WGA Evans Scholars Magazine, Spring 2019

The 1972 Illinois Evans Scholars class got together for a 50 year reunion EVANS SCHOLARS MAILBOX 32 The WGA Evans Scholars Magazine motion tracking and projection mapping to provide an animated experience for young visitors between the ages of 5 and 7 In August I was hired as a part time adjunct professor of design at RIT to teach motion graphics and motion design in addition to my regular job as a user experience designer at REDCOM Laboratories Chuck Behensky 98 is an instructional designer at Uber in Chicago Jim Lee 00 is the controller at Enova International in Chicago Brian Dudek 07 is vice president global sales at Chaucer in Chicago Dan McEldowney 08 is a director at HighTech Solutions in Chicago Adam Granback 11 is a manager of revenue accounting at R1 RCM in Chicago Christina Michelon 11 earned a Ph D in art history at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis Chad Didriksen 12 is a CRM analyst at Hu Friedy in Des Plaines Jeff Nagle 12 is a management consultant at UBS in Nashville Tennessee Cesar Barrera 14 is an architectural detailer at The Consulting Engineers Group in Mount Prospect He and about the RV We have been all over the U S and Canada Steve Stroker 81 is CEO at Black Creek Capital Markets in Denver Joe Gembala 87 is senior director marketing communications North America at Getinge in Wayne New Jersey Brian Murphy 87 is a stop loss underwriting manager at Marty Joyce 78 wrote in January After 40 quick years I retire on March 1 Ive spent the last 32 at the same firm HDR On the personal side I am the seventh ward alderman in Park Ridge and running unopposed in the upcoming April election Also I have three lovely grandchildren Noah Riley and Brody Im still married to my lovely wife Denise after 36 years Recreationally its all Pan American Life Insurance Group in New Orleans Jim Parrillo 95 wrote in January In December 2017 I graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with an MFA in visual communication design with a specialty in interaction design and motion design For my thesis project I worked with ice age cave art museums and visitor centers across Europe to develop and test a prototype cave environment exhibit The exhibit used body Alicea and Matt Starr Ill 05 welcomed son Austin Maddox on Aug 24 Fern and Eric Carnick Ill 06 welcomed son Andrew Thomas on Sept 23 He joins Cecelia Rose Steven Schmitt Ill 06 married Katie Jablonski on Oct 13 Family update from the Reichlings Mike Reichling Ill 82 wrote in January My wife Sharla retired a week before my grandson Shane was born on Feb 8 2017 She had worked 20 years at Fort Worth Habitat for Humanity She now takes care of him during the week and we really have been enjoying being with him My daughter Laura is a State Farm agent and her husband Collin works near our house My father John finally left his Wisconsin forest paradise and moved to the Fort Worth area so we are spending time with him as well Unfortunately my mom Dorothy suffers from dementia and anxiety disorder It was very frustrating to deal with but I was finally able to place her into memory care in December