Names
Appointments
Richard W. Carlson, Springfield, as superintendent of the Illinois State Lottery by Gov. James R. Thompson effective June 27 pending Senate confirmation. A former member of the Senate staff, Carlson worked on lottery legislation and was chief minority consultant to the Senate Revenue Committee. He replaced Ralph F. Batch, who resigned to become director of the Delaware State Lottery.
Theodore D. Puckorius, Springfield, as director of the newly formed Department of Administrative Services by the governor effective July 1. Puckorius was director of the former Department of General Services. Appointed by Puckorius were Pete Rem-mert, Secor, as acting manager of vehicle operations and Joseph L. Webb, Springfield, as acting manager of vehicle planning and support, effective June 6. Webb, who worked previously in private industry, and Remmert, chairman of the Woodford County Central GOP Committee and former administrative assistant to the House Minority leader, replaced one man — Jim Murphy, who resigned.
Jack G. Wallenda, Chicago, as executive director of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission by Commission Chairman Albert D. McCoy, effective June 16. Wallenda, who was chief investigator for Atty. Gen. William J. Scott, replaced Thomas Murphy, who resigned.
Oren (Lou) Lowder, Springfield, as executive director of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Laws Commission, by the commission, effective July 1. Lowder, former deputy superintendent of the Illinois State Police, replaced Nicholas Ciaccio who began a disability leave June 1.
Harry R. Hanley, Springfield, as deputy secretary, Department of Transportation by the governor, effective July 6. Appointment to this newly created position requires no Senate confirmation. Hanley has been with the department since 1941 and was director of highways since 1973.
Reorganizing the Department of Law-Enforcement, the governor appointed four deputy directors, effective July 1. They are: James F. McCarthy, Palatine, Division of Internal Investigation; John G. Landers, Elk Grove Village, Division of Support Services; Cpt. Ronald J. Milter, Pawnee, Division of
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Administration; Max Fritschel, Lisle, Division of Investigation. McCarthy is a former U.S. postal inspector who worked with Thompson during his investigation of mail fraud and official misconduct. Landers worked for 10 years as a police officer and investigator in Elk Grove. As a state police officer. Miller had been chief of the Bureau of Communications and Management Information. Fritschel was director of the Illinois Bureau of Investigation.
John Cummens, Springfield, as head of the Interagency Coordination Division, Governor's Office of Manpower and Human Development by Director L. W. (Bill) Murray effective July 1. Jim Braxton, Springfield, replaced Cummens in the post of assistant director in charge of the Balance of State Division, which helps distribute CETA funds for local government units. Braxton was formerly a fiscal officer. Nancy Williams, Springfield, who resigned July 6 as assistant in charge of the Economic Opportunity Office, has not been replaced because the agency is undergoing a reorganization study.
Carl Slayback, Bloomington, as investigator, Criminal Justice Division, Attorney General's Office, by Atty. Gen. William J. Scott effective July 1. Slayback, who was U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Illinois, replaced Max Jones, who was transferred to the Division of Consumer Fraud and Franchising. Harry H. (Skeets) Marshall was appointed acting U.S. marshal for the Southern District by Chief Judge Robert D. Morgan effective June 29. Marshall had been deputy U.S. marshal since 1962.
Leo F. Poch, Chicago, as judge on the Illinois Court of Claims, by the governor effective June 22. Poch, who has 43 years of service with the state, was an assistant state's attorney in Cook County. He replaced Leo J. Spivack, Chicago.
William DuVall, Lake Forest, as chair man of the Illinois Arts Council by the governor effective May 17. DuVall is president of the Borg-Warner Foundation and director of public affairs for the Borg-Warner Corp. He succeeds Bruce Sagan who resigned in May from two chairman ships - the Arts Council and the Illinois Housing Development Authority. The four-year position is nonsalaried.
