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Sylvester Rhem appointed to House from 26th District
Sylvester Rhem, as state representative (D., Chicago), by the 26th District Democratic Legislative Committee. He replaced Rep. James Taylor, who was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state Senate created when Harold Washington was elected to the U.S. House. Rhem is an administrator with the Chicago Human Services Department.

Giordano heads Personnel

THE WINDS of change continue to blow in the Thompson administration. The governor began 1981 with the following cabinet-level appointment. Others are expected to follow. Louis Giordano, Springfield, was named director of the Department of Personnel, effective January 20. The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays a salary of $43,000 a year. Giordano had been assistant director of personnel since October 1979 and has also worked in the Department of Children and Family Services as a Title XX coordinator and in the Department of Public Aid as a senior planning

Boys' new job involves working with Illinois' state chartered banks, the largest state chartered system in the nation. His appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays $38,000 a year. Boys had been director of personnel since 1977 and began his state service in the department, rising to the position of deputy director. In 1975 he was named assistant director of the Senate Republican staff.

Thompson also announced the appointment of William M. Brogan, Oak Lawn, as director of the Department of Labor, effective in February. But Brogan, who is vice president of Local 399 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, asked that his name be withdrawn for personal reasons. Labor Director William M. Bowling has agreed to remain until the governor finds a successor.

Werries named to replace Block as Illinois director of agriculture
Larry A. Werries, Chapin, was named director of the Department of Agriculture by Gov. James R. Thompson effective in March. Werries replaced John R. Block, who was appointed secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture by President Reagan in January. Thompson held to his promise of naming a "working farmer" to the directorship by naming Werries, who is a hog farmer from Morgan County. He was voted "Top Superior Pork Producer" by the Illinois Pork Producers Association in January. He is also a member of the Illinois Farm Bureau and Pork Illinois, a seminar group. Werries was graduated from the University of Illinois in 1962 with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture industries.

Serving as temporary agriculture director was Richard W. Davidson, Springfield, who has been with the department since 1966. A Sangamon County farmer, he was Block's superintendent of the department's administrative services division.

A new director of the Department of Corrections had not been named by Thompson as of March 11 to replace Gayle Franzen who resigned. Serving as temporary corrections director is Michael P. Lane, Springfield, who has been assistant director for the department's adult division. He began working in the department in 1970 as a summer employee.

Edgar's appointees in Secretary of State Office
New appointments by Secy, of State James Edgar effective in January include:

Joan Schilf, Springfield, as assistant secretary of state. Previously, she had served as Gov. James R. Thompson's assistant in charge of governmental reorganization and, most recently, as a liaison to the House.

Wayne R. Andersen, Des Plaines, as deputy secretary of state. An attorney with the Chicago law firm of Burditt and Calkins, he was on the House Republican staff with Edgar in 1971-72. In 1974, he was the Republican candidate for Cook County treasurer.

Edward S. Gilbreth, Chicago, as director of the department of research. A political editor of the now defunct Chicago Daily News, Gilbreth has been executive assistant to U.S. Rep. John E. Porter (R., 10th District).

Mike Walters, Springfield, as press secretary and deputy director of research. Walters, who was press secretary to House Republican Leader George Ryan, is Edgar's media spokesperson in Springfield; Gilbreth will work out of Chicago.

Louis J. Kasper, Chicago, as special assistant to the secretary of state. Kasper was administrative assistant to former State's Atty. Bernard Carey. He is a former Republican chairman of Cook County and is currently GOP chairman for Chicago.

Frank Cellini, Springfield, as special assistant to oversee personnel, purchasing and physical services. Cellini was assistant to Secretary of Transportation John Kramer.

Ken Zehnder, Springfield, as assistant to the secretary of state. During the presidential primaries Zehnder was area coordinator for Vice President George Bush. He also campaigned for U.S. Rep. Paul Findley. Previously he worked at Horace Mann Insurance Companies, Springfield.

Terry Scrogum, Springfield, and Philip Howe, Bloomington, as two more assistants to the secretary. Scrogum previously worked with the legislature in the areas of human services and local government. Howe, a lawyer, was a liaison to the Senate.

Allen D. Grosboll, Petersburg, as director of the department of motor vehicles services. For the past three years, he was executive director of the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council.

David C. Watkins as director of the division of investigations, effective in March. Watkins had been Sheriff of Warren County for 10 years. He replaces temporary director James E. Redenbo, Springfield, who will return to the Department of Law Enforcement where he is executive assistant to the deputy director.

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Samuel E. McGaw, Springfield, as director of purchasing. McGaw has served in various capacities in purchasing for the Department of Administrative Services.

George H. Fleischli, Springfield, as director of the department of physical services. He was assistant administrator of the Young Adult Conservation Corps in the Department of Conservation.

Gary Strohm, Springfield, as personal aide. He had been serving as an assistant to Edgar in the governor's office.

