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Edited by Beverley Scobell SHIFTS AT THE TOP John C. Guyon will leave his post as chancellor of Southern Illinois University's Carbondale campus on August 16. A tenured chemistry professor, he became SlUC's president in 1987; his title changed at the beginning of this year, though his duties remained the same. Guyon will continue with the university working on special assignments, including attainment of a Phi Beta Kappa chapter for the Carbondale campus and preparation for the next accreditation review by the North Central Association. The university will conduct a nationwide search for his replacement. APPOINTMENTS Myrna E. Pedersen of Chicago was appointed to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. The owner and partner of Pedersen/McGrath Associates Inc., she will be paid $16,861 per year, pending confirmation of her appointment by the state Senate. John S. Albin of Newman, owner of Albin Farm; Ryan M. Shanks of Chicago, a student at DePaul University; and Claudia E. Mancini of Clarendon Hills, executive director of Educational Assistance Ltd., were named to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. John Varones of Chicago, director pf the Illinois Housing Development Authority, was named chairman of the Illinois Affordable Housing Advisory Commission. Peter K. Lennon of Chicago, president of Casterbridge Books, was appointed to the commission Robert B. Oxtoby of Springfield was reappointed to the Capital Development Board. He is a partner in Van Meter, Oxtoby and Funk. HONORS The Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, awarded its 1996 Literary Awards to 10 writers. Companion awards of $1,000 each recognize both the writer and the non-commercial publisher of the work. The recipients and their publishers are: Cris Mazza of Elmhurst/Another Chicago Magazine, Maureen Seaton and S.L. Wisenberg of Chicago/Chicago Review, Curt Dawkins and Beth Lordan of Carbondale/Farmer's Market; Rodney Jones of Carbondale/Poetry, Reginald Gibbons of Evanston and Susan Hahn of Winnetka/Poetry East; Sharon Solwitz of Chicago and Jean Thompson of Urbana/TriQuarterly.
COOK COUNTY JUDGE ORDERS SCHOLARSHIP RECORDS RELEASED In a lawsuit brought by the Chicago Tribune, Cook County Circuit Court Judge John K. Madden ruled against the Illinois State Board of Education and the University of Illinois, ordering the release of information about scholarships awarded by state legislators. Michael Hawthorne of The News-Gazette of Champaign reported that one in five of the legislative scholarships awarded to students at just two state universities, Eastern and Western, was given to relatives or political friends of lawmakers, or to someone outside the district (see Illinois Issues, May 1996, page 22). The one requirement of the 1905 law is that lawmakers give the scholarships — one for the U of I and another for any other state university — to people living in their districts. The waived tuition costs more than $4 million each year. Other universities and state officials have refused to comply with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act to release the recipients' names, citing a student's right of privacy. The U of I and State Board of Education appealed the ruling June 13. Illinois Issues July 1996 ¦ 35
A first for state medical society
Transit chief named
Former U of I president to head national association
State Republicans meet
Coming home
Seeing more clearly now
New community leader
Recovering
The Bulls do it! Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Ron Harper, Luc Longley, Toni Kukoc, Steve Kerr, Jud Buechler, Bill Wennington, Randy Brown and Phil Jackson. Enough said. 36 ¦ July 1996 Illinois Issues |
Sam S. Manivong, Illinois Periodicals Online Coordinator |