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. Joyce is currently President and CEO of the Ruth Lilly Health Education Center, which provides health education and promotes healthy lifestyle choices for children and adults. Her favorite Knox memory is of betting with other students on when the leaves from the ginkgo tree in front of Seymour Library would fall. Ginkgos have been her favorite trees ever since! 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 Louise retired from Galesburg School District 205 in 2002 as Media Coordinator at Lombard Middle School. She earned certification in Library Science and Computer Technology. Her best memories continue as she and Bob '58 keep in touch with their life-long Knox friends. Louise likes to travel with friends and family, garden, read, and volunteer for Knox.
	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 Centennial, Colorado Bernard is the Executive Director of Office of College and Career Readiness at Denver 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 Chris Eik Winick '73 Galesburg, Illinois After completing almost 34 years of service with the State of Illinois, Chris retired in July, 2010. Her positions ranged from being a community planner/organizer to social worker with DCFS and mental health, before she eventually found her way to the Department of Corrections, where she was a counselor for 20 years before moving over to human resources in April, 2009. Chris received a Masters in Public Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations from the University of Illinois Springfield. Additional graduate coursework was completed at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. The common thread in all her wonderful Knox memories are the people! Her professors, her closest friends, other students and all the staff - THEY WERE KNOX! Chris enjoys cooking, gardening, travel, and politics. She has been the Township Supervisor for the Town of the City of Galesburg since 1989 and is currently the Democratic County Chair of Knox County.
	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.
	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.
	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)
	Bill Baker '58 (2015) Oak Park, Illinois Bill is a retired vascular surgeon, head of peripheral vascular surgery at Loyola University Medical Center. As such, he was involved in the teaching of medical students and residents, as well as regional/national vascular and general surgery organizations. After Knox he attended the University of Chicago School of Medicine, completed a one-year residency in general surgery at the University of Iowa, a four-year residency at the University of Chicago, and a one-year fellowship at the University of San Francisco. Bill remembers George Ward, Professor of Biology at Knox, as an honest, no-nonsense wonderful role model. He enjoys spending time with grandchildren, golf, bicycling, and the luxury of retirement.
	Mary Myers Fasbender '71 (2015) Saint Charles, Illinois Mary retired as Superintendent of School District 46 in Crystal Lake, and is now consulting for Ray and Associates, a national executive search firm, recruiting largely superintendents. After graduation from Knox, she received a master of arts degree in Educational Leadership, as well as an Ed.D. in Education Administration from Northern Illinois University. One favorite Knox memory is spending the year living in another culture with the Knox Besancon, France, study abroad program. Mary enjoy sports of all kinds, especially golf, water sports, and football, along with flower gardening.
	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.
	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.
	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 Liz is an Associate Attorney at Behr, McCarter, & Potter, P.C. She received her J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law in 2009. Her favorite Knox memories include playing on the women's basketball team. Liz loved traveling with the men's and women's teams, bonding with her teammates, and playing teams from all over the Midwest. It was a very special time that she will always cherish. Liz loves to work-out, cook, read, and travel. She also loves spending time with her friends and family.
	Maurice "Mo" Harris '08 Columbia, Missouri Maurice works with the Missouri Department of Economic Development. His current position is Planner II. After Knox, he went on to earn a master of arts degree in Public Affairs from the University of Missouri. His favorite Knox memory is helping to bring John Ashcroft to Knox. Maurice enjoys reading, sports, politics, history, traveling, and listening to music.
	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.
	Susan Burns Hellberg '65 Amarillo, Texas Susan was an English major and a member of Delta Delta Delta. Before Knox, she attended Dana Hall, Wellesley, MA, and graduated from Kingswood School Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI. She is a Galesburg native and her grandmother, father, and brother were all Knox graduates as well. While living in Washington DC, she worked for National Presbyterian School; more recently she worked for five years at Pettipoint Junction (a needlepoint store) and Potter-Randall County Medical Society in Amarillo, TX. She enjoys reading, needlepoint, decorating, and keeping up with her many Knox friends. Her favorite Knox memories include life at the "Tri-Pi" suite in Post Hall (a resident suite, combining half Tri Delts and half Pi Phis) and many fun parties at the Beta house. She has two children and four grandchildren. She is the widow of Jeffrey W. Hellberg '64.
	Emily Jensen '08 (2015) Oak Park, Illinois Emily has worked as a development intern at Kohl Children's Museum, as a ski instructor at Wilmot Mountain, and is currently at the Fund for the Public Interest. Her prior professional experience is in political campaigns, political office, and non-profits. She spent a few months in 2012 educating herself traveling through Europe. Emily appreciates her time at Knox because she formed lifelong friendships with Knox staff. She enjoys running, traveling, generally staying active, spending time with family, friends, and the dog.
	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 Trey is a Principal Engineer at Exponent, Inc. where he is an expert in analysis and safety consulting regarding fires, explosions, and chemical process incidents. After Knox, Trey earned an MS in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University followed by a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. His favorite Knox memories all revolve around Beta Theta Pi, football, lacrosse, and chemistry. Trey's biggest hobby right now is being den leader for his 8-year old son's cub scout den.
	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.
	Paul Raya '95 (2015) Chicago, Illinois Paul is a patent attorney and shareholder at Cook Alex Ltd. in Chicago. After Knox, he went on to earn a J.D. Manga Cum Laude from John Marshall Law School. His favorite Knox memory is winning the Bronze Turkey his junior year. Paul and his wife keep busy with four children under the age of 12. Paul enjoyed coaching his son's football team this past year.
	Richard Smith '68 (2013) Quincy, Illinois Rick currently serves as Vice President-Physician Resources for Blessing Health System in Quincy, Illinois. After Knox, he went on to Drake University School of Law where he completed one year of law school before enlisting in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Rick has thirty years of experience in the healthcare field. In his role as VP at Blessing, he is responsible for recruitment, contracting, compensation and retention of all physicians for their 451-bed, two hospital system serving a population of 400,000. Rick's daughter, Amanda, is class of 2005.