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 School of Business

January 2010 to Present

• **Paul M. Abert ('88 BS, '93 MBA) is the vice president of commercial loans at TheBANK of Edwardsville.
• **Dr. Garry Adams ('95 BS, '97 MBA) was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in the Management Department of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
• Ronald L. Adler ('78 MBA) is the president and CEO of Laurdan Associates, Inc., a human resource management consulting firm in Potomac MD. Adler has more than 36 years of human resources consulting experience working with US and international firms, small businesses and nonprofits, insurance companies and brokers, and employer organizations. He is co-developer of the Employment-Labor Law Audit and is a frequent lecturer and author on HR management and workplace issues.
• Leann R. Eilert Aloisi ('01 BSA, '08 MBA) and her husband Jim had their first child.
• Josh C. Andres ('06 BSA, '08 MBA) is currently working at Scheffel & Company, and is working on becoming a Senior Accountant.
• Donna J. Arras ('88 BS) is a manufacturing specialist for the Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center. She also volunteers her time to help out with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in the Freeburg-St. Clair Country area.
• Arif S. Ashfaq ('99 BS) works for KPMG in their CFO Advisory Services group in Short Hills, NJ.
• Marc A. Bargiel ('09 BS) works for Country Classic Cars in Staunton, IL as a sales manager. He and his wife Audrey reside in Bethalto, IL.
• Jeremy A. Bearth ('04 BSA, '09 MBA) was promoted to accounting manager for Gundlach Equipment Corp. He is responsible for managing all day-to-day accounting operations.
• Angela M. Beck ('09 BSA) works at the DFAS.
• Harold L. Beck ('99 MS) published his first book, “Henry and Anthony.” The book is compiled from stories he would tell in the classroom when the students would get frustrated. Beck teaches statistics for the School of Business at SIUE. The book took 4 ½ years to complete and was inspired by his own experiences.
• Karen S. Alemond Beckemeyer ('95 BS, '99 BSA) and her husband had their third daughter, Camille. Their other two children are Anne Marie, 6, and Celia, 2. Karen is currently working part time for RubinBrown.
• Stephanie B. Behymer ('07 BSA, '09 MSA) works for RubinBrown.
• Roger A. Belshe ('74 BA) was the first life-insurance specialist in the nation to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Hartford, one of the oldest and largest insurance companies in the country. He was chosen from more than 200 of the company’s sales force and is credited with working with financial professionals on the sale of 1,400 policies worth more than $1 billion to the beneficiaries of the policyholders. After joining The Hartford in 1997, he has earned the right to attend all the company’s annual Honors Conferences since then. Roger and his wife Janet reside in Edwardsville.
• Kristin T. Giebe Bettorf ('02 BSA) is a senior tax consultant at Wellpoint, Inc.
• Julia A. Biggs ('09 BSA) works at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
• Thomas L. Biggs, III ('06 BSA) works for Voellinger, Simpson, Dolan & Associates in Swansea, IL.
• *Joel M. Blaies ('06 BS) married Yenny Wijaa and works as a junior auditor for the Illinois Agriculture Auditing Association.
• Edward J. Blake, Jr. ('77 MBA) from the law firm of Blake & Allen, P.C. is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. The mission of the group is to establish members as the providers of legal advocacy, guidance and services to enhance the lives of people as they age as well as individuals with special needs.
• Sarah C. Coulter Bouchette ('03 BSA, '04 MSA) and her husband had their first baby, Gabriel.
• Ann M. Rafferty Bollone ('90 MBA) was elected to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri board of directors. She and her husband David reside in Belleville, IL.
• Donna M. Hirth Brandon ('88 BSA) is the manager of Larson Allen’s tax group in St. Louis, MO.
• Mary E. Markle Brenner ('01 MSA, '02 MBA) is living in Katy, Texas while spending time with her six grandchildren. One of her daughters recently graduated from SIUE.
• Bree A. Brinkoetter ('07 BSA, '08 MBA) started at BKD after graduation.
• Michael T. Brokering ('98 BSA) and his wife Sarah had their first child, Tyler. Mike is working at Diel Forguson.
• Hillary A. Brown ('09 BSA) works for ADM.
• Heather L. Goodman Browning ('01 BS, '04 MSA) started in the internal audit department but was quickly promoted to project manager at Siemens. She and her husband had a baby boy.
• William E. Broyles, Jr. ('09 MBA) works for CSC as a deputy program manager in O’Fallon, IL. He and his wife Beverly reside in O’Fallon, IL.
• Matt L. Buhs ('94 BS) works as an account manager in the Collinsville, IL branch office of Frost.
• Chad E. Burns ('00 BSA) changed from internal audit to becoming a financial advisor with the Belleville office of Edward Jones. He and his wife had twins, so they now have three children under the age of three.
• Andrea M. Butler ('08 MBA) was promoted from special assets officer to assistant vice president of special assets at TheBANK of Edwardsville. She also acts as TheBANK’s legal liaison for cases relating to consumer loans, as well as manages bank-owned properties. She has been employed by TheBANK since 1997 when she started as a secretary assisting loan administration and worked with the loan administration and special assets functions.
• **Nathan M. Butler ('00 BSA) works for Young Dental Manufacturing as an operations manager. He and his wife Kristin reside in Columbia, IL.
