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Judi Sloan named Teacher of the Year Judi Sloan, physical education teacher at Niles West High School in Skokie, was named the 1992-93 Illinois Teacher of the Year by the State Board of Education during its 19th annual Those Who Excel Banquet in Decatur on October 2.
Sloan, 48, looks at teaching as a way to help students build solid foundations of self-esteem, to discover their goals and dreams and to realize the value of education. She developed the Sophomore Fitness Program with primary emphasis on exercise and fitness education, assessing individual fitness needs, the importance of attaining and maintaining fitness throughout life and the need to adopt lifestyles that promote health and fitness. The program is now being used districtwide with follow-up elective courses for juniors and seniors. Sloan also created the Physical Management class, an alternative to physical education for children who are seriously overweight or underweight or who are otherwise embarrassed by traditional physical education classes. It offers these students a non-threatening opportunity to learn about lifestyle changes, nutrition education, exercise and self-image. Her duties as Illinois Teacher of the Year include speaking at teacher workshops and seminars across the state and representing Illinois in the National Teacher of the Year program. She receives a lifetime tuition waiver to state universities and a one-year paid leave to pursue graduate work. Sloan holds a bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, and a master's degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. New State Mandates Board of Review The new State Mandates Board of Review, replacing the former State Mandates Board of Appeals, has its full complement of five members with Gov. Edgar's appointment of three in September joining Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch's appointment last spring of the other two members. Appointed by Gov. Edgar, effective September 30, were Richard Joutras, 39, of Northfield; William Murphy, 49, of Woodridge; and Bernard Windon, 52, of Lake Forest. Joutras is vice president of Columbia Graphics Corporation, Chicago. Murphy is mayor of the village of Woodridge, assistant superintendent of the Woodridge School district and president since 1987 of the Argonne Regional Consortium. Windon is vice president of administration for General Instrument Corporation, Chicago. Appointed by Netsch and confirmed by the Senate June 30 were William Stafford, 40, of Evanston and Sharon V. Thompson, 50, of Dixon. Stafford is executive director for the Illinois Government Finance Officers Association, and Thompson is Lee County treasurer. All terms end June 30, 1993; members are paid expenses only. Edgar's appointments also require Senate confirmation. The State Mandates Board of Review was created by Public Act 87-748, which established the board effective January 2, 1992, to replace the former board of appeals. The new board, which will elect its chairman, had not met as of October 21. The board will hear appeals from local governments concerning the amount of state reimbursement for services the state requires them to provide. The board will write procedure rules for filing appeals. It can apply to the Legislative Audit Commission to direct the auditor general to audit local government records to verify the actual cost of state-mandated programs. If the new board approves additional reimbursement for a local government, the board's chairperson notifies the state agency responsible for the funding, and the agency directs the state comptroller to provide the funds, "subject to available appropriation." Marshall named senior program administrator at IDFA Lisa Marshall of Chicago was named senior program administrator of the Illinois Development Finance Authority (IDFA) in August, according to IDFA Executive Director Ronald Bean. The position is new for the authority. Marshall, 30, joins IDFA from the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce where she was director of its bureau of bonds. She has a bachelor's degree in public finance and personnel/labor from Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., and a master's in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. IDFA, which was created in 1983 by the General Assembly, is governed by a 15-member board appointed by the governor and offers financing programs, including assistance to small and medium-sized Illinois businesses and tax-exempt bonds for not-for-profit organizations. Marshall's primary concern at the IDFA will be its export finance programs. Two programs scheduled for implementation are part of the Export & Import Bank of the United States (EXIM-BANK). The IDFA will be an agent of EXIMBANK in Illinois and will guarantee funding of working capital for exporters to fulfill their orders and offer insurance against risk or loss of their investments. House Minority Leader Daniels joins Bell Boyd & Lloyd House Minority Leader Lee A. Daniels, (R-46, Elmhurst) became a partner in the law firm of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, effective October 1. Daniels, 50, left the law firm of Katten, Muchin & Zavis in 1991, where he had been a senior partner for seven years, in order to devote more time to the redistricting process. Daniels will be in Bell, Boyd & Lloyd's Chicago office (it also has an office in Washington, D.C.), where he will concentrate on health care and corporate law. Daniels, first elected to the Illinois House in 1974, has served as president of both the National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Republican Legislators Association. Currently he is a member of the executive committee of the Republican National Committee. Morphew to leave Madigan, joining Springfield law firm Jim Morphew, legal counsel to House Speaker Michael J. Madigan (D-30, Chicago), will leave Madigan's staff after the veto session to join Sorting, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen and Cochran, a Springfield law firm. At the law firm, Morphew's main emphasis will be on governmental affairs and administrative law. Morphew, who has worked with Madigan since he was in high school, said he is "looking forward to the change" but will leave Speaker Madigan's office with "mixed feelings." Madigan said that Morphew's leaving is a "great loss to me and the House Democrats," but that it's an "outstanding career opportunity for Jim, and I encouraged him" to take it. Morphew had been in line to replace Gary LaPaille as Madigan's chief of staff in January since LaPaille won in his bid for a seat in the state Senate. Budget Advisory Panel finally gets underway The Budget Advisory Panel, created by Public Act 86-1027, effective January 24, 1990, held its first meeting October 8. To be composed of representatives from business and industry appointed by Gov. Edgar and the four legislative leaders, the 10-member panel is helping the Bureau of the Budget establish and review "accountability reports" to be submitted by the state's code departments. The reports will measure performance based on criteria, goals and objectives established by each agency with the help of the bureau. 