at the annual conference of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped in Washington, D.C. on May 4.
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