Gov. James R. Thompson appointed Sharon Sharp of Chicago as director of the Illinois State Lottery in August at an annual salary of $60,349. She succeeds Rebecca Paul, who now heads the new Florida state lottery. Sharp had been deputy director of marketing in the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs since 1984 and special assistant to the governor on women from 1979 to 1984. She was Elk Grove Township Clerk from 1977 to 1979, and in 1978 her selection as the Republican nominee for secretary of state made her the first woman to win a major party's nomination for an Illinois major statewide office. She currently is co-chairman of the Cook County Republican Central Committee.

Twelve members were appointed this summer by Gov. Thompson and Chicago Mayor Harold Washington to the Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority Board, which oversees operations at McCormick Place.

Thompson's appointees include Jim Bolin of Western Springs, a vice president in Merrill Lynch's Chicago and Oak Brook offices: Patrick F. Daly of Wheaton, chairman of the Daly Group, a Chicago architecture, development, land planning and construction management firm; John E. Glennon of Flossmoor, senior vice president of public finance for Shearson Lehman Bros. and formerly economic development assistant to the governor; Alexander R. Lerner of Glencoe, executive administratior of the Illinois State Medical Society; Anthony M. Mandolini of Glenview, a Chicago office partner of Peat Marwick Main & Co.; and Tim Roche of Elmhurst, president and business manager of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 73.

Washington's appointees (all of Chicago) include Maria Bechily-Hodes, member of Aranda/Bechily Inc.; Robert W. Hallock, an attorney with Isham, Lincoln & Beale; David Hinson, board chairman of Midway Airlines; Sandra Jones, president of Special Marketing Services Inc.; Ralph Mickelson, an attorney with Rudnick & Wolfe; and Charles A. Tribbett III of Abraham & Sons Inc.

For these initial appointments, terms are staggered and expire June 1 of 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993; terms thereafter will be five years. The positions pay expenses only and require Senate confirmation.

As of September 4 the authority was still in search of a general manager for McCormick Place. According to news reports, Capital Development Board executive director Gary Skoien is the favored by the governor and the four legislative leaders.

Jill Wine-Banks of Evanston, who was deputy Illinois attorney general, is the new executive vice president and chief operating officer of the American Bar Association (ABA). Wine-Banks' selection was announced in August by Eugene C. Thomas, ABA president. She succeeds Thomas H. Gonser, who indicated last February that he would resign when a replacement was found. Wine-Banks, who is probably best known as a Watergate prosecutor in the early 1970s, is the first woman to be named chief executive of the 340,000-member ABA. In her new position, she will oversee a $55 million budget and a staff of 600 in the association's Chicago headquarters and its Washington. D.C., office.

Prior to joining Arty. Gen. Neil F. Hartigan's office in 1984, Wine-Banks spent four years as a partner in the Chicago law firm of Jenner & Block. She came to Chicago from Washington. D.C., where, from 1977 to 1979 she was general counsel for the Department of the Army; from 1975 to 1977 was with the Washington firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman; and from 1975 to 1977 served in the Justice Department.

Following a six-month evaluation started shortly after his appointment last January, Department of Conservation director Mark Frech announced operational adjustments within the agency effective in August. Under the new plan, the divisions of land management, law enforcement and special services have been combined into a single field operations unit called the Office of Land Management and Enforcement. The new unit is headed by Jay Johnson of Springfield, who has been with the department since 1984 and was acting director of field operations.

The divisions of fisheries, forestry, natural heritage and wildlife were combined into another unit, the Office of Natural Resources, under John A. Tranquilli. A former department employee (1981-1984), Tranquilli has been a regional director for Ducks Unlimited since 1984. From 1967-1981 he was a biologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey.

Responsibilities to be assumed by Johnson and Tranquilli formerly were held by Temple Reynolds, who resigned in March to take the Fish and Wildlife directorship in Arizona.

Frech also reassigned administrative assistant Mark Huddle from Springfield to the department's Chicago office where he continues to serve on Frech's senior management staff.

Southern Illinois soon may be a leading exporter of education to Japan if plans develop smoothly to establish a branch campus of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale there. SIU-C, under the direction of Charles B. Klasek, associate vice president for academic affairs and research service, is leading a consortium of Midwest universities that is setting up the United States' first university branch campus in Japan.

An agreement signed in July in St. Louis between the Mid-America State Universities Association (MASUA) and the Japanese city of Nakajo was the initial step in the proposed program, in which Nakajo would build or provide a campus and SIU-C would be responsible for providing U.S. faculty and helping the Japanese develop the U.S.-style campus and curriculum.

