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Governor's appointments

Former state Sen. Walter J. Nega (D., Chicago), as a member of the Pollution Control Board, by Gov. James R. Thompson effective in February. Nega replaces Nels Werner for a term ending in July 1983. The Pollution Control Board is made up of five members. The position pays a salary of $37,000 a year and requires Senate confirmation.

Helen D. Schmid, Glen Ellyn, reappointed as a commissioner of the Illinois Commerce Commission, by the governor effective in February for a term ending in January 1988. The Illinois Commerce Commission consists of four members. The position pays a salary of $39,000 a year and requires Senate confirmation.

The governor has appointed Jerry D. Blakemore, Chicago, as director of the Governor's Office of Interagency Cooperation, effective February 3. Blakemore has been working for two years for the governor, providing policy and legal counsel. He succeeds Alfred C. Moran, who was recently appointed regional administrator for the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Prisoner Review Board

Gov. James R. Thompson made two appointments to the 10-member Prisoner Review Board, effective in February, for terms ending in January 1989. These are salaried positions at $30,000 annually. The appointments require Senate confirmation.

Anne R. Taylor, Champaign, replaces Joe McCombs, chairman of the board, who died last October. Herbert D. Brown, Rockford, replaces James Irving, who resigned last July to accept the position of deputy directer of the Department of Corrections.

Under Class X (H.B. 1500, P.A. 80-1099), effective in 1978, the Prisoner Review Board is the parole authority for those remaining under indeterminate sentences, offering release dates for certain prisoners denied parole. It also sets conditions for parole or mandatory supervised release; hears revocation hearings on parole or mandatory supervised release; hears good conduct credit revocations; and also serves as a pardon board for executive clemency cases.

Lt. Gov. Ryan names press secretary

Pamela Drum, Ames, Iowa, was named press secretary to Lt. Gov. George H. Ryan, by Ryan effective February 14. Previously, Drum was Iowa Statehouse reporter for Iowa Public Radio.

Attorney General's Office

Attorney General Neil F. Hartigan made the following appointments, effective in January:

Charles W. Murdock, Evanston, as deputy attorney general. Murdock was previously dean of the Loyola University School of Law. He replaces William Ghesquiere, who resigned to become special assistant attorney general with the Department of Transportation.

Paul Biebel Jr., Glenview, retained as first assistant attorney general in the Chicago office.

Robert V. Shuff Jr., Mount Vernon, as first assistant attorney general in Springfield. Shuff was state's attorney for Jefferson County. He succeeds Richard W. Cosby, who is now an assistant attorney general handling special environmental litigation.

Jerry Owens, Springfield, as administrative assistant. Owens was previously public information officer for the State Board of Elections and a member of the Senate Democratic staff. He takes over a portion of the duties performed by Joe Hale, Shawneetown, who resigned. Jim Holloway, Sparta, also assumes some of Hale's duties, beginning work as executive assistant in February.

Martha Cleveland, Winnetka, as press secretary for Chicago media. She assumes the public information functions of Paul Zemitzsch, Chicago, who is returning to private industry. He was press secretary and director of planning.

In addition, Bob Brinkmeier, Freeport, assumes some of the duties performed by Legislative Director Bradley Holden, Chicago, in February. Brinkmeier was formerly assistant superintendent of the Illinois State Fair. Holden resigned to take a position with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Henry Anselmo, Chicago, as executive assistant. Anselmo was previously employed by the City of Chicago from Hartigan's 49th Ward.

Lorraine Gillespie, Springfield, as executive secretary, the same position she held when Hartigan was lieutenant governor.

Hocter heads new bankers' lobby

William Hocter has been chosen executive vice president of the newly formed Illinois Bankers Association (IBA), which was created by the merger of the former IBA and the Association for Modern Banking in Illinois (AMBI). The two organizations split 10 years ago over the issue of branch-banking. Hocter, who will be chief of staff for the organization, was executive vice president of the old IBA since 1977 and was formerly associated with the federal reserve system.

With the passage of legislation allowing multi-bank holding companies in the state, members of the two associations decided it was time to get back together, according to Jim Civik, director of communications for the IBA. The main goal of the IBA is to present a unified front in both Springfield and Washington, Civik said. Total membership includes about 1,200 banks.

