Philip elected Senate minority leader;
Schuneman sworn in as senator; Olson as rep

Philip

Schuneman

State Sen. James "Pate" Philip (R., Elmhurst) was elected minority leader by the Senate Republicans September 1. He replaces Sen. David Shapiro of Amboy, who served as minority leader from 1977 until his death August 1. Philip, chairman of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, had been assistant Senate minority leader since last year. He served four terms in the Illinois House before his election to the Senate in 1974.

The six Republican county chairmen of the 37th district selected Rep. Calvin Schuneman (R., Prophetstown) to assume Sen. Shapiro's Senate seat August 27. Schuneman was first elected to the House in 1974. The chairmen also named Myron Olson, Dixon, to replace Schuneman in the House. Previously, Olson was the Lee County circuit clerk.

Carlson named director of IEPA

Richard J. Carlson, Springfield, was appointed director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) by Gov. James R. Thompson effective September 8. He replaced Delbert D. Haschemeyer, who had served as acting director since Michael P. Mauzy resigned in July.

Carlson, who was described by the governor as having the support of both business and environmental groups, said the primary goal of the IEPA under his direction will be "to enforce the new regulations for the disposal of hazardous wastes." Carlson said that since World War II, "literally tens of thousands of synthetic chemicals have been developed, and until certain places became disaster areas from the dumping of these chemicals, no one gave much thought about

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how to get rid of them safely. My job will be to make sure they are disposed of safely. We will be very active in promoting new legislation on hazardous wastes, as well as in enforcing regulations already in place."

From 1974 to 1977 Carlson served as director of research for the Council of State Governments. From 1977 to 1979 he was assistant to the governor for reorganization and, most recently, was the governor's assistant for energy and natural resources. Carlson's salary as IEPA director will be $43,000. Senate confirmation is required for the appointment.

Petrick appointed IAC director

Carl J. Petrick, Sante Fe, N.M., was named executive director of the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) by the governor effective September 1. Patrick succeeds Clark Mitze, who retired. Previously, Petrick was director of programs at the Western States Art Foundation in Santa Fe. He has also served as director of the Idaho Commission on the Arts and as a consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Assembly of State Art Agencies.

The IAC announced in August that $1.5 million of its $3.4 million 1982 budget (including both state and federal funds) had been awarded to 380 nonprofit Illinois arts organizations. The General Assembly cut the council's budget by nine percent for fiscal 1982.

Office of the Governor

John E. Washburn, Springfield, was appointed director of the Governor's Office of Legislative Affairs by the governor effective September 1. Previously, Washburn had been Senate liaison in that office, and before joining the governor's staff was staff director of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He succeeds Robert Kjellander, Springfield, who resigned to direct the governor's reelection campaign.

The governor also named James R. Prescott, Springfield, as assistant press secretary effective August 17. Prescott, who worked as an intern in the governor's office this summer, is a 1981 graduate in journalism and communications from Illinois State University, Normal. He worked for the ISU student newspaper and radio station and for TV-10 News, a cable news program in the Bloomington-Normal area.

Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

John P. Harcourt Jr., Springfield, and Patricia M. Barger, Springfield, were named associate directors of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD) by department director Ivan Pavkovic, effective August 31. Harcourt, who heads DMHDD's newly created division of support services, joined the department last year to supervise its program to deinstitutionalize developmental disabilities services. Barger, who heads the department's new division of mental illness, has been with DMHDD since 1977 as a resource specialist.

Other appointments

Carter Hendren, Springfield, as personal assistant to Secy, of State Jim Edgar, by the secretary effective in September. Hendren had been director of the Senate Republican staff since 1978 and before that had served in the governor's legislative relations office.

Joseph R. Hale, Shawneetown, as executive assistant to Atty. Gen. Tyrone Fahner, by the attorney general effective September 12. Hale served two terms as a circuit judge in Gallatin County, was a member of the Illinois House from 1962 to 1964 and is a member of the Republican State Central Committee. Since 1969 he has been a special assistant attorney general. Hale replaces Bill Nettles, Springfield, who was nominated by Sen. Charles Percy to be a U.S. marshal in southern Illinois.

Sandra Klubeck, Chicago, as acting director of the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, by the commission effective September 10. Klubeck, one of the first staff members hired by the commission after its creation in 1979, most recently was its deputy director for programs and in charge of the legal advocacy service. Before joining the commission Klubeck was employed by the Institute for Juvenile Research.

Thomas R. Jones, Springfield, as assistant director of the Department of Veterans Affairs, by the governor effective August 31. Jones served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1971, and has held a variety of posts in the health-care field. Most recently, Jones was intergovernmental affairs officer for the state Department of Public Health. The appointment requires Senate confirmation; Jones' annual salary will be $37,000.

Douglas Dobson, De Kalb, as director of Northern Illinois University's Center for Governmental Studies, by NIU Vice President

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John LaTourette effective August 12. Dobson, an associate professor in political science at NIU, had been serving as director of the center's program for applied policy research. He succceeds acting director James M. Banovetz, who resigned to join the faculty of Indiana University.

Judith Rowan, Sidney, as assistant to the director of public affairs at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, by public affairs director John Burness effective September 7. Aside from a one-year stint as a writer for WILL-TV in Champaign, Rowan has been a member of the UI news bureau since 1970, and managing editor since 1976. Michael E. Howie, Champaign, was appointed to replace her in that post. Previously Howie was editor of the "Weekend Magazine" of the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette.

Richard Durkin, Tinley Park, as administrator of the Chicago regional office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), by SBA administrator Michael Cardenas effective September 14. Previously, Durkin was manager of the community affairs development program for the state Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. He succeeds Donna Harrigan, Chicago, who resigned to work in private industry.

Honors

Sen. John W. Maitland Jr., (R., Bloomington) was named legislator of the year by the Illinois Health Care Association at its 31st annual convention held September 17 in Springfield. Maitland sponsored bills to increase Medicaid reimbursements for nursing home residents and to amend requirements for the training of nurses' aides for long-term health care facilities.

Thomas F. Roeser, Park Ridge, was elected to a fifth one-year term as president of the City Club of Chicago, by the organization's board of governors effective in September. Roeser is vice president for governmental affairs at the Quaker Oats Company. The 78-year-old City Club of Chicago promotes public, civic and cultural welfare in the Chicago metropolitan area.

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