• Bethany M. Goodman Butters ('09 BS) works at the Regions Bank on the Scott Air Force Base as a vault teller. She and her husband Kyle live in Lebanon, IL.
• Casandra O. White Carney ('04 BSA, '05 MSA) and her husband Matt moved back from Kansas City and bought a home in Hamel. She is the manager of financial planning and analysis for American Recreation Products.
• Joseph M. Chappell ('92 MBA) received the A.F. McKenzie Achievement Award for his sales and service efforts for the past year. Joseph is an Edward Jones advisor and received the firm’s Client Service Excellence award.
• Joseph R. Chinnici ('83 MBA, '06 BS) was named to Overture Networks’ Board of Directors. Joseph brings over 30 years of financial experience to the board. Overture Networks is an established industry leader with Carrier Ethernet services that has a reputation for helping service providers and enterprises increase revenue and cut unnecessary costs. He was the former CFO at Ciena and has served on the board of directors for Sourcefire, Brix Networks, Optium Corporation, Guilford Pharmaceuticals, TR Systems and OTG Software.
• Scott E. Coleridge ('78 MBA) joined the Serica Board of Directors. Serica Technologies, Inc. is a medical device company focused on the development of silk-based biomaterial platforms for use in tissue repair. He has spent more than 20 years founding and leading early stage life science companies. His recent positions include CEO of Synthon Chiragenics and Executive Vice President, FEI Women’s Health, developer of the first and only non-hormonal female contraceptive. He also served as CEO and co-founder of Kingston Diagnostics, developer of the first whole-blood cholesterol test.
• **Richard D. Conner ('89 MBA) was chosen as a member of the executive committee for the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois. The committee guides the overall operations of the Leadership Council, helping to set the organization’s agenda and focus the council’s efforts on key issues to support its mission of fostering regional economic development.
• Mary L. Cox ('78 MBA) left the position of executive director of the Alton YWCA. She was a member of the YWCA board of directors before ascending to the post of executive director in June 2007.
• Marcella R. Curry ('00 MSA) is controller of both the Collinsville and Hazelwood Sanford Brown campuses.
• Stephanie F. Armstrong Dahl ('02 BSA) and her husband had a baby boy. They live in New Orleans where she is an accounting supervisor for one of Monsanto’s Round-Up plants.
• Deanna L. Daughhetee ('88 MBA) was named one of the 2009 Most Influential Business Women by the St. Louis Business Journal. Deanna has led American Equity Mortgage since 1999 and has owned the business since 2006. They are focusing on expansion by opening a new office in Chicago, returning to Denver, and potential growth on the East Coast and in the Northwest.
• Timothy J. Delabre ('01 BSA, '02 MSA) and his wife Mary had their first child, Andrew.
• Victoria A. Gipson Dixon ('07 BSA, '08 MSA) got married and bought a home in Eureka, MO.
• *Laura N. Piepert Doll ('05 BSA, '06 MSA) passed the CPA exam on her first try. She currently works at Scheffel & Company in Edwardsville, IL.
• Erin L. Donnay ('05 BSA, '09 MSA) works at Soft Surroundings in St. Louis, MO as a staff accountant.
• Justin A. Draper ('09 BSA) works for the IRS.
• Sarah M. Petitt Duckwitz ('00 BSA) is the controller for a real estate development company in Kansas City, MO called Foutch Brothers. She and her husband have two children.
• Robert D. Dumstorff ('03 BSA) was promoted to manager at RubinBrown’s Corporate Assurance Services Group.
• Mathew G. Eilerts ('09 MBA) is a process manager for Anheuser-Busch InBev in St. Louis, MO.
• Dale E. Emge ('82 MBA) is the CEO of Permian Plastics in O’Fallon, MO where a 15,000-square-foot expansion of production and warehouse space is enabling Permian to meet the “just in time” demands of its clients. With the expansion, they are focusing on clients with high-precision requirements and avoiding traditional industries such as automotive. They expect growth of 20 percent in 2010.
• Amanda L. Heusinkeveld Fields ('04 BSA) works as an accountant at Water Remediation Technology in Colorado. She and her husband bought a house in the Denver area and have a daughter named Chloe.
• Jason R. Finke ('04 BSA, '05 MSA) is a financial specialist/senior financial analyst for Ameren. He got married in the Bahamas and moved into a new home in Fairview, IL.
• **Rita L. Finney ('96 BSA) is a senior vice president of Savantage Solutions in the Washington, DC area.
• Frank H. Fisher, Jr. ('09 BS) works in the purchasing department for the Morris University Center at SIUE.
• Melissa K. Ford ('08 BSA, '09 MSA) is a staff accountant for Kemper CPA Group in Harrisburg, IL.
• Nathan D. Franklin ('98 BSA, '07 MBA) is a controller for Provision Living, LLC. He and his wife Jennifer had their first child, Cameron, in February of 2008.
• Erica R. Oertwig Gallina ('02 BS) married Matthew L. Gallina on July 4, 2009. She is employed by PohlmanUSA Court Reporting in St. Louis, MO as a billing specialist. He is employed as a firefighter for the Ozark Fire district in Ozark, MO.
• Michael C. Gavin ('09 MBA) is the regional manager for Maverick Technologies in Columbia, IL. He and his wife Dawn live in O’Fallon, IL.
• Christi L. Castile Geggus ('00 BSA, '01 MSA) works at Tzinberg & Dowdy in Edwardsville, IL. She and her husband have two children.
• Lacey J. Langenfeld Gelsinger ('04 BSA, '05 MSA) is a senior internal auditor wish ESCO.
• Jason H. Geminn ('97 BSA, '01 MBA) is a manager with BKD in St. Louis, MO.
• Sowmitra K. Ghosh ('09 MBA) is the project manager for Sigma-Aldrich in St. Louis, MO. He and his wife Evelyn reside in Valley Park, MO.
