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Carver announces for U.S. Senate

Peoria Mayor Dick Carver announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate July 30. He said his chief interest will be the problems and concerns of the American family which, he believes, is not sufficiently represented in Washington, D.C. Now serving his second term as mayor, Carver carried on redevelopment programs in Peoria involving both government funding and private investment. He is president of the U.S.

Owner of the Carver Lumber Company, Peoria, he is on the executive committee of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and director of the Provident Savings and Loan Association, Peoria.

Shaw heads SIU system

Kenneth A. Shaw, Edwardsville, was named chancellor of the 'Southern Illinois University system effective September 15 by the SIU Board of Trustees at a special meeting in July. Shaw had been president of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville since 1977. Shaw is the first permanent chief executive of the SIU system since 1970 when Delyte W. Morris, who was president of both the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses, retired. Since 1971, SIU at

Fletcher resigns as deputy governor

James L. Fletcher, Springfield, who has been deputy governor since 1977 resigned from Gov. James R. Thompson's staff effective September 1 to join the law firm of Winston and Strawn, Chicago. As deputy governor, Fletcher supervised preparation of the annual state budget and the day-to-day activities of agency directors He also worked on legislative strategy and

Fletcher was Thompson's campaign manager in the 1976 race for governor and also worked on the 1978 reelection campaign. A partner in the law firm of Burditt and Calkins, Chicago, he was parliamentarian of the Illinois Senate in 1973 and parliamentarian of the House in 1970. From 1971 to 1975 he was general counsel to the Illinois State Medical Society.

State of Illinois Office
Gov. James R. Thompson made the following appointments to the State of Illinois Washington Office, Washington D.C., effective in July: Gayle J. Cozens, Chicago, as director; Catherine C. Randlett, Washington, D.C., and Michael J. Masterson, Rochelle, as deputy directors.

Cozens was associate director of the office. Previously she coordinated federal state relations for the Department of Public Aid. She replaced Paul B. Simmons, Springfield, who was named executive assistant to the governor. Randlett also was formerly an associate director, and Masterson was an administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. John B. Anderson (R., 16th, Rockford).

Board of Elections
Michael J. Hamblet, Wilmette, was elected chairman of the State Board of Elections by the board August 20 for a two - year term expiring in July 1981. Hamblet, a Chicago attorney and a Democrat, succeeded Republican John W. Countryman, DeKalb. Countryman was elected vice chairman to succeed Democrat Theresa M. Petrone, Chicago. According to statute the board chairmanship and vice chairmanship must be rotated between the two major political parties.

Don Schultz, Pawnee, ISBE's director of election administration, was a panelist on voter education in the schools at the federal Election Commission's Western Regional Conference on Election Administration held this August in Sacramento, Ca.

Other appointments
Thomas B. Kirkpatrick Jr., Oak Park, for a second term as executive director of the Illinois Dangerous Drugs Commission (1DDC) by the governor effective May 30. Kirkpatrick was first named IDDC's executive director by former Gov. Dan Walker in

Larry Quinn, Springfield, as assistant chief fiscal officer for state Treasurer Jerry Cosentino, by Cosentino, effective in August Quinn previously worked in the accounting division, Office of the Secretary of State, and is also president of the Sangamon County Voting Democrats. Quinn replaced Tom Pape, Springfield, who was elected city finance commissioner.

Robert Ford Hill, Chicago, as controller of the Bureau of Employment Security, Illinois Department of Labor, by Steven M. Singer, acting administrator, effective August 23. Hill was previously chief of fiscal management and has been with the bureau for 23 years.

David W. Leslie, Urbana, as assistant to the president of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, by president elect Stanley 0. Ikenberry effective August 15. Leslie replaced George H. Bargh, Champaign, who retired after serving 23 years.

Diane S. Dannenfeldt, Champaign, as editor of the Illinois Alumni News, by Bargh effective in August. Dannenfeldt was previously a copy editor at the Daily Herald, a group of 10 daily newspapers based in Arlington Heights. Dannenfeldt replaced Joe Sutton, who retired after 20 years on the UI staff.

Jim Goff, Springfield, former deputy press secretary to House Minority Leader George H. Ryan, took a job in July as public information specialist at the Central Illinois Public Service Co., Springfield, and not at City, Water, Light and Power, as we erroneously reported last month.

Anit Leppiks, Chicago, as public information officer for the Illinois Arts Council, by the council's executive director Clark Mitze effective in August. She was previously news representative for the Chicago Transit Authority.

Paul Schuler, Granite City, elected as a member of the Democratic National Committee by the Democratic State Central Committee, effective July 31. Schuler, who is the mayor of Granite City, replaced State Rep. Sam Wolf (D., Granite City).

The Illinois Community College Trustees Association, Springfield, elected the following officers for one-year terms in June: Ray Hartstein, Skokie, reelected as president; Judith Madonia, Springfield, vice president; Sheilah Dye, Macomb, secretary; Chris Ringhausen, Fieldon, treasurer. Hartstein is a member of the Oakton Community College Board, Morton Grove. Madonia is a member of the Lincoln Land Community College Board, Springfield, Dye is a member of the Spoon River Community College Board, Canton. Ringhausen is chairman of the Lewis and Clark Community College Board, Godfrey.