Penny Clifford, Springfield, will continue working for Edgar as his secretary.

Stalon reappointed to Illinois Commerce Commission
Charles G. Stalon, Carbondale, was reappointed to the Illinois Commerce Commission by the governor, effective in January, for a term ending in January 1986. The $37,300-a-year appointment requires Senate confirmation. Before joining the commission in 1977, Stalon was a professor of economics at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

UI Trustees; Board of Governors
Paul Stone, former state representative (D., Sullivan), was elected president of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees at its January meeting. Elected trustee in 1979 for a six-year term, Stone practices law with his son in Sullivan. Outgoing board president is William Forsyth, Jr. (D., Springfield), who served as president for two years; Forsyth's term as trustee ends in 1983.

In the November election two new trustees were elected for terms ending in 1987: Galey S. Day (R., Belvidere) and Dean E. Madden (R., Decatur). Nina T. Shepherd, a Democrat from Winnetka, was reelected in November for a second term ending in 1987.

Other trustees serving staggered terms are: George W. Howard III (D., Mount Vernon) and Earl L. Neal (D., Chicago) for terms ending in 1983; and Dr. Edmund R. Donoghue (D., Wilmette) and Ralph Hahn (R., Springfield) for terms ending in 1985.

Lowell B. Fisher, Fairview, and Evelyn Kaufman, LaSalle, were reappointed to the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities by the governor in December for terms ending in January 1987. Fisher is professor emeritus and an educational administrator and supervisor at the University of Illinois, and Kaufman is a homemaker. The unsalaried appointments require Senate confirmation.

The Judiciary
Recent appointments by the Illinois Supreme Court include:

Robert C. Buckley, Chicago, as member of the Judicial Inquiry Board, effective November 26, 1980. Buckley, who is circuit judge of Cook County Circuit Court, succeeds Philip A. Fleischman who retired. Circuit Judge Philip B. Benefiel of the 2nd Judicial Circuit is the other judicial member of the board.

William J. Hopf, Wheaton, and Lloyd A. Van Deusen, Waukegan, were assigned to temporary judicial service in the 2nd District Appellate Court. Hopf, who is chief circuit judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit, is serving from February 1 to November 30. Van Deusen, who recently retired as circuit judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit, is serving from December 1, 1980, to November 30. Originally, he was assigned to the 3rd District, but the order was changed.

Charles W. Chapman, Edwardsville, was re-appointed circuit judge for the 3rd Judicial Circuit effective December 15, 1980. Chapman fills a vacancy left by the nonretention of Victor Mosele.

The following associate judges were appointed circuit judges:

Harris H. Agnew, Rockford, to the 17th Judicial Circuit, effective December 1, 1980. He replaces John Ghent who resigned.

George J. Moran, Granite City, to the 3rd Judicial Circuit, effective December 15, 1980. He replaces Moses Harrison who was elected to the appellate court.

John A. Gorman, Washington, to the 10th Judicial Circuit, effective December 15. He replaces James Heiple who was elected to the appellate court.

Philip J. Rarick, Troy, to the 3rd Judicial Circuit, effective December 15, 1980. He replaces Harold Clark who resigned.

David F. Smith, Rockford, to the 17th Judicial Circuit, effective December 1, 1980. He replaces Philip Reinhard who was elected to the appellate court.

Edward J. Schoenbaum, Springfield, to the newly created position of appellate court coordinator, effective December 1, 1980. His job is to coordinate the activities of the research departments of the five appellate court districts. Schoenbaum was assistant professor at the Center for Legal Studies and the Legal Studies Program at Sangamon State University, Springfield.

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Other appointments
James Brady, Centralia, as President Reagan's press secretary effective in January. Brady served as deputy press secretary during the Reagan campaign. He has done public relations work in Chicago and headed legislative and public affairs for the Illinois State Medical Society. In 1968 Brady went to Washington, D.C., to serve as a communications consultant to the House of Representatives and, later, handled press chores for former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Ruth Love, Oakland, Calif., as superintendent of the Chicago school system by the Chicago Board of Education, effective March 25. Love, who has served as superintendent of the Oakland schools since 1975, was chosen after a sometimes controversial seven-month search. Love started her career as a teacher in the Oakland school system. She has also served as head of the California Bureau of Compensatory Education for six years and directed the U.S. Office of Education's right-to-read program from 1971-1975. Love replaced Joseph P. Hannon, who resigned in November 1979 as the financial crisis of the Chicago school system was unfolding. In February Hannon became president of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau. Angeline Caruso served as acting superintendent before Love's selection.

William Vetter, Buffalo, as executive deputy director of the Illinois Department of Administrative Services, by department director Vince Toolen effective January 16. Vetter previously was employed for 23 years at Franklin Life Insurance Co. as a consultant on data processing services. He replaced Dan Isacksen, who took a job at First National Bank of Springfield in the data processing division.