32/December 1992/Illinois Issues According to PA 86-1027, a pilot program was to begin July 7, 1990, and to be evaluated by April 1, 1991. All code agencies were to be preparing accountability reports by July 1, 1992. Gov. Edgar, however, did not make his appointments to the panel until September. While the legislative leaders' appointments were made in 1991, two did not meet the specific criteria of PA 86-1027 that members be "representatives of private business and industry." David Wood, counsel to the Bureau of the Budget, said panel members at the first meeting discussed the context for the reports, the difficulties and opportunities of their task and their own experiences in making performance assessments. Also at the meeting were two representaives from the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce (ISCC), which had initiated the legislation creating the panel: Sally Jackson, ISCC president and chief executive officer, and Robert D. Steere, ISCC director of tax policy and general counsel. Both had served in the Edgar administration before joining the ISCC. The panel's second meeting was set for November 12. Panel members appointed by Gov. Edgar effective September 30 were Sherry S. Baldwin, 40, of Naperville and Barbara Sellstrom-Sigfusson, 53, of Inverness. Baldwin is the manager of corporate budgets and financial results for Ameritech in Chicago. Sigfusson is chairman of the board, past president and chief executive officer of Sellstrom Manufacturing Company in Palatine. Appointed by Senate President Philip J. Rock (D-8, Oak Park) effective March 13, 1991, were Ray Coyne, 42, of Hinsdale, a partner with William Blair & Company, Chicago, and Paul Vallas, 39, of Chicago, director of the Chicago Department of Revenue and formerly director of the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission. A Senate Democratic staff member said Vallas was informed of the problem that panel members must be representatives of business or industry, and Vallas ceased to be a member of the panel, effective October 22. Appointed by Senate Minority Leader James "Pate" Philip (R-23, Wood Dale) effective September 30,1991, were William W. Cole Jr., 62, of Naperville and James P. Widick, 43, of Kildeer. Cole is senior general tax attorney for USX Corporation, Chicago. Widick is corporate vice president and director of finance for Motorola Inc., Schaumburg. Appointed by House Speaker Michael J. Madigan (D-30, Chicago) effective May 1, 1991, were Elzie Higgenbottom, 50, of Chicago and Thomas A. Nardi, 38, of Naperville. Higgenbottom is chief executive officer of East Lake Management, Chicago, and a board member of Illinois Issues. Nardi is vice president and secretary of Northern Illinois Gas Company, Naperville. Appointed by House Minority Leader Lee A. Daniels (R-46, Elmhurst) effective March 20, 1991, were Bryan E. Kneeland, 40, of Chicago, vice president of government relations at Centel Corporation, Chicago, and former state Rep. Ron Stephens, 44, of Troy, who was head of the state's Emergency Services Disaster Agency until he resigned in February to run for the House from the 110th District. A House Republican staff member said in October that Stephens' post on the panel should be considered vacant. Terms and compensation for panel members are not specified, and the appointments do not require Senate confirmation. According to Wood, the departments of Public Health, Rehabilitation Services and the Illinois Industrial Commission are the pilot agencies for the reports. They are to submit accountability reports in time for the fiscal year 1994 state budget. All agencies, he said, are being encouraged to begin the process. "Setting up such reports is difficult not only for public agencies, but for private businesses," said Wood. Illinois Judiciary The Supreme Court announced the following appointments, assignments, resignations and retirements. Committees 1st District Appellate Judge Calvin C. Campbell of Chicago was named chairman of the Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Conduct by the Supreme Court, effective October 15. Created last year with Campbell as a charter member, the committee administers a statewide program to evaluate courtroom performance of judges via forms completed by trial participants (see Illinois Issues, August-September 1991, page 56). Chief Judge of the 19th Circuit Charles F. Scott of Waukegan was reappointed to the executive committee of the Illinois Judicial Conference by the Supreme Court, effective October 8. The committee assists the Supreme Court in its annual judicial conference, mandated by the Illinois Constitution. A conference report is submitted to the General Assembly by January 31. 34/December 1992/Illinois Issues Appellate Court Industrial Commission Division Appointed to the Appellate Court Industrial Commission Division by the Supreme Court, effective December 7: 5th District Appellate Judge Philip J. Rarick of Fairview Heights, as a principal member, and 5th District Appellate Judge Richard P. Goldenhersh of Belleville, as an alternate member. Rarick replaced Henry Lewis, and Goldenhersh replaced Rarick. The five-member division has one appellate judge from each of the state's five appellate districts. The division sits in each district to hear appeals of circuit court orders appealing rulings by the Illinois Industrial Commission on workers' compensation cases. The division was created by Supreme Court rule in 1985 to hear such appeals, provided they do not involve major matters of law. When one or more members of the division certifies that a major matter of law is involved, the case goes to the Supreme Court.