• Marci H. Caselton Gietl ('98 BSA) works at Becker and Rosen in Clayton, MO and lives in Alton, IL.
• Michael C. Gindler ('93 BSA, '01 MBA) works at Metropolitan Sewer District in St. Louis, MO.
• Nicole (Nikki) Grashoff ('07 BS) and Kevin Werner ('06 BS) were married on June 20, 2009 in Madison, Illinois at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
• **Jeffrey R. Greene ('73 BS) is a managing director at UHY.
• Jeffrey A. Gross ('07 MBA) works in the healthcare industry group of LarsonAllen.
• Denise M. Holle Guetterman ('92 BSA) is a music director. She and her husband Ned C. Guetterman (BS ’94) reside in Edwardsville, IL.
• *Sharon R. Gugliotta ('08 BSA) works as the business specialist at Southwestern Illinois College’s Success Center II.
• Major General Daniel A. Hahn ('83 MBA) retired from active duty from the U.S. Army on October 1, 2009. At the ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on August 17, 2009, he was presented with the Distinguished Service Medal, a Presidential Certificate of Appreciation and Certificate of Retirement. His wife, Carol, received a Decoration of Distinguished civilian Service Award and Certificate of Appreciation. He and his wife have a daughter, Jennifer, and a son, Thomas, and two grandsons.
• Leanne E. Halemeyer ('01 BSA, '02 MSA) married in June of 2009 and works for RubinBrown.
• Betsey E. Hall ('07 BS) has worked for U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin in Marion, IL since January 2008. She is studying for her Masters in Political Science at SIUC. She resides in Carbondale, IL.
• *Shauna Hamby ('07 BS, '08 MBA) is an Associate Health Economics Reporting Analyst with Correctional Medical Services (CMS) in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
• Sara B. Lotter Hampton ('98 BSA) is senior manager of external reporting at Energizer in St. Louis, MO.
• Carolyn A. Roth Harpole ('89 BSA) works at UHY in St. Louis, MO.
• Jean R. Harris ('98 BSA) and her husband Mark built a house near Smithton, IL in 2008. Jean works at TSI Engineering as a manager. Their son graduated from high school in 2009.
• Jessica A. Harris ('08 BSA) works at Boeing and is enjoying her experiences there.
• Jessica L. Logan Haugen ('04 BS, '09 MBA) is a performance specialist for American Water in Alton, IL. She lives in East Alton, IL with her husband Travis.
• James M. Heinen, Sr. ('76 MA) joined Raymond James & Associates, Inc. in January, 2009. The company opened a second office in O’Fallon, IL, where he works as the Vice President of Investments. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial.
• Jeffry A. Henschel ('09 BS) is a Customer Service Agent with Lowes Co. He lives in Edwardsville, IL.
• Theresa M. Herbstreit ('01 BSA, '02 MSA) was promoted to Controller at Olin Credit Union.
• Rebekah Herring ('07 BSA) has been working for Fleishman-Hillard in St Louis since graduating from SIUE. She is a senior accounting specialist in the financial reporting group. She currently resides in Swansea, IL.
• Paulette M. Heuer ('06 BSA, '07 MSA) passed the CPA exam and is an audit associate with KPMG.
• Anthony T. Holdener, Jr. ('80 BS) is the senior vice president of commercial banking for Commerce Bank at the Belleville, IL office where he has worked for three years. He has 40 years of experience as a banker in the Belleville area.
• Chelsea R. Camfield Hoelscher ('08 BSA) married Curtis “Drew” Hoelscher on September 26, 2009 in Decatur, IL. She is employed by West and Company, LLC and he is employed by Missouri American Water Department.
• Anthony (Bud) S. Hollenkamp ('00 BSA) and his wife Lori had their second child, Kendall. Their other son Dominic is four. Bud is a manager at BKD where he specializes in banking.
• Christopher A. Howard ('07 MSA) passed the CFP exam and is in the Controllership Services Group at Lopata, Flegel, & Company.
• Lynette M. Schrage Huegen ('00 BSA, '01 MSA) is working at Prairie State Generating Company in Illinois. Her husband Scott A. Huegen (BSA ’00) is the superintendent at Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville, IL. Their daughter Alaina is three.
• Emily E. Irvine ('08 BSA) is the assistant director of business operations and human resources for the Hayner Public Library District in Alton, IL.
• *Olanrewaju O. Iwayemi ('03 MS, '05 MSA) passed the CFE and CIA exams on his first attempt. He is enjoying married life and working in the internal audit department at HUD.
• Kristine T. Polo Jarden ('05 MBA) is busy raising her son Peter, serving as the director of the Entrepreneurship Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Bunker Hill Township Clerk, chairperson of Friends of Bunker Hill Public Library, and secretary of the University of Illinois Extension Service in Macoupin County. Her husband Anthony is a partner in a Bunker Hill grain and dairy farm operation. Playing sports helped Kristine develop leadership skills and self discipline that she can apply to regular life.
• Gregory A. Johnson ('82 BS) became the executive director of the Illinois State Dental Society.
• Gregory B. Karcher ('96 BS, '97 BS) and his wife Ellyn were married and live in Glen Carbon, IL. Greg works for Summit Strategies.
• Queen E. King ('00 BSA, '03 MSA) is an accounting manager at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in California.
• Sandra J. Knee ('93 BS ’93) and her husband Chris are the proud parents of their 10-year old daughter who played the role of Molly in the 2009 Season production of “Annie” at The Muny.
• Aaron V. Koch ('08 BSA, '09 MSA) joined the internal audit department at HUD after he completed his MSA. He resides in Swansea, IL.
