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Wagner named executive director IBHE

Richard D. Wagner, Springfield, was named executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) by the board effective October 1. IBHE is the coordinating agency for post-secondary education in the state. Wagner, who had been executive deputy director for the board staff since 1975, joined IBHE in 1969. He replaced James Furman who resigned to accept a position with the MacArthur Foundation in Chicago.

LaFrentz named deputy director Department on Aging

Dean R. LaFrentz, Springfield, as deputy director of the Illinois Department on Aging, by department director Peg R. Blaser, effective in August. In this newly created post, LaFrentz is in charge of all internal operations. LaFrentz, who was previously associate director, has been with the department since 1973. He has also worked in the Departments of Public Aid and Children and Family Services.

The judiciary

Recent appointments by the Illinois Supreme Court include:

Philip B. Benefiel, Lawrenceville, as member of the Judicial Inquiry Board, effective July 22. A circuit judge and former chief judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit, Benefiel has been a judicial officer since 1968. From 1965-1967 he served as a state senator (D., Lawrenceville). Benefiel filled the vacancy created by the resignation of Lloyd Van Deusen.

Richard M. Baner, Eureka, as circuit judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit, effective September 1. Baner was previously state's attorney of Woodford County. He filled the vacancy created by the retirement of

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Samuel G. Harrod, II.

John S. Ghent, Rockford, will retire as circuit judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit, effective December 1. Ghent, who was chief judge of the 17th Circuit, had been a judicial officer since 1964 and was justice of the peace from 1956-1964.

Legislators

Rep. Glen Schneider, (D., Naperville), as member of the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education, by President Carter effective in August. The 20-member council was created as part of the new Department of Education (which used to be part of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare).

Sen. Kenneth V. Buzhee (D., Carbondale), as member of the White House Coal Advisory Council, by President Carter effective in September. This newly created council, composed of nine members and two ex-officio members, advises the president and the secretary of labor on mine safety, labor management relations and productivity. Buzbee is the chairman of the Illinois Energy Resources Commission and chairman of the Interstate Coal Task Force.

Josephine K. Oblinger (R., Sherman), as member of the Advisory Council to the Illinois Office of Voluntary Citizen Participation, by the governor effective in September. Oblinger, who will serve on the 24-member council for a two-year term, headed the Voluntary Citizen Participation Office during the Ogilvie administration. The office has received a five-year grant from ACTION, the federal volunteer citizen participation agency.

Other appointments

Gary L. Clayton, Springfield, as acting director of the Illinois Department of Registration and Education by Governor James R. Thompson effective in August. The agency licenses and regulates 32 professions including about 600,000 Illinois and out-of-state citizens. Clayton was chief of statewide investigations for the department. Previously he was deputy director of the Department of Law Enforcement (DLE). He also worked on DLE's welfare fraud review that led to the formation of the financial fraud and forgery bureau within DLE. Clayton replaced temporary acting director James Nowlan who resigned to accept a position as director of the Public Administration Program, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

Karen Markle Knab, Chicago, as division manager of the sales and excise tax division of the Illinois Department of Revenue, by department director James B. Zagel effective in August. The new division results from the reorganization and renaming of the miscellaneous tax regulations and hearings section. The reorganization includes converting part-time hearing referee positions to full-time positions. In addition, special attorneys will be added to present the department's case, thereby eliminating the dual role of prosecutor/judge currently played by hearing officers.

Farrel J. Griffin, Chicago, as a member of the Illinois Racing Board, by the governor effective in August. His appointment, for a term ending July 1986, requires Senate confirmation. Griffin, an attorney, is a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. He formerly worked for the U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, and was chief of the criminal division. He replaced Tyrone C. Fahner who was named attorney general in July.

Thomas B. Kirkpatrick Jr., Oak Park, as the representative of state government on the National Strategy Council for all drug abuse prevention and drug traffic control activities involving the federal government, by President Carter effective in July. Kirkpatrick is executive director of the Illinois Dangerous Drugs Commission.

Ronald C. Rudolph, Deerfield, as executive assistant to U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy and chief liaison in the Chicago and northern Illinois area, by Sen. Percy effective in August. Rudolph was previously employed by the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry. He replaced Bob Kustra, Glenview, who resigned to run for state legislator.

Honors

Agaliece W. Miller, Chicago, was one of nine winners of 1980 National Governors Association award for distinguished service to state government. The awards were presented by the association August 4. The award program is a nationwide effort to recognize distinguished service to state government by both state officials and private citizens. Miller is the administrator of the Illinois Bureau of Employment Security.

Susan Pierson De Witt, Springfield, was the 1980 recipient of the International Organization of Women Executives leadership award in August. De Witt, who received the award for her work in law, was one of 26 women honored for achievements in their various professions. De Witt is assistant attorney general and chief of the consumer protection division, Office of the Attorney General.

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Deaths

Albert W. Hachmeister, 61, in Chicago on July 28. Formerly a state representative (R., Chicago), Hachmeister was elected to seven terms in the House from 1953-1967 and was also House minority leader. Hachmeister was publisher and editor of national trade magazines and a public relations consultant. He was vice president and director of Bee Angell & Associates, a Chicago marketing research firm, and later joined Marketing Decision Data, Inc., Chicago.

D. Logan Giffin, 90, in Springfield on August 25. Giffin was a state senator (R., Springfield) from 1945-1951 and served in the state House of Representatives from 1931-1933. While a senator, he chaired the committee which drafted the revised Illinois Savings and Loan Act in 1955. He was active in the savings and loan industry for many years and was general counsel for the Illinois Savings and Loan League.

Frank J. Dick, 84, in Quincy on July 30. A state senator (R., Quincy), from 1943-1949, he also served as a hearing commissioner for the Illinois Commerce Commission.