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Castle to direct BED (Commerce Department)

John W. Castle, DeKalb, was named director of the Department of Business and Economic Development (BED) by Gov. James R. Thompson effective May 21 pending Senate confirmation. Castle had been director of the Department of Local Government Affairs (DLGA) but resigned last year to campaign -- unsuccessfully --for state comptroller. He succeeded Donald Duster, Chicago, who returned to his post at Commonwealth Edison after serving as BED director since February 1977.

Thompson also appointed Andrew C. Barrett, Chicago, as BED deputy director, effective in June. He has been director of operations for the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission since 1975 and was executive director of the NAACP Chicago branch.

Thompson said he would nominate Castle as director and Barrett as deputy director oi the new Illinois Department of Commerce which is expected to be created October 1. The department will take over the functions of BED and the sections of DLGA that are concerned with economic development.

Blaser to head Department on Aging

director of boards and commissions. She replaced acting director David B. Monson, Springfield, who has headed the department since February 1978 when former director Josephine K. Oblinger left to seek and win election to the Illinois House. Monson is now working as special assistant to Blaser.

Sharon Sharp, Arlington Heights, was named by the governor to succeed Blaser as assistant on women. The Republican candidate for secretary of state in 1978, Sharp has been Elk Grove Township clerk and has been active in local, township and county government affairs.

Department of Children and Family Services
Three new deputy directors have been appointed in the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) by Director Gregory L. Coler effective in April. They are: Thomas Walsh, Springfield, as deputy director for budget and administration; Shirley Coins, Chicago, as deputy director for operations; and Iris Slack, Springfield, as deputy director for program and policy. Walsh was previously associate director for health finance, Department of Public Health, and also worked as staff director of the Governor's Purchased Care Review Board. Coins was previously administrator of juvenile field services for the Department of Corrections. Her post in DCFS is a new one; she will be in charge of all the social service work operations, and regional directors will report to her instead of to the department director. Slack was senior policy analyst for the American Public Welfare Association, Washington, D.C. Engaged in program planning and evaluation, she will try to help DCFS get as much federal money as possible.

Also appointed at DCFS was Bernard W. Jones, Springfield, as executive IV, division of administration and budget, by Gary Anderson, the division's associate administrator, effective in April. Jones was previously assistant to the director, Department of Public Health.

Secretary of state appointments
Don Hesse, Decatur, was appointed director of internal audit by Secy, of State Alan J. Dixon effective in April. He replaced Fred Taub, Joliet, who retired after 23 years in state government. Replacing Hesse as director of fiscal control is Yvonne Rice, Springfield, who was co-chairman of the Illinois delegation at the 1978 Democratic National Conference. Replacing Rice as administrator of the special license plate division, department of vehicle services, is Lynda Lake, Springfield. And taking over Lake's previous job as administrative assistant to Dixon is Jane Weger, Lawrenceville.

The judiciary
James M. Walton, Chicago, was appointed judge of the Cook County Circuit Court by the Illinois Supreme Court effective April 1. A Cook County associate judge since 1971, he filled the vacancy created by the death of Judge Daniel P. Coman. He will serve until the vacancy is filled in the November 1980 election.

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Vincent W. Tondryk Jr., Chicago, was named to the executive commitee of the Illinois Judicial Conference by the state Supreme Court effective February 23. Tondryk filled the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Robert J. Collins. The term expires November 1979. The Judicial Conference Executive Committee is an advisory body to the Illinois Supreme Court which conducts seminars and makes recommendations for improving substantive and procedural law.

Donald C. Courson, Peoria, was appointed associate judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit by the circuit judges of the district and was sworn in March 23. Previously in private practice and an assistant public defender in Peoria County, he replaced Robert E. Manning who was named circuit judge by the state Supreme Court.

The following attorneys were appointed associate judges of Cook County by the Cook County Circuit Court judges and were sworn in April 16: Lawrence Chambers, Chicago, who was employed by the Sheriff of Cook County; Kenneth J. Cohen, Niles, previously in private practice; John J.

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Divane, Chicago, who was with Edward R. Vrdolyak, Ltd.; Thomas P. Durkin, Chicago, who was in private practice; Daniel P. Glecier, Evergreen Park, private practice; Alan Lane, Chicago, who was employed by the corporation counsel of Chicago; Charles M. Loverde, Forest Park, private practice; Blanche M. Manning, Chicago, who worked for the U.S. attorney; Jill K. McNuIty, Chicago, who was professor, Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago; Frank W. Meekins, Homewood, private practice; Angelo D. Mistretta, Hinsdale, private practice; Daniel J. O'Brien, Chicago, private practice; Saul A. Perdomo, Wilmette, private practice; Philip M. Sheridan, Chicago, who was employed by the corporation counsel, Chicago; Gene Wilens, Evanston, who worked for the Cook County state's attorney; and Thomas J. Wynn, Park Ridge, private practice.