The agreement between the IBA and the AMBI called for the three top elected officers of both associations to serve on the 30-member board of directors of the new IBA. These officers from the IBA are, Donald R. Lovett of the Dixon National Bank, Kenneth Skopec of the Mid-City National Bank of Chicago and T. R. McDowell of the First National Bank of Westville and from the AMBI, Charles C. Wilson of the First National Bank of the Quad Cities, James Forster of the DeKalb Bank and James Lund of the Matteson-Richton Bank.

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The Judiciary

The Supreme Court appointed the following circuit judges:

Raymond L. Terrell, Chatham, 7th Judicial Circuit, effective February 15. Formerly an attorney in private practice, Terrell fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Benjamin K. Miller to the 4th District Appellate Court.

Thomas G. Roady Jr., Carrollton, 7th Judicial Circuit, effective February 1. Roady, who has been on the faculty of Southern Illinois University School of Law since 1972, fills the vacancy created by the resignation of L. Keith Hubbard.

Robert W. Cook, Quincy, 8th Judicial Circuit, effective March 1. Previously an attorney in private practice, Cook fills the vacancy created by the retirement of J. Ross Pool.

John N. Hourihane, Chicago, Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 30. Hourihane, formerly an associate judge, fills the vacancy created when voters elected not to retain Jose Vasquez in the November elections.

Morton C. Elden, Glencoe, Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 30. Elden, who was previously in private practice, fills the vacancy created by the retirement of John Moran.

The circuit judges have selected the following as chief judges in their respective circuits:

John T. McCullough, Lincoln, 11th Judicial Circuit. McCullough has been chief judge since 1974.

Charles P. Connor, Joliet, 12th Judicial Circuit. He succeeds Michael Orenic.

Harris H, Agnew, Rockford, 17th Judicial Circuit. Agnew succeeds John Sype.

Harry G. Comerford, chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, has appointed Anthony S. Montelione as presiding judge of the Fifth Municipal District.

The following have recently been appointed as associate judges by judges in downstate circuits:

Charles V. Romani Jr., Greenville, 3rd Judicial Circuit; Thomas Russell, Jerseyville, 7th Judicial Circuit; Ronald C. Taber, Rock Island, 14th Judicial Circuit; James M. Wilson, Yorkville, 16th Judicial Circuit; and James K. Donovan, Belleville, 20th Judicial Circuit.

Romani was previously Bond County state's attorney. Donovan was in private practice and also St. Clair County Public Defender. Russell, Tabor and Wilson were in private practice.

The following were appointed associate judges in Cook County Circuit Court: Barbara J. Disko, Chicago; Jerome Garoon, Lincolnwood; Earl B. Hoffenberg, Northbrook; Michael J. Howlett Jr., Chicago; Evelyn F. Johnson, Chicago; Richard A. Kavitt, Buffalo Grove; Herman Knell, Chicago; John T. O'Donnell, Orland Park; Wayne Rhine, Northbrook; Arthur Rosenblum, Chicago; George W. Rothschild, Evanston; Norman Sands, Park Forest; Thomas W. Sherard, Chicago; Bruno J. Tassone, Chicago; Gerald T. Winiecki, Berwyn; Nicholas S. Zagone, Niles.

Johnson was previously employed by the secretary of state. Kavitt and Winiecki both worked for the Cook County Public Defender. The others were either employed with law firms or were in private practice, and Howlett is the son of the former secretary of state.

The following circuit judges have resigned:

Joseph Gordon, Chicago, Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 31. Gordon was a judge for six years and was a member of various seminar committees of the Illinois Judicial Conference.

Jerome C. Slad, Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 1. He had been a judicial officer since 1965 and had served as president of the Illinois Judges Association.

J. Ross Pool, Quincy, 8th Judicial Circuit, effective December 27. He had been a judicial officer since 1963.

Former Sen. McMillan returns to UI

Former state Sen. Kenneth G. McMillan (R., Bushnell) is returning to the University of Illinois to finish his dissertation for his doctorate in agricultural economics. He will also be teaching a class on leadership for honor students. McMillan ran in the 17th Congressional District race in November and lost to Lane Evans (D-17, Rock Island).

