Officers of the
Illinois Municipal League

PRESIDENT
WILLIAM F. MURPHY, Mayor,
   Woodridge

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
RAY J. FORNEY, Village President,
   Ashton

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
SONYA A. CRAWSHAW, Village President,
   Hanover Park

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THOMAS G. FITZSIMMONS

VICE PRESIDENTS
Aurora—Mayor David L. Pierce
Bensenville— Mayor John C. Geils
Bloomington—Mayor Jesse R. Smart
Bradley— Village President Kenneth P. Hayes
Bridgeview—Village President John A. Oremus
Carbondale—Mayor Neil Dillard
Chicago—Mayor Richard M. Daley
Chicago Ridge—Village President Eugene L. Siegel
DeKalb— Mayor Greg Sparrow
Edwardsville—Mayor Gary Niebur
Gurnee—Village President Richard A. Welton
Hampton—Village President Scott Newberg
Hal-wood Heights—Village President Ray Willas
Highland Park—Mayor Daniel M. Pierce
Lincoln—Mayor John K. Guzzardo
Machesney Park—Village President Frank G. Bauer
Murphysboro—Mayor David L. McDowell
Niles—Mayor Nicholas B. Blase
North Chicago—Mayor Bobby E. Thompson
Oak Lawn—Mayor Ernest F. Kolb
Oregon—Mayor James L. Barnes
Palatine—Village President Rita L. Mullins
Paris—Mayor Frank L. Clinton
Peoria—Mayor James Maloof
Peoria Heights—Mayor Raymond L. Picl
Pinckneyville—Mayor Joseph Holder
Rocktord—Mayor Charles E. Box
Salem—Mayor Leonard E. Ferguson
Schaumburg—Village President Al Larson
Sherman—Village President Frank Meredith
Springfield—Mayor Ossie Langfelder
Steger—Village President Louis Sherman
Sterling—Mayor William K.Durham
Tinley Park—Village President Edward J. Zabrocki
Vandalia—Mayor Richard Walker
Wheeling—Village President Sheila H. Schultz

PAST PRESIDENTS
HAROLD J. GOUWENS, Village President, South Holland
JACK B. WILLIAMS, Village President, Franklin Park
ANTHONY VACCO, Mayor, Evergreen Park
HOLLAND W. LEWIS, Mayor, Mount Vernon
JOSEPH F. SINKIAWIC, Mayor, Loves Park
JAMES E. KINGSTON, Mayor, Paxton

From the

EDITOR'S
DESK  . . .

KATHERINE DAHLKAMP, CMC/AAE
NAMED MEMBER IIMC ACADEMY
FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION

Ms. Katherine Dahlkamp, CMC/AAE, Village Clerk of Lansing, Illinois, has been accepted as a member in the IIMC Academy for Advanced Education of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. The Academy is the professional body of municipal clerks who have continued their high level of educational achievement beyond the attainment of the prestigious Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) Award.

IIMC President Muriel W. Rickard, CMC/AAE, City Clerk of the City of Deerfield Beach, Florida, announced, "I am pleased to welcome Ms. Dahlkamp as a member in the IIMC Academy for Advanced Education. She is dedicated to municipal service and an inspiration to all members of our profession."

In order to become a member of the Academy a person must first attain the IIMC Certification (CMC) designation, attend a minimum of 36 hours of graduate courses at an IIMC recognized municipal clerks institute or complete similar educational programs relating to the responsibilities of the municipal clerk's office. Specific professional participation must be achieved, such as leadership in national and state associations, attendance at seminars and conferences, and professional writings and accomplishments.

Ms. Dahlkamp has served as Village Clerk with the Village of Lansing since April 4, 1985. •

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