The idea came from the U.S.-Japan Committee for Promoting Trade Expansion. SIU-C joined MASUA about a year ago in exploring the branch campus idea. The Japanese would like to have an enrollment mix at the campus of 25 percent U.S., 25 percent Pacific-rim and 50 percent Japanese students, according to Klasek. The branch campus program would operate on a cost-recovery basis and no tax money would go into the project.

Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice William G. Clark announced the court's appointment of Samuel D. Conti as director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts effective September 1. He succeeds Judge Roy O. Gulley, who retired in December 1985 after 18 years as director. William M. Madden Jr., who served as acting director during the interim, remains deputy ditrector.

Conti, a native of New Jersey, had been regional director of the National Center for State Courts' northeastern office in North Andover, Mass., since 1973. He served as the trial court administrator of Hudson County, N.J., from 1971-1973; as assistant to the assignment judge in Passaic County, N.J., from 1969-1971; and as probation officer and director of a pretrial service agency in Passaic County from 1965-1969.

He is a member of the bars of New Hampshire, New Jersey and the U.S. Supreme Court, a fellow of the Institute for Court Management and a member of the National Association for Court Management. He is acknowledged as a court-administration expert.

• Appointed by the high court as reporter of decisions for the Supreme and Appellate courts: Brian C. Ervin of Bloomington, former assistant reporter of decisions, effective September 1.

• Assigned to duty by the Supreme Court: Horace L. Calvto of Edwardsville, circuit judge of the 3rd Judicial Circuit, effective October 1, and Henry Lewis of Carmi, circuit judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit, effective July 1. Both assignments are effective until December 5, 1988, or until further order of the court.

• Resigned: John M. Karns Jr. of Belleville, a judge since 1974, effective September 1, 1988;

• Retired: George W. Kasserman Jr. of Newton, a retiried circuit judge serving by assignment in the 5th District Appellate Court, "retired again," effective October 1. He had served as a judicial officer since 1958 and on the appellate court since 1979.

Cook County Circuit Court

• Appointments to circuit judge: Martin C. Ashman, a private practice attorney and a part-time commissioner of the Illinois Court of Claims, effective July 27; Illinois House Assistant Majority Leader Alan J. Greiman (D-1. Skokie), effective July 10; and Michael J. Hogan of Chicago, an assistant Illinois attorney general, effective June 5.

• Appointed by Chief Judge Harry G. Comerford as supervising judges of the court's 1st Municipal District: Circuit Judge Sidney A. Jones III of Chicago, and associate judges Robert A. Bastone of Niles and Stuart A. Nudelman of Chicago.

• Appointments to associate judge: Peter Bianco Jr. of Lemont; Judith N. Cohen of Glenview; Bertina E. Lumpkin, John F. McBride and Michael J. Murray, all of Chicago; Harvey Schwartz of Skokie; James F. Stack of Riverside; Margaret K. Stanton of Chicago; Karen S. Thompson of Evanston; and James H. Williams of Chicago, all effective July 1.

• Assignments extended for judicial service by the Supreme Court: Retired judges Robert J. Collins, Morton C. Elden, Hyman Feldman. Philip A. Fleischman, John McGury, Benjamin Nelson, Harry S. Stark, Alfred B. Teton, Raymond Trafelet, Eugene L. Wachowski and Louis A. Wexler, until January 1, 1988.

• Resigned: Circuit Judge Joseph A. Salerno of Westchester, a judicial officer since 1964, effective July 6.

• Retired: Associate Judge Michael E. McNulty of Lemont, a judge since 1976, effective June 30.

• Retiring at the end of their terms: Francis P. Butler of Palos Park, a judge since 1974; Kenneth J. Cohen of Niles, a judge since 1974; Glenn C. Fowlkes of Chicago, a judge since 1980; and Martin F. Hogan Jr. of Chicago, a judge since 1979. All were effective June 30.

•Reprimanded by the Illinois Courts Commission: Cook County Circuit Judge Arthur J. Cieslik for sexist comments to female attorneys attributed to him. In January, the state Judicial Inquiry Board recommended disciplinary action against Cieslik and, as a stipulation for obtaining one of the mildest forms of discipline the Courts Commission issues, he apologized publicly in a June 3 letter to the Judicial Inquiry Board.

• Selected as chief judge by fellow circuit judges: Terrence J. Hopkins of Benton, effective July 9. He succeeds Henry Lewis, who has been assigned to the 5th District Appellate Court.

• Selected as chief judge by fellow circuit judges: P. J. O'Neill of Alton, effective July 1, succeeding Philip Rarick.

• Selected as chief judge by fellow circuit judges: Michael R. Weber of Newton, effective August 1.

• Appointed as associate judges: John P. Coady of Taylorville, former Christian County state's attorney, and James R. Harvey of Effingham, an attorney in private practice.

