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EMP-38
Greetings
once again to EMP-38 classmates everywhere. We have been a
very busy class this summer! Up front, a big welcome to a
new class reporter, Trish Lambrecht, who is rotating
into the post as Neal Campbell rotates off. Our thanks
to Neal for his service in this post for the past three years.
Mike
Creech has accepted a new position as vice president of
corporate development for Rockwood Service Corporation, a
Houston-based, private equity group. He says: “I have
responsibility for the M&A activity with a focus on acquiring
for our own account, quality assurance and engineering firms.
We have 1,600 employees in the U.S., Canada and Venezuela.
I have relocated with my wife and son to Houston and now live
near the waterfront in the Clear Lake area. The first thing
I did when I got to Houston was nail my snow shovel to my
garage wall. The second thing I did was hang our EMP-38 class
photo in my new office, reminding me of the good times and
hard work we all put in.” Classmates are invited to contact
Mike at mcreech@rockwoodlp.com.
Kevin
Garton
writes: “After graduation, I accepted a position with
MicroStrategy, the much maligned software firm, and moved
to the Washington, D.C. area. My wife, Sheryl and I celebrated
the birth of our second child, Hallie, now 2. Last November,
after two tumultuous years at MicroStrategy, I joined a private
firm called comScore Networks in Reston, Va., as their vice
president of marketing. comScore is a Web-based consumer behavior
company engaged in measuring the Web’s affect on online
and offline transactions. My contact information is kgarton@comscore.com.”
Jackie
Kramer
sends greetings to everyone from Ameritech/SBC.
Jeff and
Robin Felton are expecting their third child. Jeff
has become an avid triathlete and was recently in Chicago
participating in the Chicago Triathlon.
Steve
Goerth moved his family from Vernon Hills to Kildeer.
Mike
Odell is
running the stores, nationwide, for Sears Auto Centers and
National Tire & Battery. By the time this is published,
Mike Odell will have moved to a house on a bigger lot in the
same school district. His new address is: 914 Jeffrey Court,
St. Charles IL 60174.
Susan
Amato
told us about her abduction by aliens and subsequent return
to Planet Earth earlier this year. She sold the rights to
her story to the National Enquirer so you may want
to keep your eyes out for her pictures at grocery store checkouts.
Mary
Bouska
bought a new house in Lake Zurich and is landscaping her heart
out. Her address is 590 Dunhill Drive, Lake Zurich, IL 60047.
The home phone is 847.726.1129. Her Motorola office also moved
to Deer Park; it’s a 10-minute commute! Her new work
number is 847.862.1282.
Dave
Mecklenberger
reported that he and his wife had twin girls one year ago
July 5. That brings the kid count to four. Fellow EMP-38’er
Clyde Rundle also had twin girls last summer. (Must
have been something in the water in Evanston.)
Other
scoops: Gary Weiss of Group K left his position at
Bank One to become the CFO of the Medical Group at Evanston
Northwestern Healthcare. He also moved to Glencoe and now
lives down the street from Kellogg’s Professor Phil Kotler.
(Do you suppose Phil Kotler cuts his own grass?)
Tom
Sweeney
is breaking a lot of hearts by getting married this coming
Oct. 20. Tom, we need pictures!
Kevin
Ozan of Group K recently spent six months in Sweden for
his employer McDonalds Corp.
Which
of these stories isn’t true? ‘Til next time.
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