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Wallace announces for U.S. Senate

Chicago businessman and government finance expert Robert Ash Wallace, Evanston, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate September 10. Listing inflation, unemployment, energy shortages and loss of American prestige as the major issues, Wallace believes the nation must balance the federal budget, fight unemployment with specific programs rather than deficit spending, and develop alternative sources of energy, particularly coal.

Wallace is chairman of the board of PSM International Corporation, a construction management firm based in Chicago, and is a former president of Exchange National Bank, Chicago. He began his career with the federal government as a legislative assistant to the late Sen. Paul H. Douglas and served as assistant secretary of the treasury during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He recently completed a two-year stint as research director of the congressional Joint Economic Committee's Special Study on Economic Change. The nine-volume report concludes that flaws in the federal government's economic analysis led to inflationary spending without helping the unemployed. Wallace has a Ph.D. in public finance from the University of Chicago.

Burnidge sworn in as state rep

Richard C. Burnidge (R., Elgin) was sworn in as state representative August 28 after being named by the Republican county chairmen of the 33rd District to fill the seat vacated by the death of Rep. R. Bruce Waddell (R., Dundee). Burnidge, an Elgin realtor, has been a Republican committeeman for six years, is vice chairman of the Elgin Township Central Committee, a member of the Kane County Republican Central Committee and a member of its executive committee. He has a bachelor's degree in political science and history from Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa.

Tax relief will be a continuing concern of his, said Burnidge. Of immediate concern, as he boned up on the veto session in early October, was whether or not to go along with Gov. James R. Thompson's sales tax plan. Burnidge said he plans to run for election in 1980.

Hardwick named director of veterans affairs

David V. Hardwick, Rochester, was named director of the Department of Veterans Affairs by Gov. James R. Thompson effective October 1. The post requires Senate confirmation. Hardwick had been assistant director of the Department of Personnel since 1977. He has also served as assistant to former state Comptroller George W. Lindberg. Hardwick replaced James R. "Bud" Washburn who retired after nearly 30 years in public service.

Environmental Protection Agency
Michael P. Mauzy, director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), made the following appointments in September.

Delbert D. Haschemeyer, Athens, as deputy director of the IEPA enforcement program. Haschemeyer was previously acting deputy director and manager of the program. Barbara Sidler, Springfield, replaced Haschemeyer as manager of the enforcement program. Sidler had been enforcement manager for the division of air pollution control.

John P. Anderson, Springfield, as manager of the division of laboratory services. Anderson replaced James A."Scotty" Miller who resigned to accept a post in Saudi Arabia. Replacing Anderson as manager of the IEPA's mine pollution control program was Ronald M. Barganz, Springfield. Barganz was previously Anderson's assistant and manager of the technical operations section of the program.

Department of Children and Family Services
Gregory L. Coler, director of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), made the following appointments.

Gordon Johnson, New York, as deputy director for program operations effective October 8. Among other duties, Johnson will administer the department's new program to combat child abuse. Johnson replaced Shirley Goins who resigned in September.

Anthony J. Veronico, Glen Ellyn, as administrator, child welfare and permanency services section, division of policy and planning. Veronico's job is to see that children do not get lost in the foster care system. Veronico was director of the Adoption Placement Project, a research and demonstration project in New York state that arranged adoptions for hard-to-place children.

The judiciary
Stephen L. Spomer, Cairo, as judge of the 1st Judicial Circuit, effective August 6, Spomer was elected circuit judge in the 1978 general election but could not take office because of a challenge to his election. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled in his favor August 1 (see October "Judicial Rulings," p. 28). Spomer will serve a six-year term and may then run for retention. Previously, he was Massac County state's attorney.

Ronald J. Crane, Flossmoor, as judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, by the Illinois Supreme Court effective August 16. Previously, Crane was an associate judge. He filled the vacancy created by the death of Judge Raymond Berg and will serve until the vacancy is filled in the November 1980 election.

Robert J. French, Rockton, as associate judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit, by the circuit judges of the district effective July 24. French was reappointed after his previous term as associate judge expired on June 30.

The following judges have resigned:

Marvin E. Aspen, Chicago, as judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, effective September 4 to accept an appointment by President Carter as judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Aspen had been a circuit judge since 1971.

John S. Page, Elgin, as judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit, effective July 31, for health reasons. Page had been a judicial officer since 1963.

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The following judges have announced their retirements:

William L. Guild, Wheaton, as appellate court judge of the 2nd Judicial District, effective December 31. Guild was elected to the appellate court in 1970. Previously he was judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit. He was also appointed Illinois attorney general by Gov. William J. Stratton and served from 1960-61.

George J. Moran, Granite City, as appellate judge of the 5th Judicial District, effective September 3. An appellate judge since 1964, Moran was previously assistant state's attorney of Madison County.

Imy J. Feuer, Springfield, as associate judge, 7th Judicial Circuit, effective November 25. He has been an associate judge since 1971.

Office ofthe comptroller
Comptroller Roland W. Burris made the following appointments, effective in July: Alice Kirby, Springfield, as director of personnel, and Anthony Harley, Springfield, as deputy director for budget and administrative services. Kirby, whose position requires Senate confirmation, was director of noncertificated personnel for the St. Louis Board of Education and has also worked for the Illinois Department of Personnel. She replaced Don Price who resigned. Harley, who fills a newly created post, previously worked as an executive in the Office of the State Fire Marshal and was also employed in the Bureau of the Budget.

