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Carol Brown
Director, Alumni Programs
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7980
888-566-9265
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E-mail: cbrown@knox.edu

Alumni Council Members

Executive Committee
	Chair Joyce Hertko '82 Indianapolis, Indiana Joyce holds a master of science degree in College Student Personnel from Western Illinois University and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Indiana University. Her favorite Knox memory is of betting with other students on the date and time the leaves from the ginkgo tree in front of Seymour Library would fall. Since then, ginkgos are her favorite trees! Joyce enjoys reading, yoga, running and baking.
	Vice Chair John Sauter '63 Reston, Virginia John is the Academic Advisor in Financial Economics to the Examination Committee, Society of Actuaries. He holds a master of arts degree and Ph.D. in Economics from Indiana University, and is a Chartered Life Underwriter, American College of Life Underwriters. His favorite Knox memory is of arranging and coordinating the pledges' "walkout" during "Hell Week" at the TKE house. John enjoys bicycling on the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail in Virginia.
	Secretary Louise Bost Wolf '59 Knoxville, Illinois
	Ex-Officio Carol Brown '99, Director of Alumni Programs Galesburg, Illinois Carol has worked at Knox for 17 years and is currently the Director of Alumni Programs. She holds a master of arts degree in sociology from Western Illinois University. Her favorite Knox memory is seeing the pride in her parents' faces on graduation day. Carol enjoys fitness activities, especially running and yoga; vacations at the beach; reading; and spending time with family and friends.

Knox Club Representatives
	Atlanta Scott D. Calhoun '81 Smyrna, Georgia Scott is an attorney with Hendrick, Phillips Salzman & Flatt. He earned a Juris Doctorate from William and Mary in 1984. His favorite Knox memory is of jumping off the roof of the Phi Delt house into 5-7 foot snow drifts. Scott enjoys singing and golf.
	Black Alumni Association Bernard McCune '88 Chicago, Illinois Bernard is a Deputy Officer for Chicago Public Schools. After Knox, he went on to earn a master of education degree from Concordia University and is a current doctoral student at National-Louis University. His favorite Knox memory is the A.B.L.E. House. Bernard enjoys sports and volunteerism.
	Central Illinois Karen Lutgens MacKenzie '95 Dunlap, Illinois
	Chicago John Straus '73 Evanston, Illinois John is manager for Business Development at Exponent, a leading international engineering and scientific consulting practice specializing at accident investigations and failure analysis, environmental and ecological studies, and matters related to human health and risk management. After Knox he went on to earn an master of art in teaching in history from Smith College, and completed additional coursework at the University of Illinois-Springfield. John's favorite Knox memory is the Choir tour to New Orleans in the spring of 1970. His hobby is cooking.
	Colorado Ann Feldman Perille '76 Englewood, Colorado Ann is an elementary school teacher at High Plains Elementary School, Cherry Creek School District. She holds a master of elementary education degree from the University of Colorado. One of her most fond Knox memories continues to be the casual time spent sitting on the north, front steps of Seymour Union visiting with friends in the late afternoon or after dinner. Ann's hobbies include gardening/yard work, travel, cross-stitch, and planning Colorado Knox Club events.
	Galesburg Laurence S. Chadwick '53 Galesburg, Illinois
	Kansas City Valerie Blevins '86 Shawnee Mission, Kansas Valerie is an attorney at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP. After Knox she went on to earn a Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska. Her favorite Knox memory is of playing for the Knox Women's basketball team. Valerie enjoys running and discovering new wines.
	Knox Business Club Benjamin L. Van Vlerah '98 Chicago, Illinois
	Milwaukee John Heyer '68 Cedarburg, Wisconsin John is president and owner of Kettle Moraine Coatings in Jackson, WI. After Knox he went on to earn a master of science degree from University of Illinois. His favorite Knox memory is of the great personalities in the Chemistry department -- Lee Harris, Russ Sutton, Harry Neumiller, and Tom Donavan. He also enjoyed a great four year fraternity experience as a member of Alpha Delta Epsilon. John's hobbies included photography and Boy Scouts.
	Puget Sound Douglas J. Hill '77 Tacoma, Washington Doug has been a Criminal Prosecutor for 28 total years with the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office and U.S. Attorneys Office in Tacoma Washington. He earned a Juris Doctorate from Seattle University in 1981. His favorite Knox memory is of the winter of 1975 when eight men shaved their heads in Seymour III (The Ghetto). Doug enjoys competing in triathlons, restoring his Dad's Model A, and keeping up with the wife and kids.
	Saint Louis Joel Christensen '06 Saint Louis, Missouri Joel is an attorney at Armstrong Teasdale LLP. He earned a Juris Doctorate from Washington University School of Law in 2010. His favorite Knox memories are of forming and managing Knox's grilling club, "Sunny and Char," and competing in the club water polo national championship. Joel enjoys politics, skiing, philosophy, and sabermetrics.
	Twin Cities Michael White '97 Saint Paul, Minnesota Mick is president of Mick White & Associates. Through The American College, he received the CLU, ChFC, CASL, and CLF designations. The Knox memory that still gives Mick goosebumps is fours years of being mentored and challenged by some of the finest professors in the world. Fourteen years later, it meant the world to Mick to see Professor Steckley at his wedding, celebrating another achievement in his life. Mick enjoys speaking, writing, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, transforming the insurance industry, spending time with his wife and son, serving in the Saint Paul Rotary Club, and being a Disciple of Christ.
	Washington, D.C. John Sauter '63 Reston, Virginia John is the Academic Advisor in Financial Economics to the Examination Committee, Society of Actuaries. He holds a master of arts degree and Ph.D. in Economics from Indiana University, and is a Chartered Life Underwriter, American College of Life Underwriters. His favorite Knox memory is of arranging and coordinating the pledges' "walkout" during "Hell Week" at the TKE house. John enjoys bicycling on the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail in Virginia.
	FYC Representative Letitia Luther Schactner '58 Galesburg, Illinois Letitia is a retired legislative aide to State Senator Carl Hawkinson. Her favorite Knox memories are of choir tours and conversations with professors and fellow students in the Gizmo. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering, gardening, music, and crafts.
	Knox Fund Chair Stanley L. Johnson, Jr. '84 (6/30/13) Buffalo Grove, Illinois