• Resigned: Circuit Judge Ronald A. Niemann of Salem, a judicial officer since 1975, effective September 1.

• Resigned: Circuit Judge James K. Robinson of Danville, a judge since 1962, and Circuit Judge Paul M. Wright of Danville, a judge since 1958. Both resignations were effective July 31.

• Resigned: Circuit Judge William C. Calvin of Clinton, a judicial officer since 1954. effective July 6.

• Appointed as associate judges: George Ray and Sue Myerscough, both Springfield attorneys.

• Resigned: Circuit Judge J.S. Rhodes of Springfield, a judicial officer since 1965, effective October 1.

8th Judicial Circuit

• Appointed associate judge: Chet W. Vahle of Quincy, assistant state's attorney of Adams County.

• Selected as chief judge by fellow circuit judges: Robert E. Manning Jr. of Peoria, effective July 13, succeeding Peter Paolucci.

• Resigned: Circuit Judge Peter J. Paolucci of Lacon, a judicial officer since 1975 and chief judge since 1984, effective August 1.

14th Judicial Circuit

• Appointed associate judge: Danny A. Dunagan of Morrison. Whiteside County public defender.

• Retired: Associate Judge Frederick P. Patton of Rock Island, a judicial officer since 1973, effective October 1.

16th Judicial Circuit

• Appointed as associate judge: Roger W. Eichmeier of Batavia, formerly in private practice.

18th Judicial Circuit

• Appointed as associate judges: Edward R. Duncan Jr. of Glen Ellyn and Perry R. Thompson of Elmhurst, both in private practice.

• Assigned to duty: Retired Circuit Judge Edwin L. Douglas, effective June 8 to September 1, 1987.

Judicial retention results

The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts has completed the tabulation of the downstate circuit judges' ballots for reappointment of the state's associate judges. The results show that 194 associate judges sought reappointment, that 190 were reappointed for a four-year term commencing July 1, and that four failed to be retained. The results from the Cook County Circuit show that 166 associate judges sought reappointment for an additional four years, that 162 were reappointed and that four failed to be retained.

Disbarred by Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court in June disbarred nine attorneys, six of whom were named in Operation Greylord trials. The nine include Chicago attorneys Bernard Nathan Mann, William Fergus Reilly, Harlan Bruce Becker, Paul G. Kulerski, Harry Jaffe, Cyrus Yonan Jr. and Chester F. Mitchell Jr.; Park Ridge attorney Harry B. Madsen and attorney Paul George Stemm, last known to be residing in California.

Gov. James R. Thompson was sworn in as a member of the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality in July. The 15-member commission was appointed by Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd Jr. of West Virginia and House Speaker Jim Wright of Texas. It will examine the role of income maintenance, the availability of properly trained health care professionals, the adequacy of private health care financing systems and the effectiveness of the current national registration system reporting mortality statistics and other programs. The commission will hold hearings throughout the nation and will make recommendations to the president and Congress on ways to reduce and prevent infant mortality.

In Illinois the infant mortality rate has dropped from 18.4 per 1,000 births in 1975 to 11.5 in 1985, partly because of the Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative aimed at 27 of the state's most disadvantaged communities.

House Minority Leader Lee A. Daniels (R-46, Elmhurst) was elected vice president of the more than 7,500-member National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in July. His one-year term begins December 1 and will be followed by successive one-year terms as president-elect, president and past president. Daniels currently is completing his fourth term on the NCSL executive committee and from 1985-1986 was chairman of NCSL's State Federal Assembly.

Jerry D. Blakemore resigned as counselor to the governor and director of intergovernmental relations in July to accept the directorship of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs at the U.S. Department of Labor. In his new post, Blakemore will oversee a national staff of 1,000 that enforces and investigates federal contract compliance. Blakemore first joined Gov. Thompson's staff in September 1980 as assistant to the governor for health and human services. He served as director of Thompson's Office of Citizens Assistance and Consumer Affairs and counsel to the governor from January 1983 to July 1985 when he was appointed deputy governor. In March 1987 he became counselor to the governor and director of intergovernmental relations. Because of budget cuts, no replacement for Blakemore will be appointed, according to a spokesperson for the governor's office.

Patricia K. Yuzawa-Rubin of Wilmette, resource specialist at Hadley School for the Blind, was appointed to the Illinois State Board of Education in August by Gov. Thompson. She replaces Carol N. Johnston. Her appointment is effective immediately and expires in January 1993. The position pays expenses only and requires Senate confirmation.

Reappointed to the Illinois Board of Higher Education were William B. Browder of Wilmette, as chairman; and David J. Paulus of Chicago, senior vice president, First National Bank of Chicago. Both reappointments by the governor were effective immediately and expire in January 1993.