1st District Appellate Court
Cook County Circuit The Supreme Court named Henry R. Simmons Jr. of Tinley Park as a circuit judge to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Louis Giliberto and appointed Circuit Judge Stuart F. Lubin of Chicago to fill the vacancy left by Circuit Judge Myron Gomberg. Both appointments were effective September 25. Simmons had been an assistant Cook County state's attorney. Lubin had previously been appointed a circuit judge by the Supreme Court but lost nomination for the judgeship in the Democratic primary. Announcing their retirements were Circuit Judges Charles J. Durham and Morton C. Elden, both of Chicago. Durham, who retired effective November 30, has been a judicial officer since 1968. Durham chairs the executive committee of the Illinois Judicial Conference and will continue serving on the committee. Elden, who retired effective October 1, was serving by assignment since 1985 when he had earlier retired after serving as appointed circuit judge since 1982. His service as judge had been continuous since 1982. 1st Circuit The Supreme Court appointed Associate judge Arlie O. Boswell Jr. of Harrisburg to serve as circuit judge from October 19 until December 5, 1994. He fills the vacancy reated by the resignation of J. Phil Gilbert, who was appointed a judge of the U.S. district Court for the Southern District of Illinois (see "Federal Judiciary" below). Also appointed as a circuit judge was Ronald R. Eckiss of Carbondale, effective December 7 until December 5, 1994. A lawyer in private practice, Eckiss will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Thomas Haney, whose term ends December 6. 15th Circuit Circuit Judge Eric S. DeMar of Warren announced his retirement, effective November 30. He had been a judicial officer since 1973, except for a 26-month gap after losing a primary election for circuit judge; he had been appointed circuit judge to fill a vacancy. Appointed an associate judge 26 months later, he went on to win election as a circuit judge. 19th Circuit Associate Judge William F. Homer of Waukegan announced his retirement, effective December 7. He has been a judicial officer since 1974. Gilbert confirmed as federal district judge Illinois 1st Circuit Judge J. Phil Gilbert, 43, of Carbondale was confirmed September 23 by the U.S. Senate as federal judge for the Southern District of Illinois. Nominated by President Bush July 2, Gilbert replaced U.S. District Judge James L. Foreman, who accepted senior status in June. Foreman continues working as a federal judge but with a reduced caseload. Gilbert had served as circuit judge of the 1st Circuit since January 1988, when he was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court. He won election to the judgeship in November 1988. Admitted to the bar in 1974, Gilbert is a 1974 graduate of Loyola University School of Law, Chicago. His law career began as a partner with his father and his uncle in the firm of Gilbert and Gilbert. He was a special assistant to the Illinois attorney general in the public aid enforcement division from 1974-75 and then served as Carbondale's assistant city attorney for three years. He was one of the four Republican members appointed in 1978 by Gov. James R. Thompson to the newly restructured eight-member State Board of Elections where he served until 1987. Gilbert served as chairman of the Board of Elections from 1981-82 and as vice chairman from 1983-85. He was also a representative of the board to the Federal Election Commission's Committee on Voting Systems and Standards and to the National Council on Governmental Ethics Law from 1983-87. From 1983-88 he was a partner in the firm of Gilbert, Kimmell, Huffman & Prosser Ltd. December 1992/Illinois Issues/35 A revised Community and Residential Services Authority Named to the Community and Residential Services Authority by Gov. Edgar were James Smith, 45, of Bloomington, effective April 24, and Glenna Weith, 47 of Mahomet, effective September 30, for terms ending January 7, 1994. Smith is executive director of Youth Services of Mid-Illinois, Bloomington. He replaced James Sherman. Weith is an attorney with the law firm Meyer, Capel, Hirschfield, Muncy, Jahn and Aldeen, PC in Champaign. She replaced Margaret Morley. Members are paid expenses only and appointments do not require Senate confirmation. The 19-member Community and Residential Services Authority is associated with the State Board of Education and is concerned with behaviorally disturbed and severely emotionally disturbed students in schools — public and private, day and residential. Created in 1983 as the Residential Services Authority, its name was changed, effective January 1, 1992 (PA 87-216), to emphasize community-based treatment and all schools "from the least to the most restrictive." Gary Seelbach, executive secretary for the authority, said, "Many of Illinois' behavior-disturbed children are in the community, few in residential programs. Our aim is to mainstream whenever possible. Some will not be able to be mainstreamed." Besides its name change, the authority now provides technical assistance