• Brad A. Koerkenmeier ('09 MBA) is an electrical engineer for the US Air Force. Brad lives in New Baden, IL.
• Michael J. Korte ('77 BS) was elected to Bridgeway Behavioral Health’s board of directors.
• Brett W. Krug ('03 MBA) is employed at Solutions AEC. While working at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center’s Confluence Field Station, Brett and several other tradesmen workers helped to rescue a man from a burning car after the driver veered off a nearby roadway and hit a light standard.
• Karen A. Lanter ('01 BSA, '02 MSA) is a financial analysis manager at Maritz.
• Joan E. Lebkuecher ('09 MBA) is the CFO and treasurer for Hortica Insurance & Employee Benefits in Edwardsville, IL. She resides in Glen Carbon, IL.
• Jee-Chung A. Lee ('83 MS) is an assistant vice president of the Mega International Commercial Bank Tu-Cheng Branch where he supervises daily operations of deposit, wire transfer, currency exchange, etc. In his spare time, he is involved in outdoor activities and reading. He currently resides in Taiwan.
• Kristen D. Buehrer Levi ('02 BS, '05 BSA) is a staff accountant at Fred Weber Construction.
• Lindsay M. Burns Link ('05 BSA, '06 MSA) got married in May of 2008.
• Breea J. Lisko ('09 MBA) is a Captain in the US Air Force. She and her husband Scott live in Papillion, NE.
• **Jane W. Whorton Louer ('85 MBA) has been accredited as a Leadership Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional by the US Green Build Council. Louer can offer building owners and their architectural team insight to create a greener environment and earn LEED credits.
• **Daniel J. Lowery ('73 BS) was elected President of the Massage Envy Regional Developers Association. He recently had his third grandson.
• Yali N. Lu ('03 BSA, '04 MSA) was promoted to senior auditor at Cox Enterprises and bought a home in Atlanta, GA.
• Julie R. Lutz ('01 BSA, '02 MSA) became the accounting manager at HD Waterworks in St. Louis, MO.
• Kelly M. Malson ('93 BSA) is CFO at World Acceptance Corporation in Greenville, SC. She recently purchased her future retirement home on the lake in nearby Anderson, SC.
• Steven H. Mandeville ('06 MSA) got married in Mexico and was promoted to senior at BKD.
• Erika E. Neher Martinez ('00 BSA, '01 MSA) and her husband Dario had a daughter, Ella. They live in Edwardsville, IL and Erika works in the tax department at the Reinsurance Group of America.
• Christopher A. McCloud ('09 BS) is an engineer for Wachovia in St. Louis, MO. Chris lives in Fairview Heights, IL.
• Lindsey M. Meese ('09 BSA) works at Metro East Insurance Group.
• Jenee E. Meier ('04 BSA) works as a senior auditor for AT&T and resides in Collinsville, IL.
• *Bette J. Meyers ('78 BS, '84 MBA) started a Mr. Handyman franchise in Edwardsville.
• Ryan P. Meyler ('09 BSA9) is a staff accountant at Stone Carlie & Co. LLC in the assurance services department.
• Susan L. Beane Miller ('84 BS) resides in Glen Ellyn, IL and works for K&L Gates LLP in Chicago as an evening word processor.
• Elain S. Moore ('78 MBA) is the Sisters of Mercy Health System vice president of leadership development.
• Whitney K. Moore ('09 BS) is a research specialist for Vandover. She lives in St. Louis, MO.
• Shelly L. Morrison ('08 BS) won an essay contest sponsored by Coca Cola and MTV. She was given the opportunity to do interviews on the red carpet for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.
• **Dr. John W. Mosser ('81 BS) was named Bentley University’s Vice President of Development of Corporate and Alumni Relations in June 2009. Prior to joining Bentley University, he played a central role in the development of an extremely successful annual planning model for major gift solicitation in a $4 billion campaign for Cornell University in Ithaca, NY where he was the Director of Major Gifts.He and his wife Jane reside in Massachusetts.
• Heather Mueller-Jones ('00 BS) is an attorney with the law firm Knapp, Ohl, Green & Marron in Edwardsville, IL.
• Timothy C. Musholt ('93 MBA, '08 BSA) works at Katz, Sapper, & Miller in Indianapolis, IN.
• Ashley N. Nelson ('09 BS) is a cocktail waitress for Harrah’s Entertainment in St. Louis, MO.
• Scott M. Niehaus ('00 BSA) was promoted to manager at BKD.
• Jessica C. Roehl Ohlendorf ('06 BSA) and her husband had a baby girl, Kyla. Jessica works at Spectrum Healthcare Resources as a staff accountant.
• Yaw O. Owusu ('03 MS) joined McMaster’s Health Policy PhD program. He received a doctoral fellowship for the 2009-2010 academic year from CHEPA.
• **Marcy B. Pinnell ('82 BS) received the “Client Service Excellence” award at the Edward Jones Maryville, Illinois branch.
• *Jeremy M. Plank ('05 MBA, '08 BSA) is a partner with Dormus Properties, LLC.
• **Bradford L. Pulaski ('77 BS) was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship Award by the East Alton Rotary Club for his outstanding service to the community and club. The award is named in honor of the Rotary International founder and is the highest honor a local club can bestow upon a member.
• Ashley M. Quisumbing ('09 BS) is a student trainee at DITCO. She resides in New Baden, IL.
• **Cynthia S. Gale Reinhardt ('83 BS) had an article published in “Heritage Illinois,” a magazine publication of the Illinois State Historical Society. Her article, “The Cooperative Village of Leclaire, 1890-1934,” details the history of the village of Leclaire that is now part of the city of Edwardsville and a National Historic District. Reinhardt is a commissioner of the Edwardsville Historic Preservation Commission and a member of Friends of Leclaire Board of Directors. She recently retired from her position with the SIUE Bookstore after almost three decades of service.