Fairview Heights Police Chief Roger A. Richards was appointed by the governor in July to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. A state agency, the authority works to improve criminal justice through the development of information systems, policies and research. Richards fills the seat previously held by Peoria Police Supt. Allen H. Andrews, who resigned from the authority last year. Richards started as a patrolman with the Fairview Heights Police Department in 1971, was promoted to sergeant in 1973 and lieutenant in 1977. He has been police chief since 1978. Richards is immediate past president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, past president of the Southern Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and a member of Gov. Thompson's Jail and Detention Standards Review Committee. Authority members are paid expenses only.

Leaving the authority board in July was Mount Prospect Mayor Carolyn H. Krause, one of the authority's five citizen members. She resigned, citing the press of other duties in her private law practice and as mayor.

Jacob G. Rendleman of Carterville, a teacher at Herrin Unit 4's Southside School, was appointed to the board of directors of the Prairie State 2000 Authority, replacing Jill Flores. His appointment was effective immediately and expires in July 1989. The board establishes, operates and maintains educational and vocational training programs, including making grants and loans to employers who are retraining workers.

Larry F. Stahl of Smithton, operator at Columbia Quarry, was reappointed to the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Board. His reappointment was effective immediately for a term until June 1989. The authority includes all of Monroe and Randolph counties and 11 townships in St. Clair County. Duties include studying existing harbor facilities with the district and recommending changes or modifications to meet changing commercial and business needs.

Roy L. Taylor of Glencoe, president and chief executive officer of Chicago Botanical Gardens, was appointed to the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation, replacing Lorin Nevling Jr. on the board. His appointment was effective immediately for a term ending in January 1989. The board, within the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, considers and decides matters pertaining to natural history, geology, water and atmospheric resources, forestry. It also appoints members of the scientific staff conducting such research and cooperates with the University of Illinois in the use of scientific staff and equipment.

Gov. Thompson named four members to the State Soil and Water Conservation Advisory Board in August. Kenneth Kesler of Dewey and Earl T. Shafer of Wyoming were both reappointed; and Robert Reifschneider of Belleville and Greg Steele of Princeton are new members. All are farmers. Reifschneider replaces Elmer A. Freriches and Steele replaces Jim Monier. The appointments were effective immediately; terms expire in January 1991 with the exception of Steele, whose terms end in January 1989. The positions pay expenses only and require Senate confirmation.

Roger G. Fein of Northbrook is again at the helm of the Securities Advisory Committee, which counsels the Illinois secretary of state on matters relating to the securities industry in Illinois. He was appointed by Secy. of State Jim Edgar. Fein, a partner in the Chicago law firm of Arvey, Hodes, Costello & Burman, has served on the committee since 1973, including six years as chairman (1973-1979) and four as its vice chairman (1983-1987). He is a fellow of the American, Illinois and Chicago bar foundations, past president of the Illinois Bar Foundation and past secretary and member of the Board of Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association. He is the Illinois liaison to the American Bar Association's committee on state regulation of securities and a former member of the ABA's House of Delegates. Fein is also an advisory board member for the Bureau of National Affairs Inc.'s Securities Regulation and Law Report.

The board of directors of the Illinois Farm Development Authority (IFDA) named Effingham resident Donald K. Cochran as the agency's executive director effective August 1. He replaces Ronald L. Bailey, who returned to private business. Cochran is responsible for administering IFDA programs totaling more than $300 million in loans and loan guarantees for more than 3,600 Illinois farmers and agri-businesses. The IFDA works in cooperation with more than 500 lenders across the state. Cochran was previously employed by the Farm Credit Services in Effingham and Morris.

Carol S. Wyant of Chicago was named the new executive director of the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois (LPCI) by the council's board of directors in July. LPCI is a not-for-profit membership organization whose purpose is to preserve Illinois' architectural heritage. A native Californian, Wyant recently completed two major restoration projects in Tulsa, Okla., and San Antonio, Texas. Sean Murphy, acting executive director, remains with LPCI as a program director.

• The American Association of State Colleges and Universities awarded the Christa McAuliffe Excellence Award to Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's Renewal Institute in July for programs that link the university to school districts throughout southern Illinois. The institute gives teachers a chance to refine their talents through practical work in mathematics, science and English. The teachers go to class at SIU-C during the spring and summer. Then, in the fall, the institute sends a team to visit participants' classrooms and to evaluate the programs.

• Susan S. Suter of Springfield, director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), was one of six state officials and four private citizens to receive the National Governors' Association (NGA) Distinguished Service Award in July. DORS director since September 1984, she had been executive associate director for two years. She also represented Gov Thompson as the state's coordinator of the International Year of Disabled Persons, March 1981-March 1982.