The following circuit judges have retired or resigned: Robert W. Malmquist, Morris, 13th Judicial Circuit, effective June 11, and Robert E. McAuliffe, Mount Prospect, Cook County Circuit, effective April 2. Malmquist had been a judicial officer since 1958 and McAuliffe since 1959.

Associate judges who have recently retired or resigned include: Sarah M. Lumpp, Monticello, 6th Judicial Circuit, effective April 30, and Espey C. Williamson, Groveland, 10th Judicial Circuit, effective June 30. Both had served as judicial officers since 1965.

Other appointments
Richard W. Carlson, Springfield, was reappointed as superintendent of the Illinois State Lottery by the governor effective May 21, pending Senate confirmation. Carlson first assumed responsibilities as chief executive officer of the Lottery July 1, 1977. The term is for two years.

Nick Alexander, Springfield, as permanent superintendent of the State Fair Agency by the governor effective May 21, pending Senate confirmation. Alexander had been acting superintendent since Nick Stone resigned last September. Alexander began at the fair as Stone's administrative assitant in 1977.

Jimmy W. Fairman, Pontiac, as warden of Pontiac Correctional Center by Gayle Franzen, director of the Department of Corrections, effective May 4. Fairman became the fifth warden of Pontiac in less than six years when Donald Harvey resigned to return to his former corrections post as operations consultant. Fairman's previous positions have included assistant superintendent of Stateville correctional facility, supervisor of the Chicago DART community correctional center and deputy superintendent of community correctional centers.

Steven M. Singer, Chicago, as acting administrator, Illinois Bureau of Employment Security (IBES), Department of Labor by the governor effective in May. Singer had previously been IBES deputy ad ministrator. He replaced C. Thompson Ross, Chicago, who resigned to take a position with the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration in Chicago.

Carl F. Flipper, Springfield, as administrative manager of the Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission in Springfield by the board of commissioners effective April 16. Flipper's duties include supervision of the Springfield office, public relations and legislative liaison responsibilities. Flipper was an affirmative action officer at Sangamon State University and prior to that worked for the Springfield and Peoria urban leagues.

John Short, Springfield, as executive V, Department of Administrative Services, by Director Vince Toolen effective May 16. Short will supervise the maintenance of the department's buildings. Formerly supervisor of buildings for the late Secy, of State John Lewis, Short was recently general streets superintendent in Springfield.

John E. Cribbet, Champaign, as acting chancellor for the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, by President John E. Corbally effective July 1. Cribbet replaces William P. Gerberding who became president of the University of Washington m Seattle. Cribbet joined the University of Illinois in 1947 and has been dean since 1967.

Galen Reser, Peoria, as Illinois projects director for U.S. Sen. Charles H. Percy by the senator in May. Reser, who is based in Washington, D.C., will coordinate activities of various federal agencies with Illinois communities and Percy's Springfield and Chicago offices. The post was peviously filled by Ray "Irish" McKay who retired. Reser was Percy's Peoria County coordinator in the 1972 and 1978 campaigns and has worked for Hagerty Brothers Co., Peoria, a steel service center.

John Countryman, chairman of the State Board of Elections, as member of the Federal Election Commission's National Clearinghouse Advisory Panel, by the

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commission in January for a two-year term. The panel advises the election commission on ways of improving the election process.

Charles N. Wheeler III, state house correspondent for the Chicago Sun-Times, was reelected president of the Illinois Legislative Correspondents Association (ILCA) in March. ILCA is an organization of newspapers, news services, television and radio stations that cover state government.

Woody Lee, Chicago, as a statewide organizer for the Illinois Federation of Teachers effective March 1. Lee was president of the Illinois Education Association from 1973 to 1977.

Jean E. Maack, Downers Grove, was reelected president of ERA Illinois in May. The organization is a coalition of groups and individuals who back ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in Illinois. Maack, a representative from the Illinois Education Association, will serve for one year.

Resignations
Dolores Story Kaufmann, Edwardsville, as manager of information services, Illinois Office of Education, effective in July. Kaufmann has served in the post for four years. She is moving to Washington, D.C., where her husband has been transferred.

Retirements
Charlotte Cook, Springfield, on May 1 as supervisor of the archives unit for the Department of Public Health after 30 years in state government. Cook joined the Department of Public Health in 1955.

Honors
Gov. James R. Thompson as Man-of-the-Year by the Safer Foundation May 29 "for his leadership in the field of corrections and for his support of community-based programs which enable ex-offenders to become productive, taxpaying citizens." The award was presented by Charles Marshall, president of Illinois Bell Telephone Company, at a luncheon in Chicago. Safer Foundation is a not-for-profit Chicago service organization which helps men and women returning to society from prison.

William D. Mehlenbeck, Springfield, executive vice president of the Central Illinois Builders Association, was honored for 20 years of service April 7 at the Ewing Museum of Nations, Illinois State University in Bloomington. The association serves as a liaison for the building and construction industry in matters including legislation, labor and government.

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