Claes celebrates 25 years
Jack A. Claes was hired as
the first employee of the newly
formed Elk Grove Park
District in 1966. The Park
District has flourished under
his leadership. In 25 years,
37 parks totaling 300 acres
have been developed.
Under Claes' direction, many unique facilities have
been built including Pirates
Cove Theme Park, Fox Run
Golf Links and Driving Range,
Rainbow Falls Water Theme
Park, the Leisure Fitness
Centre and the Park District's
own television station,
Channel 6 Community Network.
This year the Fountain Square
Park, a one-of-a-kind water
playground, opened.
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Jack A. Claes
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His Park District won the Gold Medal Award in 1987 and he has
been awarded the Robert Artz Distinguished Service Award, IPRA's
Special Facilities Professional of the Year Award, IPRA's Professional
Citation Award, Service to Youth Award, and many others.
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Glenview Park District
makes three executive staff
appointments
Three executive staff appointments have been announced by
Glenview Park District General Superintendent Thomas J.
Richardson.
Cheryl Loudon Deom, former Director of Recreation, is now
Director of Special Facilities. Robert D. Quill, former Manager of
the Glenview Ice Center and Aquatics, is Director of Recreation.
Stephen L. Rauwolf, former Business Manager of Glencoe Park
District, has been named Business Manager for Glenview. He is
also responsible for Glenview's Business, Finance and Personnel
Division.
Deom has been employed at Glenview since she received her
bachelor's degree in recreation and park administration from Western Illinois University in 1976. She became Director of the Rugen
Community Center in 1978, and Director of Recreation in 1981.
Quill, a 1979 graduate of Western Illinois University, has been
with Glenview as a recreation specialist, Manager of Aquatics,
Director of the Rugen Community Center and Manager of the Ice
Center and Aquatics.
Rauwolf, a certified public accountant, is a graduate of Illinois
State University. He is a former auditor of municipal and state
agencies with a private auditing firm. He served as Business
Manager of the Glencoe Park District for six years.
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