At-Large Members (Terms end December 31 in year shown)
	Phyllis Holowaty Albrecht '56 (2012) Lake Bluff, Illinois Phyllis is a speech and language pathologist. She retired as Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Pathology, Department of Communication Studies and Disorders, Northwestern University. Phyllis earned a master's degree in speech and language pathology from Northwestern University. Her favorite Knox memory is Midwest Seminar, the Gizmo, and Spring on campus. Phyllis enjoys travel, local history (she serves on board of directors of Lake Bluff History Museum), and community involvement (League of Women Voters, AAUW).
	Caroline Andrews Evans '58 (2012) Moline, Illinois
	Catherine Horan Flint '86 (2012) Saint Johns, Florida Kate is a stay-at-home Mom and volunteer for local schools, the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary and Saint Augustine Community Chorus. Her favorite Knox memories are of meeting her husband, Chuck, in the Beta House, the Homecoming shopping cart parade, and seeing old friends at the Class of 1986 25th year reunion and then seeing her daughter, Colleen '15, with new friends. Kate enjoys singing and reading.
	Casey Gatz '05 (2012) John Day, Oregon Casey is a natural resource planner for the USDA Forest Service on the Malheur National Forest in John Day, Oregon. Shortly after graduating from Knox, Casey earned his master's degree from the University of Oregon in Eugene. His favorite memories from Knox include all the visits to Green Oaks and helping with the prescribed burns, which he now helps manage on a much larger scale! Casey enjoys swimming, cycling and running as well as coaching several teams for the local high school and 4-H program.
	Randy P. Geary '09 (2013) Bourbonnais, Illinois Randy is a jeweler and works in sales. His favorite Knox memories come from helping to found the Sigma Chi Chapter on campus. Randy enjoys reading and writing pieces about religious matters, collecting coins and gemstones, anything theatre related, and staying involved and active both fiscally, and time wise, with Sigma Chi and Knox College.
	Theodore E. Giraldin '02 (2013) Clearwater, Florida
	Marty Glickman '80 (2013) Vernon Hills, Illinois Marty is a Wealth Management Advisor with Northwestern Mutual in Skokie. He has been with Northwestern 31 years, his first job out of Knox. Further education includes CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant), and CLTC (Corporation for Long Term Care Certification). His favorite Knox memory is the mini-term trip to Russia during his junior year. Marty developed lifelong relationships being a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. His hobbies are performing stand-up comedy, screenwriting, sports, and travel.
	Elizabeth V. Grana '06 (2012) St. Louis, Missouri
	Cathy Kucik Heimann '70 (2013) Galesburg, Illinois Cathy is happily retired from working as Legislative Aide to State Representative Don Moffit. Her favorite Knox memory is of Professor Howard Wilson reading Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales in the Gizmo during a frosty December evening. Cathy enjoys reading, entertaining friends, and travel. She is a Reading Buddy at a local school, and is learning Spanish in preparation for an upcoming trip to Mexico.
	Dave Lambert '70 (2014) Palatine, Illinois Dave is the Principal at V3 Realty Company, and is a certified public accountant. His favorite Knox memory is pretty much the whole experience - friends and one-on-one relationships with professors, spring and fall days on campus. Dave enjoys reading, golf, and biking.
	Judy Waggoner Lambert '71 (2014) Palatine, Illinois Judy is a former merchandiser and manager for Marshall Field & Company. She has two favorite Knox memories - her wonderful senior year in Post VI with the best friends (and late-night salads from Marty's), and secondly, seeing daughter Katie love being at Knox.
	Delmar "Trey" Morrison '96 (2014) North Aurora, Illinois
	Gary Moses '65 (2013) Castle Rock, Colorado After leaving Knox, Gary received a master's degree in business administration in marketing from Indiana University. He spent two years in the Peace Corps, and taught four years at the School of Business at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. Gary retired after 30 years in international business making baby food, air filtration equipment, credit card printers, and luggage. His favorite Knox memories include wondering how much the College spent to clean Russ Sutton's grayish-blue suit coat, he used the sleeve as his eraser, and Saturday night in the Oak Room watching the Flash Gordon series. He enjoys tutoring his four grandsons, traveling, biking, musicals, and BBC comedy and drama.
	John "Jack" Shaw '79 (2012) Washington, D.C. Jack is a Congressional correspondent and vice president for Market News International in Washington, D.C. He holds a master's degree in history from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. His favorite Knox memories are of Political Science classes with Bob Seibert and hosting the first Admissions Suite with Ken Buck '79, Steve McClure '79, and John Janicik '79. Jack enjoys reading, running, travel, and watching C-SPAN.
	Richard Smith '68 (2013) Quincy, Illinois

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