• Kevin F. Reynolds ('08 BSA, '09 MBA) joined Stone Carlie as a staff auditor.
• Kevin J. Richter ('80 BS) was appointed chairperson for The Friends of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital board.
• **Edward A. Rico ('94 MBA) was named resident physician at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. He and his wife Kathryn reside in Chicago.
• Karen M. Stirnaman Ripplemeyer ('06 BSA) married TJ Ripplemeyer in August of 2008. She graduated from St. Louis University Law School in May of 2009 and currently works for Ernst & Young.
• Eric J. Robert ('08 BS) joined Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., a financial services company, located in St. Louis, MO. Eric resides in Red Bud, IL.
• John P. Robinson ('09 MSA) works at Edward Jones.
• Karissa A. Robson ('01 BSA) is an audit manager with the Reznick Group in Bethesda, MD. She resides in Washington, DC.
• Steven R. Rommerskirchen ('09 BSA) works for Kerber, Eck, and Braeckel.
• Christina L. Rother ('04 BSA, '05 MSA) is a senior associate at KPMG and is engaged.
• Jonathan A. Sadowski ('05 BSA) works for The Doe Run Company. He lives in St. Peters, IL.
• Megan E. Saenz ('09 BSA) is a teller for Regions Bank in Godfrey, IL where she resides.
• John F. Saric ('81 MBA) is a senior audit manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in St. Louis, MO.
• Rachelle L. Sauls ('97 BSA) is a reimbursement manager at BJC Healthcare.
• Jessica L. Schaefer ('06 BS, '09 MBA) is an evaluator for FACS in Glen Carbon, IL. Jessica resides in Edwardsville, IL.
• Mark A. Schafale ('85 BSA) is retiring as vice president of finance from Energizer.
• Michael O. Schmelzle ('91 MBA) is the senior vice president of residential mortgage lending for Reliance Bank.
• *Kevin L. Schultz ('09 BS) is an intern at Fleishman-Hillard in St. Louis, MO. He and his wife Laura reside in Godfrey, IL.
• Lirim “Lindy” C. Selimi ('05 BS) is the owner of Uncle Linny’s Retaurant, formerly Linny’s Lakeview Restaurant, in Pontoon Beach, IL. His father was the previous owner and turned it over to Lindy who did extensive remodeling. The menu includes an extensive variety of food from breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Ryan G. Shirley ('01 BSA, '02 MBA) and his wife Jennifer had a son, Garrett.
• Emily M. Klaus Sill ('05 BSA, '07 MSA) passed the CPA exam and works at Brown, Smith, and Wallace. She is also the reigning Mrs. Illinois Galaxy.
• Kasie J. Silotto ('09 BS) is a PC & PE supervisor at Best Buy in Edwardsville, IL.
• Ryan B. Sims ('06 BSA, '07 MSA) passed the CPA exam and works at RubinBrown.
• Lynn E. Blanton Slackman ('82 MBA) and her husband Richard spoke on networking on the Internet, at a meeting of People in Business. They own Tenby Technologies, a web design and internet marketing firm based in Shiloh, IL. Together they have more than 30 years of experience in information technology which includes working with fortune 500 companies like Union Pacific Railroad and AT&T.
• Katherine Smith ('89 BS) was appointed to the Board of Directors of the River Bend Growth Association.  She started her own law firm in 2008 in Alton, Illinois specializing in the areas of business law, estate planning, real estate, contracts, and construction. She has practiced law in the River Bend area for the past 15 years.
• **James J. Speciale ('76 BS, '77 MBA) received the Excellence Award from the Illinois State Board of Education. He recently retired after 20 years of service on the Edwardsville District 7 Board. He and his wife Sandra reside in Edwardsville, IL.
• Virginia L. Staggs ('01 BSA) works at Boeing and had a new grandson, Samuel.
• Curtis M. Stoll ('02 BSA) returned to public accounting with Fick, Eggemeyer and Williamson. He and his wife Erin reside in Valley Park, MO.
• Jennifer M. Sellman Stouffer ('08 BS) is a procurement agent for The Boeing Company in St. Louis. She and her husband Jordan reside in Murphysboro, IL.
• Polly A. Stover ('93 BSA. '94 MBA) is a tax principal at Diel Forguson.
• Jeffrey D. Streif ('87 BSA, '03 MS) is a principal at UHY.
• Kelly A. Strubberg ('01 BS) and her husband had a son, Henrik. She is a senior accountant with US Bank.
• Michelle J. Berner Stumpf ('08 BSA) married Kyle V. Stumpf on July 18, 2009. She is employed by Tzinberg and Dowdy and he is employed by Stumpf Construction. The couple resides in Bunker Hill.
• Dennis M. Terry ('76 BS) was elected to the Illinois Bankers Association Board of Directors for the 2009-2010 term. He has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of First Clover Leaf Bank in Edwardsville since 2000. He has also been president and director of the Edwardsville Rotary Club and a board member of several organizations; including the E.G.H.M. Foundation, the SIUE Foundation, the Edwardsville YMCA and the Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois. Terry resides in Edwardsville with his wife Linda.
• **Gary E. True ('75 BS, '81) was sworn in as a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court. He practices in the areas of tax law, mergers and acquisitions, business law, and estate and succession planning. He is a principal attorney for Summers, Compton, Wells, & Hamburg.
• *Amy C. Donaldson Tymoszenko ('07 BSA) and her husband Michael had their second child, Michael. She was promoted to senior associate with the Advisory Practices Group specializing in internal audit at KPMG. They bought a home in Villa Park, IL.
• *Michael D. Ulrich ('07 BSA, '09 MSA) is working at MPP&W.
• *Bernice K. Varady ('98 BSA) is a senior accountant at Eclipse Capital Management, Inc in St. Louis, MO.
• Melvin C. Vineyard ('79 MBA), recently retired as an Audit Director with the Naval Audit Service after more than 35 years of federal service. He also wrote an article “Passwords – I Hate Them” that was published in the ASMC Comptroller Magazine. The article explains the important role of passwords in protecting information. The Naval Audit Service audits the Department of the Navy which includes the Marine Corps and Navy.
• Ramanendra S. Virk ('09 MBA) is the senior systems engineer for CSC in Fairview Heights, IL. He lives in O’Fallon, IL.
• Kendall L. Walls ('09 BSA) is in the US Army.
• *Abigail A. Solomon Ward ('07 BSA) works at Thompson Flaherty in Edwardsville, IL.
• Ariana N. Watson Warren ('05 BSA) got married in November 2008. She passed the CPA exam and will be promoted to senior tax accountant at Raffa, PC, in Washington, DC. She and her husband have a house in St. Louis, MO.
• Christine E. Webb ('00 BSA, '01 MSA) and her husband have a one year old son, Jay.
• Stephen R. Wigginton ('85 BS) is a finalist for the job of US Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.
• Heather R. Wiesemeyer ('09 BSA) works for Scheffel & Company.
• **Cheryl Witt ('08 BSBA, '09 MBA), is a contract specialist with the U.S. Air Force at Patrick AFB Florida.
• *Susan M. Young ('92 BSA) is the president for People in Business, Inc. People in Business is a networking group for men and women of the business community. The group is designed to help unemployed or underemployed individuals with the job search process.
• Clay P. Zavada ('08 BS) is a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He still resides in Streator, IL and takes care of his family farm.
• Joshua R. Zellerman ('09 MSA) works for Ernst & Young.
  