to sort out what public services are available for these children in their communities. Seelbach said, "This year we had 288 referrals. These were families or agencies with children in crisis, getting no help from schools or from local mental health agencies." A major difficulty in helping these children, according to Seelbach, is dealing with "six local funding mechanisms and 12 state funding mechanisms." The authority develops policy statements and a master plan for delivery of services to behaviorally disturbed children; submits an annual report to the governor, the General Assembly and the agencies represented on the authority (State Board of Education, Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of Public Aid, Department of Public Health, Department of Rehabilitation Services, the attorney general's division of the handicapped and the governor's Purchased Care Review Board). Continued on page 39 December 1992/Illinois Issues/37 Seelbach said the authority is working with the General Assembly (the chairs and minority spokespersons of the House and Senate committees on Elementary & Secondary Education are ex officio authority members) and the Attorney General's Office to identify the children sent to out-of-state residential facilities. He said, "From our preliminary look in 1990-91, it appears that over 900 children were sent out of state at public expense, at an annual cost of about $40,000 per child." Southwestern Illinois Development Authority new board members Gov. Edgar appointed two new members and reappointed two others to the 10-member governing board of the Southwestern Illinois Development Authority, which promotes industrial, commercial and residential development as well as transportation and recreational activities and facilities in Madison and St. Clair counties. The new members are Gary Berkley, 49, of Belleville, president and publisher of the Belleville News Democrat, and George Willaredt, 59, of Edwardsville, a farmer and past board member of the Madison County Farm Bureau, the Illinois Corn Growers and the Tri-County Vegetable Growers. Berkley's term ends January 17, 1994; he replaced George Wamser. Willaredt's term ends January 16, 1995; he replaced Thomas Hewlet. Reappointed for terms ending January 17, 1994, were Ted Prehn, 30, of Bethalto and Terry Schaefer, 46, of Belleville. Prehn is broker and manager for S. Adams Agency Inc. in Alton and a member of the Bethalto Economic Development Committee and the Tourism Ambassador Committee. Schaefer is president and chief executive officer of the West Pointe Bank and Trust Co., Belleville. A recent milestone for the authority was official designation of the East St. Louis riverfront as a national park in August, according to Mary Kane, executive director of the authority. She said the authority is now working to find funds to develop the park. Since its inception in 1977 the authority has issued $150 million in revenue bonds for industrial projects, hospitals, pollution control and a variety of other projects to create and retain jobs in the area. December 1992/Illinois fssues/39 The governor's appointments were effective September 30 and require Senate confirmation. Board members are paid expenses only. Other board members include two appointed by the Madison County Board chairman and two by the St. Clair County Board chairman. All members must be residents of Madison or St. Clair counties with experience in development, venture finance, organized labor, or civic, community or neighborhood organization. Ex officio members are the directors of the departments of Central Management Services and Commerce and Community Affairs. Persian Gulf War Memorial Committee Michael W. Symanski, 44, of Danville was named to the Joint Persian Gulf War Memorial Committee by Gov. Edgar, effective September 30. He replaced Ronald Carmen. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation; terms and reimbursement are unspecified. The eight-member committee is charged with finding a design and a site for a memorial to the 14 Illinoisans who died in the Gulf War and to commemorate all those who served. Private donations will build the memorial. The committee is to submit its recommendations in time for the spring session of the General Assembly (see Illinois Issues, August-September 1992, page 54). Illinois Optometric Association moves to Springfield, appoints new director The Illinois Optometric Association relocated its executive office from suburban Chicago (Oak Brook) to Springfield in late June. The 1,000-member organization's new office is at 223 East Monroe Street. The association also appointed a new executive director, Michael Horstman of Springfield, who had been executive deputy director for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) since 1987. Horstman said the association's move from Oak Brook "allows us to be more centrally located and will move us closer to the legislature and the political arena." The move to Springfield also required the hiring of four staff members. Charlene Marsh of Springfield is director of administration and membership services; she was