Michael E. Banks, Peoria, was elected president of the National Center for Community Action (NCCA), Washington, D.C., in August for a one-year term. Banks, who heads the Peoria Community Action Agency, was elected president of the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies in May for a one-year term. Other Illinois officers are: Thelma Stearns, Karnak, Shawnee Development Council, vice president; Barbara Gordon, Waukegan, Lake County Community Action Project, treasurer; James Raibley, Mills Shoals, Wabash Development, Inc., secretary. H. Brent De Land, Springfield, was retained as executive secretary.

Where are they now?
Former Lt. Gov. Neil F. Hartigan was named head of the western hemisphere division in the world banking department, First National Bank of Chicago, by department head William J. McDonough in July. Hartigan previously headed the Real Estate Research Corp., a bank subsidiary, and is still a member of its board of directors. A Democrat who served as lieutenant governor under Gov. Dan Walker, Hartigan says he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 1980.

Succeeding him as president and chief executive officer of Real Estate Research Corp., is M. Leanne Lachman, Chicago.

Dr. LeRoy P. Levitt was named president of the Chicago Board of Health by Mayor Jane Byrne effective in July for an indefinite term. Levitt, who was director of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities under Gov. Walker, is now vice president for medical affairs at Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center and professor of psychiatry at Rush Medical College, Chicago. Levitt replaced Dr. Eric Oldberg, Chicago, who resigned.

Michael J. Bakalis, Downers Grove, former state comptroller and 1978 Democratic candidate for governor, and Robert L. Mandeville, Springfield, director of the Bureau of the Budget, are teaching at Sangamon State University, Springfield, during the fall semester. Bakalis is visiting professor of public affairs and is teaching two sections of a public affairs colloquium entitled "Public Policy Issues in Illinois." Mandeville is a lecturer in public administration and is teaching a course entitled "Public Budgeting."

Jim Nowlan, Urbana, as visiting associate professor, Institute of Government Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, effective in August. Nowlan, who will be at the UI at least a year, directed the exploratory committee for U.S. Rep. John Anderson's presidential campaign and will continue to serve as his advisor. Nowlan, a former state representative, is also chairing a commission set up by the Illinois State Board of Education in August to study the education service regions in Illinois.

Resignations
Jim Wills, Monmouth, as associate director of the Illinois Department of Conservation and chief of the bureau of natural resources, effective September 4. Wills returned to Monmouth College after a two-year leave of absence to accept a position as vice president of the college, director of business and finance and professor of geology. His successor has not yet been named.

Vernon G. Housewright, Pine Bluff, Ark., as warden of Vienna Correctional Center effective August 15. Housewright took a position as director of the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He was named warden at Vienna in 1968 and has been in the corrections field for 25 years. Larry Mizell, Vienna, who was previously Housewright's administrative assistant, was named acting

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Dr. Michael Sher, Springfield, as the president of the Illinois Educational Consortium (1EC) effective October!. Sher accepted a post as deputy director of the information sciences directorate at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Sher has been the president of I EC since 1974. There will be a nationwide search for a replacement.

Johnson Kanady, Decatur, as assistant to the president of Illinois Power Co. (IP), Decatur, effective August 1. Kanady first joined IP in 1961 as a legislative advisor and consultant. He became assistant to the president in 1967. Kanady was a reporter for the Illinois State Journal and the Chicago Tribune, covering statehouse and Washington politics. He also served as assistant to former Gov. William G. Stratton. Replacing Kanady as manager of public affairs for IP is Harold Deakins, Decatur.

Attorney General Scott
Atty. Gen. William J. Scott, Springfield, who underwent coronary bypass surgery August 15, is convalescing at his Chicago residence. It is expected he will be able to resume his full scale of activities 6-12 weeks after the operation. Scott had entered Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, August 8 complaining of chest pains which were diagnosed as angina pectoris. Scott is an announced candidate for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate; he is also under indictment by a federal grand jury.

Deaths
Former state Rep. James J. Ryan, Chicago, on August 19 at Hinsdale Hospital. Ryan, a Democrat from the 2nd District, served in the Illinois House from 1937-57 and was House majority leader from 1949-51. He was a member of the Northeastern Illinois Local Governmental Services Commission and executive vice president of the Efengee Electrical Supply Co., Chicago.

Honors
Gov. James R. Thompson, as chairman of the Transportation, Commerce and Technology Committee of the National Governors Association for an indefinite term by association chairman Gov. Otis R. Bowen of Indiana. Thompson succeeded Gov. Brendan T. Byrne of New Jersey.

Al Mickelson, state forester for the Department of Conservation, co-chaired the Northeastern Regional Conference held by the National Association of State Foresters in August in Milwaukee, Wis.

Farmers Merritt Sprague of Hull, Miles Hartman of Mounds, Earl Sorrells of Raymond, and their families were selected by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to host a one-month internship program in July for three agriculture students from the National School of Agriculture in Nancy, France.

Robert E. Cook, Springfield, as the Illinois Realtor of the Year. The award was presented by the Illinois Association of Realtors at a banquet held in September in Chicago to benefit the Illinois Real Estate Education Foundation.

U.S. Rep. Cardiss Collins (D, 7th District) will be the keynote speaker at the Illinois State Capital Conference at the Holiday Inn East, Springfield, September 27-29. The conference will address the problems facing blacks and the poor in the 1980's. Rep. Harry S. Bullock (D., Chicago) is conference chairman. The conference will be convened by Assistant House Majority Leader James C. Taylor (D., Chicago) with the 12 other black members of the Illinois House acting as co-convenors.