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 School of Dental Medicine

January 2010 to Present

• Dr. Michael Edwards ('95 DMD) operates Optima Dental in Union, Missouri and the Midwest Center for Craniofacial Pain in St. Peters. He is also the inventor of the “Dental Button,” a device which gives power to the patient to stop dental anxiety by enabling them to stop the dentist’s drill.
• *Dr. Brandon Maddox ('97 BS Biological Sciences, '01 DMD), who practices dentistry in Springfield, Illinois, has been named the 2009 winner of the State Dental Society Foundation’s Greek Leadership Award. Dr. Maddox has served as Secretary, Treasurer, President-Elect, and President of the GV Black District Dental Society.
• Dr. Ron Schefdore ('83 DMD), is the founder of Americans Against Diabetes. For the third year, the AAD is partnering with the National Center for Public Research to provide free FDA approved at-home diabetes risk assessment tests to 100,000 Chicago school children.

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 School of Education

January 2010 to Present

• Patrick Anderson ('06 MSED), is the new principal at Joseph Arthur Middle School in O’Fallon.
• Jeffrey Atterberry ('96 BS) is the new assistant principal at Steger Sixth Grade Center and the Elementary Computer School in Webster Groves, MO.
• Christine Bahr ('01 MSED),has been appointed the new provost and dean at McKendree University.
• Jason Baldus ('05 MSED Kinesiology) was named the No. 1 college unit director in the nation with The Gilliland Financial Group of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.
• Joseph Baum ('71 MSED) has retired as the head coach of men’s soccer at Michigan State University.
• Randy Blakely ('99 MSED) is the new principal at Mascoutah Elementary School in Mascoutah.
• Denise Bick ('97 BS) is the new librarian at Southwestern School in Piasa.
• Bill Bishop ('94 MSED) is retiring from the position of Superintendent of the Greenville, Illinois School District at the end of this school year.
• Michael Brink ('01 MSED) is the new superintendent at High Mount District 116 in Swansea.
• Daniel Carter ('93 BS Phys. Ed.) is the new head softball coach at Alton High School.
• **John Cunningham ('76 MSED) retired from the Alton School District as the director of human resources. John worked 38 years in the Alton and East St. Louis school districts.
• Greg DeCourcey ('71 BS Phys Ed.,’88 MSED) retired after coaching 33 years as the Marquette Catholic High School baseball coach in Alton.
• David Deets ('03 BS) is the new principal at Marissa Elementary School in Marissa.
• Dawn Elser ('97 MSED) is the new principal at Central Elementary School in O’Fallon.
• Kyle Freeman ('99 MSED) is the new superintendent at Belle Valley School District in Belleville.
• Leroy Fritz ('67 EDSP) was recognized with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, among other honors, for his actions during World War II. Fritz retired from the Alton School District in 1981 and just marked his 50th year in the piano-tuning business.
• Kraig Garber ('02 BS History,'08 MSED) is the new assistant principal for Carrollton School District.
• **Bev George ('75 BA English, '79 MSED) has been elected to the National Certified Real Estate Brokerage (CRB) Board of Directors. Bev is a broker and owner of Bev George & Associates in Glen Carbon and past president of the Greater Gateway Association of Realtors.
• Kevin Gockel ('01 MSED) is has been promoted to assistant principal at East Alton-Wood River High School.
• Nancy Gregory ('82 MSED) is renting homes in Ski Country, west of Denver for December-May 2010.
• Nancy Hanratty ('96 MSED) is the new part-time Pre-K at Risk and part-time instructional aide at A.R. Graiff in Staunton.
• William Harris ('93 BS, '00 MSED) is the new principal at Dupo Junior and Senior High Schools in Dupo.
• Cheryl Heard ('80 MSED) will receive an Award of Merit on March 8 from the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis for her role as President of Racial Harmony, Swansea, IL, and the work she has done with youth development and diversity awareness. Currently, she is an Assistant Director with the SIUE Kimmel Leadership Center and has worked at SIUE for more than 30 years as an educator and administrator.  She earned a master of science in education at SIUE, a baccalaureate at McKendree University and is a graduate of the Women In Leadership Program, Coro Leadership Center - St. Louis.  She resides in Collinsville, IL.
• *Jason Henderson ('98 MSED) is the new principal at Silver Creek Elementary in Troy.
• Brian Karraker ('02 MSED) is the new superintendent at New Athens School District 60.
• Debra Kreutztrager ('92 BS, '98 MSED) was appointed the first female superintendent at Roxana School District.
• Chad LeCrone ('93 BS Phys. Ed.) has accepted the role athletic director as well as the assistant principal at East Richland High School in Olney.
• Edmund Langen ('99 MSED) is the new principal at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Belleville.
• Mark Marcuzzo ('85 BS Phys. Ed.) has joined the Collinsville Area Recreation District as the manager of the Arlington Greens Golf Course in Granite City. Marcuzzo has coached golf at SIUE and Southwestern High School in Piasa, Illinois. He is a PGA professional and an inductee into the Alton Golf Hall of Fame.
• **John McDaniels ('77 MSED) received the YWCA “Men of Distinction” award for his outstanding personal achievement and contributions to the community.
• Keith McGlasson ('06 BS) has been appointed the head coach of the Carlyle High Indians varsity football team.
• Kyle Moats ('88 BS Phys. Ed.) is the new athletic director at Missouri State.
• Keri Mueller ('97 BS, '06 MSED) was named the principal at South Roxana Elementary School.
• Vicki Norton ('96 BS) is the new principal at Smithton Elementary School in Smithton.
• Michael Oslance ('05 MSED) is the new principal at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Fairview Heights.
• Gloria Perry ('96 BS, '99 MSED) is the new principal at Elizabeth Morris Elementary in Cahokia.
• Aimee Pullen ('99 MSED) is the new principal at Emge Junior High School in Belleville.
• Nathan Rakers ('03 BS) is the new principal at Whiteside Elementary School in Belleville.
• Vicki Reulecke ('78 BS Special Ed.,'81 MSED) is the new principal at Kreitner Elementary School in Collinsville.
• Leigha Robinson ('93 BS Business Administration, '97 MSED) has been promoted to principal at East Alton-Wood River High School.
• Robert Sanders ('77 BS) was voted District 3-3A Coach of year, Concordia Parish Coach of the Year, Natchez Metro Coach of the Year, LA Class 3A Coach of the Year and LA Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the year for 2009.
• Renee Schuster ('93 EDSP) will retire from her position of superintendent of the Francis Howell School District at the end of this school year.
• Ed Settles ('91 MSED) is now the Superintendent of Schools in the Jersey Community Unit School District.
• Joe Silkwood ('87 BS Recreation, '97 MPA) was named the new head baseball coach for Marquette Catholic High School in Alton.
• Doug Stotler ('00 MSED Kinesiology) is the new athletic director at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, MO.
• Larry Thompson ('74 MSED) received the YWCA “Men of Distinction” award for his outstanding personal achievement and contributions to the community.
• David Timmermann ('73 BM, '86 MSED, '96 EDSP) was appointed principal at St. Paul Catholic School in Highland. Timmermann has 21 years of experience as principal and superintendent of Breese Grade Schools.
• Jessica Tonsor ('05 BS) was recently appointed department chair for the Physical Education Department at Civic Memorial High School in Bethalto.
• Mike Waldo ('80 BS Phys. Ed., '86 MSED) received an award from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association recognizing his entry into the Hall of Fame. Mike is the basketball coach of Edwardsville High School.
• Kevin S. Werner ('06 BS) is a Juvenile Detention Center Officer at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center in Illinois.
• George Woods ('80 MSED) has been inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. George was a silver medalist in the shot put during the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.