Appointed to the Kankakee River Task Force by the governor June 28 were Director of the Institute for Environmental Quality Frank Beal, as chairman, and five department heads: John Block, Agriculture; David Kenney, Conservation; Joan Anderson,
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More appointments from the 'Goodie Book' Three new members to the five-member Bi-State Development Agency, effective March 30: E. Lucian DeShong, Godfrey, director of administration for Olin Corp., replacing Mike Sasyk, Madison; Roy J. May, Waterloo, an insurance agent, replacing John E. Shuff, Jr., Belleville, and James S. Nations, Fairview Heights, senior statistician for business research at Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., replacing Roger Plummer, Godfrey. The five-year positions are nonsalaried and require Senate confirmation. The phone number of Bi-State isn't in the Goodie Book; the executive offices can be reached at 314/231-1727. The agency serves the St. Louis metro area of Illinois and Missouri. Robert Oxtoby, Springfield attorney, to the Capitol Development Board effective May 11, for a term ending January 1980. Senate approval is required. He replaced Gordon Werthe, River Forest. Five new members appointed to the Board of Education May 12 and approved by the Senate June 22 were: Hugh R. Brown, Evanston, director of Horace Mann Educators Corp.; Carmelo Rodriguez, Chicago, executive director of ASPIRA, Inc. of Illinois; R. B. (Bob) Huisen, Quincy, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Moorman's Manufacturing Company; Frederick B. Rabenstein, Ottawa, owner and operator of Rabenstein's Home Furnishings; Marvin E. Gavin, Chicago Heights, general counsel for the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Reappointed was Donald E. Truitt, Palatine, manager of distribution services for Motorola, Inc. Board members are appointed to six-year terms. To the three-member Board of Ethics, effective June 23: Cordell J. Overgaard, Evanston, as chairman, a lawyer with the Chicago firm of Hopkins; Sutter, Mulroy, Davis and Cromartie; Doris G. Bernstein, Highland Park, member of the League of Women Voters and past member of the Governor's Commission on Individual Liberty and Personal Privacy and Randall E.Robertson, Granite City, an attorney with the firm of Lueders, Robertson and Konzen. The terms are not specified.
As members of the Fair Employment Practices Commission for four-year terms effective June 28 were: Carol M. Frederick, East Alton, as chairperson, and Bruce W. Barnes, Oak Lawn. Frederick, a former teacher and an officer of the Illinois Women's Political Caucus, Nicole Williams Foster, Chicago, as chairperson of the Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority, effective March 31. Foster, who is assistant treasurer of Pullman, Inc., replaced Carol R. Fordonski. Lisle, in the three-year, nonsalaried position. Nels E. Werner, Chicago, to the Pollution Control Board effective July 1. An engineering consultant, Werner was previously a member of the Illinois Athletic Commission. He succeeded Philip Zeitlin, Chicago, in the three-year post, which requires Senate confirmation. Gov. Thompson replaced the six members of the State Mining Board. All but one of those appointments were effective May 11. Richard W. Mottershaw, Virden, was appointed one week earlier, May 5, to replace Joe Craggs, Morrisonville. Mottershaw is employed at the Monterey Coal Co. Frank W. Turner, Carrier Mills, replaced James North; Turner is employed at the Sahara Coal Co. Dale Biby, Pinckneyville, replaced William Spenny; Biby is employed at the Freeman Coal Mining Corp., Fidelity Mine. William S. Smith, Collinsville, replaced Ralph Banks; Smith is employed at Peabody Coal Co. William R. Cook, Tuscola, replaced Ralph Carey; Cook is employed at Ziegler Coal Co. G. B. Willey, Harrisburg, replaced Nelson Rule; Wiley is employed at Sahara Coal Co. These appointments require Senate confirmation. Three new appointments to the State Toll Highway Authority were: Myron F. Weil, Chicago, as chairman. Weil is a special representative for the Crown Cork and Seal Corp. and retired president of Nehi-Royal Crown Co. He replaced Martin R. Binder, Chicago. Thomas Meagher, Hinsdale, president and chief executive of Continental Air Transport, and Robert Hultgren, Rochelle, who is in the real estate, construction and investment business. They replace Alice Marks, Rochelle, and Joseph Germano, Chicago. Reappointed was Dennis Voss, Northbrook. The appointments became effective July 1 after receiving Senate approval. Terms are indeterminate. Gov. Thompson reactivated the Board of State Fair Advisors as part of the effort to improve the fair and reduce the fiscal problems associated with previous fairs. Appointed to the nine-member board were: Marjorie E. Albrecht, Princeton, horse breeder; John P. Clarke, Springfield, publisher/editor of The State Journal-Register; Denver Corn, Sangamon County extension advisor; William (Bill) Hartke, Litchfield, cattle breeder and Republican county chairman; Sen. Kenneth G. McMilIan (R., Bushnell); Sen. Robert W. Mitchler (R., Oswego); Orion Samuelson, agriculture reporter for WGN radio, Chicago; Boyd E. Schaufelberger, Greenville, hog farmer; Jerry Taylor, Prairie City, cattle breeder and judge. All terms end July 1979. Board posts include expenses but no salary. |
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Education and Registration; John Kramer, Transportation, and Leo Eisel, Environmental Protection Agency. The task force will conduct public hearings and investigate the effects Indiana's rechanneling projects on the Kankakee might have for Illinois residents.