formerly a child welfare administrator for DCFS. Ann Augspurger of Springfield is chief of communications; she was formerly a community relations representative at St. John's Hospital, Springfield. Jill Bell of Taylorville is the accountant; she was formerly an accountant with Roger Hickman CPA, Taylorville. Amy Hanning of Springfield is secretary; formerly she was a medical secretary. The association's objectives are to improve the quality, availability and accessibility of eye and vision care, to represent the Optometric profession and to help members conduct their practices and promote the highest standards of patient care. The association also represents its members in dealing with other medical professionals, the legislature and the media. WNIJ public radio station wins FLO award WNIJ 90.5, the 18-month-old public radio station licensed to Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, is the winner of the FLO Award of the Public Radio Program Directors Association. The station, which serves the DeKalb/Rockford market, was judged best in the small- and medium-market category (markets below 800,000 population) in nationwide competition. Award judges reviewed tapes submitted by the public radio stations for one complete day of programming (WNIJ's day was June 30, 1992). All aspects of programming are considered for the award, especially continuity or how the programming "flows" (thus the name FLO). Although WNIJ has won other awards since it began broadcasting in April 1991 (four national, nine midwestern and 17 state), the FLO award represents the first time the station as a whole has received recognition. "The entire staff had some input, some responsibility in winning the FLO award," said Lester Graham, WNIJ news director. (Northern Illinois University also operates WNIU 89.5, on the air for more than 35 years.) Illinois Milk Promotion Board's new officers, directors The Illinois Milk Promotion Board elected new officers and installed two new board members at its annual meeting September 1 in Bloomington. The board, made up of 19 Illinois dairy producers (four representing certified dairy farmers and 15 appointed by dairy cooperatives), administers nearly $2.4 million in promotion, education and research funds generated by the dairy checkoff. New officers elected to one-year terms include Carl Baumann of Highland as chair, Ken McPeek of Stockton as vice chair, Ardath DeWall of Shannon as secretary and Chuck Kessler of Mount Carroll, reelected as treasurer. Baumann is president of Mid-America Dairymen Inc., St. Louis division; he has represented District IV (southwestern Illinois) since the board was created in 1986. McPeek, a dairy and grain farmer with his wife, is a board member of the Stephenson County Farm Bureau and represents Associated Milk Producers Inc., Morning Glory Farms Region. DeWall, a 4-H leader, is a member of the World Dairy Expo Women's Committee, Agri Women, the American Dairy Association and the Wisconsin Dairy Council. Kessler, who operates with his wife a diversified farm (dairy, hogs, beef, corn, oats and hay), has served on the boards of Swiss Valley Farms Company, the American Dairy Association, Illinois Milk Producers Association and the dairy councils of St. Louis and the Quad Cities. New board members for three-year terms are Wilmer Smith of Davis, elected from District I (northern Illinois), and Warren Pollard of Rockford, representing the marketing cooperative, Mid-West Dairyman's Company, by appointment of its board June 9. Smith and his wife milk 95 cows and farm grain and hay; he has served on the Illinois Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners, the Illinois Holstein Association and the Illinois Farm Credit Board. Pollard and his wife milk 50 cows and farm corn, soybeans and alfalfa; he is a board member of the Mid-West Dairyman's Company and the American Dairy Association of Illinois. Baniak joins Chicago Academy of Sciences
Cynthia M. Baniak of Evanston was named vice president for development and marketing of the Chicago Academy of Sciences by Paul G. Heltne, president of the academy, effective September 1. Formerly vice president of development and communication for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago since 1990, Baniak will oversee capital development, membership and media relations for the academy, a nonprofit organization promoting scientific literacy for people of all ages. From 1986-90 Baniak worked for the Chicago-based Second Harvest National Food Bank, establishing national development and communications programs and raising more than $12 million. 'Sustainable Agriculture Farmer of the Year' Mike Strohm, who farms 760 acres near West Union, won the Sustainable Agriculture Farmer of the Year award at the Illinois Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts' annual conference in July in Springfield. The award is sponsored by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Staff contributors include Margaret S. Knoepfle, James Pollock and Charles Swearingen. 40/ December 1992/ Illinois Issues |
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