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 School of Engineering

January 2010 to Present

• Mike Blakey ('93 BS Electrical Engineering, ‘99 MBA) is the Assistant Operations Manager- Process Support for Anheuser-Busch InBev and serves on the School of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board. Mike and his wife Verbal ('93 BS) donate a scholarship each year to the School of Engineering. Verbal is the Vice President of BHMG Engineers and has a Master’s in Engineering Management.
• Geri Boyer ('91 BSE Civil Engineering) is founder and managing partner of Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC. Geri holds a BS in Mining Engineering from SIUC and a MS in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University- New Orleans. Geri serves the School of Engineering as a member of the Civil Engineering Advisory Council.
• Alicia DeShaiser ('07 BS Civil Engineering) finished fourth in the women’s javelin throw at the United States Track and Field National Championships in Eugene, Ore. Alicia holds the SIUE school record in the javelin throw with a toss of 164 feet, nine inches (50.23m), as well as being a 2006 first team All-American in softball for the Cougars. She is employed at Oates Associates.
• Paul Galeski ('83 BSE Electrical Engineering.) is the President and CEO of MAVERICK Technologies, LLC. A three-time finalist for the St. Louis region Entrepreneur of the Year award, Paul was named one of Fast Forward's "40 under 40," a listing of the top young executives in the St. Louis area.
• Kay Guse ('88 BSE Industrial Engineering) is the Director of Engineering, Operations and Technology Policies at the Boeing Company. Kay is married to Paul Guse ('83 BS).
• Jim Heinz ('83 BS Construction) is the Executive Vice President of WPCS, International. Jim is the past chairman of the Construction Advisory Council and serves on the School of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board.
• Melissa Glauber ('03 BS Mechanical Engineering) is a Patent Attorney with Armstrong Teasdale, LLP in St. Louis. Melissa was recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as a member of the 2009 Top 30 Under 30 Class.
• Joey Heger ('08 BS Civil Engineering) is employed as a Transportation Engineering Designer at Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen.
• Kyle Klues ('09 MS Civil Engineering) has joined the firm of Horner & Shifrin’s O’Fallon office as an engineer in the structural engineering department. Klues is also a member of Engineers Without Borders.
• Chad Komnick ('07 BS Civil Engineering) married Kelsey Sand in Bismarck, ND. Chad is a Structural Design Engineer with MiTek Industries, Inc.
• Gary Mayer ('04 MS Computer Science) received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University and will be joining the computer science faculty at SIUE.
• Ross Mead ('07 BS Computer Science) received an NSF (National Science Foundation) Graduate Research Fellowship to work on robotics in the Ph.D. program at University of Southern California.
• Jim Middleton ('93 BS Civil Engineering) is the MODOT Project Manager for the new Mississippi River Bridge. Jim has visited campus to speak to the ASCE student chapter and the Summer Outreach Program campers several times throughout the year.
• Miles Musick ('08 BS Mechanical Engineering) married Lisa Cook (’08 BS) in St. Louis on June 20th. Mikes and Lisa met on move-in day in Prairie Hall in August of 2004. Miles is a Quality Engineer at John Deere and is responsible for Deere’s newest product release, the Self-Propelled Windrower. Miles and Lisa reside in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
• Matt Pfund ('96 BS Construction) is a Project Manager at Tarlton Corporation. Matt and his wife, Kristen own Pfund Construction which focuses on residential projects. Matt and Kristen live in Edwardsville with their three children. Matt is the President of the Construction Alumni Association.
• Jason Richter ('07 BS Mechanical Engineering) married Nicole Keckritz on August 8, 2009 in Aviston, IL. He currently works for Emerson Motor Technologies in St. Louis.
• Tyria Riley ('02 BS Electrical Engineering) is a Ph.D. candidate at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Tyria holds an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Missouri S & T and was awarded Six Sigma Black Belt honors by Villanova University. She is employed at The Boeing Company as an Electrical Subsystems Wiring & Integration Engineer. Tyria is also the St. Louis Section Chair of IEEE and is actively involved in the St. Louis chapter of NSBE.
• Andy Riva ('09 BS Construction Management) received LEED Accredited Professional Certification in July 2009. LEED accreditation recognizes professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles.
• Jim Roth ('87 BSE Civil Engineering) is a Civil Engineer and Senior Vice President for Hurst-Rosche Engineers, Inc. Jim resides in Fairview Heights, IL with his wife Lisa and children Ali and Jake.
• Bruce Schopp ('82 BSE Civil Engineering) has been appointed the President of the Illinois Section of Professional Engineers (ISPE). Bruce is the chief structural engineer and firm principal at Oates Associates, Inc. Bruce lives with his wife Kristine and their three children in Freeburg, IL. Bruce is a member of the School of Engineering Advisory Board.
• Ryan Sheehan ('05 BS Computer Science) married Jadrien Komnick (’05 BS, Electrical Engineering) July 11th, 2009 in Bethalto, IL. They reside in Naperville, IL.
• Levi Sorrill ('07 BS Civil Engineering) is employed at MiTek Industries, Inc. in the Research and Development Department.
• Larry Thomason, Jr. ('93 BS Civil Engineering) received the Richard B. Teitelman Distinguished Service Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. Larry works for the Kaskaskia Engineering Group three days a week and performs pro-bono legal services for LSEM two days a week.
• Jenna Toennies ('08 BS Mechanical Engineering) received an NSF (National Science Foundation) Graduate Research Fellowship to work on robotics in the Ph.D. program at Vanderbilt University.
• Stephanie Travis ('95 BS Construction) is the Manager of Plant Operations at Alton Memorial Hospital. Stephanie recently received her MBA from Lindenwood University.
• Raymond Walter ('86 BSE Electrical Engineering, ’93 MS Electrical Engineering) is a Targeting and Weapons Systems Engineer at The Boeing Company. Raymond is earning his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from SIUE.
• Ryan Zorko '’93 BS Electrical Engineering) is an Engineering Manager at Anheuser-Busch InBev. He received his MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Olin School of Business at Washington University. He is married and has two boys.