Thomas P. Sullivan, as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois by President Jimmy Carter effective July 19. Sullivan was a partner in the Chicago law firm, Jenner and Block. He succeeded Samuel K. Skinner, Lake Forest, who resigned July 5 and entered private practice. Charles P. Kocoras, first assistant under Skinner, served as acting U.S. attorney during the interim.
Ralph Reubner, Chicago, as deputy defender, First District Office of the State Appellate Defender, by State Appellate June 15, approved by the justices of the First District Appellate Court. He replaced James Geis, who returned to private practice.
George Alexander, Jr., Chicago, reappointed as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regional office in Chicago by Administrator Douglas ¦ Costle effective March 8. Alexander replaced Francis Mayo as Midwest region chief last year.
Christine Naper, Chicago, as supervisor of the Illinois Commerce Commission's newly created Consumer Protection Office, by Chairman Marvin Lieberman effective June 20. She had been working with Uptown Neighborhood Legal Services while finishing studies at DePaul University Law School.
Larry Selinger, Springfield, as an administrative assistant by Secy. of State Alan Dixon effective June 6. Selinger resigned as basketball coach at Springfield's Griffin High School to work for Dixon as liaison between the front office and the personnel office.
Ed Nash, Waukegan, as public information officer for the Department of Registration and Education, Chicago, by Director Joan Anderson effective July 18. Nash most recently was the city editor of the Waukegan News-Sun.
Louis E. Martin, Chicago, as civilian aide to the secretary of the Army for Illinois, by Secy. of the Army Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., in June. Martin is president of Sengstacke Newspapers, which publishes the Chicago Defender. He replaced John Springfield zak, who was named civilian aide emeritus.
New officers of the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies elected June 7: Harry Ring, director of the Embarras River Basin Agency, Greenup, as president; Ken Brown, director of Tri-Counties Opportunities Agency, Sterling, as vice president; H. Brent DeLand, Springfield, as executive secretary; Calvin Mattice, director of Illinois Valley Economic Development Corp., Carlinville, as secretary; and Theresa Cummings, director of Springfield Sangamon County Community Action Agency, Springfield, as treasurer.
James Moffat III, Springfield, as downstate coordinator of the Citizens for Thompson Committee, effective July 5 by the committee. Moffat, a former employee of Xerox, is the first person to be hired for the 1978 campaign.
Jayne Carr Thompson, an attorney, announced July 7 that she has taken a parttime job with the Springfield law firm of Brown, Hay and Stephens. She is the wife of Gov. James R. Thompson.
Resignations
William Wascher and Brian Hannigan
from the Department of Business and Economic Development effective August I. Both men were political appointees of former Gov. Dan Walker. Wascher was the assistant managing director for the department's office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Hannigan was the international marketing consultant, Chicago. Gov. Thompson has abolished the posts.
Deaths
Kenneth L. Davis, Harrisburg, on July 5. A member of Southern Illinois University's first board of trustees in 1949, he served for 20 years and was chairman from 1966 until his resignation in 1969 because of ill health.
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