Other appointments
William J. Shilling, Chicago, as commissioner of the Illinois Savings and Loan Commission, by the governor effective October 1, pending Senate confirmation. Schilling was assistant director of the Department of Financial Institutions and had also served as assistant deputy to the governor. He replaced Timothy E. Griffin, Springfield, who resigned to become senior financial analyst for FMC Corporation, Chicago.

Jeffrey C. Miller, Springfield, as acting director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA), by the governor effective September 4. Miller, who will serve until a permanent replacement can be found, was previously deputy director of IDPA. Before he joined the department in 1974, he was assistant director of the Bureau of the Budget. He replaced Arthur F. Quern who resigned to join the governor's staff as director of governmental operations.

Alfred C. Moran, Chicago, as the director of the Governor's Office of Interagency Cooperation (IOAC) by Governor Thompson, effective in September. The IOAC is a resource and referral center that cuts through red tape. Moran was previously assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. He succeeded Enrique Loza, Chicago, who returned to Illinois Bell The post was not filled for a year because of lack of funds.

William F. Griffith, Arlington Heights, as coordinator of the Senior Action Center, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, by Lt. Gov. Dave O'Neal in September. Griffith serves as an ombudsman for the elderly in Chicago, Cook County and the collar counties. He is president of Griffith Insurance Agency, Inc.

Ronald B. Watkins, Chicago, as managing director of the Illinois Office of Minority Business Enterprise, a division of the Department of Business and Economic Development (BED), by the governor effective July 16. Watkins has been with the BED since 1977 working as an industrial field representative in the office of industrial development. He replaced Charlotte B. Adams who resigned in May to direct a minority business office in East St. Louis. (Effective October 1, BED became part of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. Appointments in the new department will be featured in the December "Names" column.)

Linda Ann Giesen, Dwight, as warden of the Dwight Correctional Center, by corrections director Gayle M. Franzen effective October 1. Geisen had been assistant warden in charge of operations. She replaced Charlotte Sutliff-Nesbitt, Dwight, who resigned September 21 in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct between female inmates and male staff members.

George E. Jennings, Springfield, as superintendent, division of vehicle transportation, Department of Administrative Services, in August by department director Vincent A. Toolen. Jennings had been superintendent of state garages.

Retirements
William J. Ackerman, Champaign, as chief of the Illinois State Water Survey, effective November 1. Ackerman, who has headed the survey for 23 years, may teach some courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after he retires.

Honors
The Illinois National Guard received the Secretary of the Army Energy Conservation Award in September. The award cites the Illinois guard as the most energy-efficient in the nation. Accepting the award with Gov. Thompson were Major Gen. John R. Phipps, adjutant general, Illinois National Guard, and Col. Thomas B. Bishop, U.S. property and fiscal officer for Illinois.

James M. Liston, Springfield, was elected president of the newly formed Association of Governors' Councils on Physical Fitness and Sports by the association at its July convention in Washington, D.C. Liston, who is the director of the Illinois Governor's Council on Health and Physical Fitness, will work towards opening lines of communication between state programs.

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Donna Schiller, Chicago, was reelected to the Board of Directors of the American Judicature Society in August at its annual meeting in Dallas. Schiller is the executive director of Project Merit Selection of Judges, Committee on Courts and Justice, and is a past president of the League of Women Voters of Illinois.

Burnell Heinecke, Springfield, was elected president of the Public Information Officers Roundtable for 1979-1980 by the membership in August. Heinecke is an administrative assistant for Illinois Treasurer Jerry Cosentino.

Deaths
Former state Sen. W. Russell Arlington,73, on October 3. A powerful Republican leader, Arrington's career in the General Assembly spanned almost 30 years. He served five terms in the Illinois House beginning in 1944 and moved on a decade later to serve six terms in the Illinois Senate. He was Senate president pro tern in the 74th, 75th and 76th General Assemblies and Senate minority leader in the 77th. Arrington was instrumental in launching the Legislative Staff Internship Program and the 1965-67 Commission on the Organization of the General Assembly which led to reform of the legislative process. He also served as chairman of the Legislative Audit Commission. He was vice president of the Combined Insurance Co., and senior partner of Arrington and Healy Law Offices, Chicago.

Joseph J. Magsamen, 63, in his home in Springfield October 2. A well-known administrator in state government, Magsamen held many posts including assistant to the director of the Department of Personnel and member of the Senate Republican staff under Sen. Arrington. He was part of the transition task force of governor-elect Richard B. Ogilvie, and during Ogilvie's administration served in the Department of Finance and the Environmental Protection Agency. He was director of research for the Taxpayers' Association of Illinois and was twice elected president of the Springfield Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration.

Jack E. Walker, 69, in his home September 21. A former state representative and state senator (R., Lansing), Walker was elected to the house in 1956 and served six terms. In 1969 he replaced Ralph T. Smith as speaker of the House when Smith was appointed to complete the U.S. Senate term of Everett M. Dirksen. In 1970 Walker was elected to the state Senate where he served two terms.