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 School of Nursing

January 2010 to Present

• Julie Adkins ('85 BS, '01 MS) is the CNP for UltiMed Plus in West Frankfort, Illinois. Julie also served as the President for the Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing in 2009.
• Janice Becherer ('08 MS) was named as Chief Nurse Executive at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
• Staci Beck ('92 BS) gave a presentation on behalf of Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, entitled, “Ambulatory Procedure Center,” at the AORN National Multispecialty Conference in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Vera Bloomquist ('89 BS) was recognized by Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois for attaining her Medical/Surgical Nursing Certification.
• Michele Brown ('90 MS) was inducted into the SIUE Alumni Association Hall of Fame for the School of Nursing on October 10, 2009.
• Mia Cass ('00 BS) received recognition through her employer, Anderson Hospital, for reaching the next level of Clinical Ladder achievement.
• Bethany Clutts ('08 BS) is employed with Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois. Bethany’s article entitled "Recognition and Management of Complications Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Guide for Health Care Workers in Non-Bariatric Hospitals” was published in the December 2009 issue of MEDSURG Nursing.
• Ed Curtis ('75 BS) was inducted into the SIUE Alumni Association Hall of Fame for the School of Nursing on October 10, 2009.
• Ann Donze ('94 MS) presented, “Clinical Practice Guidelines: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice,” at the National Nurses Mother-Baby Conference in Washington, D.C. Additionally, she made other presentations at the regional and national level, as well as co-authoring the article, “Fad, Frenzy, or Future? A Review of the Institute of Medicine’s Report of the Direction of Evidence-based Practice,” which was published in the Neonatal Network. Ann is a Nurse Practitioner at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis.
• Bridget Duah ('09 BS) is employed with Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis on the Short Stay Surgery Floor.
• Vicki M. Ellinger-Colonius ('06 MS) works for St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois as a Clinical Documentation and Coding Nurse Manager.
• Susan Flake ('86 BS) attained her Pediatric Nurse certification and was acknowledged by her employer, St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
• Casey Griffith ('03 BS, '07 MS) is a CRNA with Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
• Rick Harmon ('08 MS) is the Human Patient Simulator & Nursing Lab Coordinator for Richland Community College in Decatur, Illinois.
• Melissa Hlava ('91 BS) is a member of the Magnet team at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She co-wrote an article that appeared in the Winter edition of Pediatric Perspectives on “Quality of Care” as it relates to the Magnet redesignation process for the agency.
• David Jansen ('05 MS) is an instructional assistant professor for Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
• Ruth Ann Johnson ('95 BS) was recognized by Anderson Hospital for achieving Medical/Surgical Nursing Certification.
• Scott Johnson ('83 BS) is an ICU/CCU Nurse in Cordova, Alaska where he lives with his wife and children.
• Amanda Jones ('03 BS) gave a poster presentation on behalf of Children’s Hospital in St. Louis at the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Cynthia Kerber ('80 BS) is an assistant professor for Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
• Diana Kraus ('83 BS) was appointed to the State of Missouri East Central Regional EMS Committee, and is also serving on the State of Missouri State Advisory Board as the Pediatric Sub-Committee Chair. Diana works for St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
• Sarah Landt ('06 BS) is employed with Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois in the ICU.
• Holly Langster ('03 MS) is the Director of Nursing for Baptist Health Medical Center in Heber Springs, Arizona. She also serves on the board of directors of the Arkansas Organization of Nurse Leaders.
• Karen Looper ('01 BS) gave a poster presentation at the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Jeremy Martin ('04 BS, '08 MS) is a CRNA with Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
• Corey Meyer ('08 BS) is employed by St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.
• Marquato Murry ('07 BS) achieved the next level on the Clinical Ladder and was acknowledged by her employer, Anderson Hospital.
• H. Catherine Miller ('86 MS) is the Associate Dean of Health & Human Services and Director of Nursing for Education at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois.
• Mary Beth Pellman ('85 BS) is a full-time staff nurse in the emergency room at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri.  She also works part-time for the St. Clair County Juvenile Detention Center as an intake RN.
• Jamie Penrod ('81 BS) is an instructional assistant professor for Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
• Pam Phillips ('02 BS) was given recognition through Anderson Hospital for reaching the next level of Clinical Ladder achievement.
• Cindy Riekena ('95 BS) received acknowledgement from Anderson Hospital for attaining her Medical/Surgical Nursing Certification.
• Linda Robert ('90 BS, '95 MS) wrote an article called, “Emergency Unit Offers HIV Screening,” which appeared in the Spring 2009 issue of Pediatric Perspectives, a publication of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
• Bill Rodgers ('07 MS) wrote an article entitled "Performing PCI in a Hospital Without Heart Surgery Backup," that appeared in Cath Lab Digest.
• Jamie Rosenthal ('08 BS) is a nurse on the Women’s Health Unit at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis.
• Johanna Schloemann ('84 BS) received funding from the SLCH Foundation to co-conduct a study at St. Louis Children’s Hospital called, “Comparison of Noise Levels in Private Rooms vs. Open Pod Unit Designs in a NICU Internal Research Grant.”
• Ashlee Sloman ('07 MS) is an instructional assistant professor for Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
• Sonia Stalker ('94 MS) reached the next level of Clinical Ladder achievement and was recognized by Anderson Hospital.
• Karen Stefaniak, Ph.D., R.N., ('67 BS) retired as the chief nursing officer/associate hospital director and assistant dean for clinical affairs at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. She currently serves as assistant professor in the UK College of Nursing.
• Suzanne Trueb ('87 BS) reached the next level of Clinical Ladder achievement and was recognized by Anderson Hospital.
• Grant Van Meter ('03 BS, ’08 MS) is a CRNA at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, Illinois.
• Jessica Walker ('02 BS) received recognition through her employer, Anderson Hospital, for reaching the next level of Clinical Ladder achievement.
• Cheryl Weber ('84 BS) received recognition through her employer, Anderson Hospital, for reaching the next level of Clinical Ladder achievement.

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 School of Pharmacy

January 2010 to Present

• Michelle McArthur (’09 Doctor of Pharmacy) is currently employed with Kmart Pharmacy in St. Charles, Missouri as a staff pharmacist. She is also a member of the SIUE School of Pharmacy Alumni Council.
• *Travis Willeford (’09 Doctor of Pharmacy) is currently employed with CVS in Springfield, Illinois as a staff pharmacist. Travis is also a member of the SIUE School of Pharmacy Alumni Council.

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* Indicates that the alumnus is a member of the SIUE Alumni Association.
** Indicates that the alumnus is a lifetime member of the SIUE Alumni Association.