Other appointments

Charles Baker, Springfield, as chairman of the newly formed financial commitment review committee of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), by Director Peter B. Fox effective February 4. Baker previously administered DCCA's industrial training program and was manager of the private sector program of the division of employment and training. The eight-member committee is comprised of representatives of DCCA's divisions of employment and training services, government and community services and business services. The committee reviews all requests for financial assistance for community and industrial development projects and will become the sole entity empowered to make financial commitments on behalf of the department.

The following appointments were made in the Department of Corrections by Director Michael P. Lane, effective January 16: James A. Chrans, Springfield, as superintendent of the department's training academy; he has been with the department since 1974, and was assistant warden for programs at Menard since 1979. Replacing

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Chrans as assistant warden is Michael V. Neal, Menard, who served as coordinator of inmate issues since 1979. Gary Slutz, Springfield, replaces Neal. Slutz, who has been with corrections since 1976, was assistant coordinator of inmate issues since 1980.

John V. Standard, M.D., Springfield, as medical coordinator for the Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board within the Department of Registration and Education, by Director Gary L. Clayton, effective February 21. Standard succeeds Charles McHugh. He will serve as chief enforcement officer for the Medical Disciplinary Act, the state law which defines professional conduct for physicians and chiropractors. Standard is president of Springfield Obstetrics and Gynecologic Associates and is a member of the senior acting staff of Memorial Medical Center, St. John's Hospital and Springfield Community Hospital.

Herb Roach, O'Fallon, as vice chairman for the National Employers Job Service Committee (NEJSC), by its National Steering Committee effective in December. Roach was previously a representative on the National Steering Committee which is a governing body of 13 people elected by employers from 10 regions across the country. He is vice president of industrial relations for Basler Electric Company in Highland. The NEJSC acts as an advisory body to the U.S. Department of Labor on matters concerning employment and training and is composed of more than 22,000 employers throughout the U.S.

Deaths

Kenneth Blunt, deputy director of the Secretary of State's Department of Internal Affairs, on January 31, as the result of an auto accident. He had stopped to help passengers of a vehicle that had hit an icy patch and skidded off the road, and he was struck by another vehicle that lost control. Secretary of State Jim Edgar said of him: "In his 12 years with the Secretary of State's Office, he gained the reputation of being an excellent policeman who wouldn't think twice about helping others regardless of the circumstances. We are deeply saddened about the loss of Ken. We will never forget the type of man he was and his willingness to help others."

Honors

The Illinois Council for the Gifted honored G. Howard "Bud" Thompson, Prophetstown, for his dedication to gifted education in Illinois and his work on the National Consortium for State Leadership in the Education of Gifted and Talented Children. Thompson was presented a plaque at the council's November conference. Thompson, vice chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education, was appointed to the board in 1978. Also honored for their contributions to gifted education were: Sens. Arthur Berman (D-2, Chicago) and Roger Keats (R-29, Wilmette); Reps. John Matijevich (D-61, North Chicago) and Terry Steczo (D-78, Tinley Park); and teachers Carol Morreale of Park Ridge School District #64, Gary Millen of Peoria School District #150, and Judy Deterding of Granite City School District #9.

Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne has named a $4 million Chicago housing development in honor of former state Rep. Corneal A. Davis. Davis, who is an associate pastor at Quinn Chapel in Chicago, served the longest consecutive term of any state representative in the history of Illinois. The Corneal A. Davis development covers 3.5 acres and, when completed, will contain seven three-story buildings with 81 apartments. The units will be reserved for families qualified for rent subsidies.

Leon M. Lederman, director of the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory at Batavia (FER-MILAB), has been awarded the Wolf Prize by the Wolf Foundation of Herzliya, Israel, for "outstanding contributions in his field in the interest of mankind." As a professor of physics at Columbia University, Lederman, with collaborators from the State University of New York, led the experiment conducted at Fermilab that discovered the Upsilon particle in 1977. He will share the $100,000 prize with Martin Perl of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), who headed the experiment at Stanford that discovered the tau neutrino in 1975. The prize will be awarded in early May at the Knesset Israel Parliament in Jerusalem.□

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