Betsy A. Skloot, Springfield, as medical assistance program administrator for the Illinois Department of Public Aid by department director Jeffrey C. Miller effective February 1. For the past two years, Skloot has served as associate administrator for management of the medical assistance program. She also represented the state on the Illinois Health Finance Authority, which sets rates for hospitals. Skloot replaced Peter Bloomsburgh, who resigned.

Sue Massie, Springfield, as acting executive director of the Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Council, by Lt. Gov. Dave O'Neal effective February 1. Massie was the supervisor of design and reclamation for the council. Before joining the council in 1978, she was a partner in a Hamilton-based environmental planning and design consulting firm. Massie replaced Allen Grosboll, who resigned to take a job with the secretary of state.

Three new staff members were appointed to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in January. Edward Schultz, Mahomet, was named assistant director, and will be handling arbitrations and other dispute resolution activities. Steve Preckwinkle, Springfield, replaced Julie Hamos as legislative director. Hamos joined the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in the women's crime unit. Preckwinkle was the staff representative of AFSCME Illinois. Hank Scheff was named director of public relations and publications. Scheff replaced George Bogdanich, who joined the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. Previously Scheff served as research director and staff representative with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union.

Roger G. Fein, Chicago, was elected to represent the Illinois State Bar Association in the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association by the 201-member Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). Fein begins his two-year term in June. An attorney in private practice and a former member of the ISBA Board of Governors, he also serves on the Appeal Board of the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission.

Boards & Commissions
Gordon Nash, Western Springs, as chairman of the State Board of Ethics, by the governor effective December 30, 1980. Nash, a partner in the Chicago law firm of Gardner, Carton and Douglas, replaced Cordell Overgaard of Evanston. Nash will serve for an unspecified term. The position is unsalaried.

Samuel F. Quartarone, Flossmoor, and Daniel A. Flores, Buffalo Grove, were named to the Illinois Environmental Facilities Finance Authority by the governor in October 1980. Quartarone is president of Vulcan Tube and Metals Company in Chicago Heights, and Flores is an attorney with the McDonald Corp. The unsalaried positions require Senate confirmation. The terms end in June 1982.

Robert G. Ward, Decatur, was reappointed to the Illinois Racing Board by the governor effective November 7, 1980. Ward is president of Bloomington Model Paris, Inc., and Schudel's Model Paris, Inc., laundry and dry cleaning establishments. The unsalaried appointment requires Senate confirmation. Ward's term ends in July 1986.

Mary Ann Koppel, Skokie, was reappointed to the Lottery Control Board by the governor effective October 15, 1980. The appointment is unsalaried and requires Senate confirmation. Koppel, a teacher's aid at Devonshire School, will serve for a term ending in July 1983.

Dorothy Seaborg, Lockport, as member of the Joliet Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority, by the governor effective December 18, 1980. Seaborg is a staff attorney for the Will County Legal Assistance Program in Joliet. She replaced Richard Jachinowski of Joliet for a term ending in December 1984. The unsalaried appointment requires Senate confirmation.

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The following were appointed to the School Problems Commission by the governor effective October 1980: Kenneth Bruce, Springfield; Harris W. Fawell, Naperville; Dr. Donald J. D'Amico, St. Charles; Sally S. Hoerr, Peoria; and Robert R. Heier, Divernon. The terms end in July 1981; the positions are unsalaried.

Robert Wedgeworth and Ann Rohlene, both of Chicago, as members of the Illinois Humanities Council, effective in January. Wedgeworth, director of the American Library Association, was elected at the September council meeting for a term ending in May 1983. He replaced Joyce Hughes, who resigned. Rohlene, co-chairman of the 1980 Illinois White House Conference on Families, was appointed by the governor in December 1980 for a term ending in May 1982. She replaced Harold Skramstad, who took a job in another state.

Resignations
Clark Mitze, Chicago, as executive director of the Illinois Arts Council (IAC), effective June 30. Mitze cited personal reasons for leaving the post he has held since 1978. Before becoming IAC's fourth director since its formation in 1965, Mitze served as director of the California Arts Council. During his tenure at the IAC, Mitze is credited with professionalizing the staff.

Acquittals
Former state Rep. Webber Borchers (R., Decatur), was acquitted by a Macon County jury of charges of obstructing justice and communicating with a witness following a collision between his car and a motorcycle. Borchers was defeated in his bid for reelection in November.

Convictions
Charles Lockhart, Springfield, was found guilty in federal court on eight counts of fraud and conspiracy in connection with a kickback scheme involving a contract with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Lockhart is a former Springfield policeman and unsuccessful school board candidate. The charges resulted from a contract Lockhart received for his firm, Research in Human Development Inc., to administer IDPH's federally funded Women, Infants and Children nutritional program.