WGA Evans Scholars Magazine, Winter 2018

35 Winter 2018 theMACreport Ken Hoffmann 08 is an attorney at Brennan Burtker in Chicago He married Sheila OSullivan on Jan 6 Josh Fisher 10 wrote in December I began a new job as a product design engineer at Guardian Equipment in Chicago Other noteworthy news I recorded a double eagle a k a albatross on the 10th hole at Seven Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge The feat was witnessed by Ryan ONeill Ill 10 and Pat Riley Ill 09 Bethany Juby 10 opened Juby Clinical Services in Sedona Arizona She married Tim Presecky Ill 10 on April 1 Tim is a business development associate at KemperSports Management in Sedona Arizona Adam Granback 11 is an assurance manager at BDO USA in Chicago Lou Ori 81 became a certified construction manager from the Construction Manager Certificate Institute in March 2017 Phil Stolarski 81 wrote recently Both of my daughters got married Elizabeth had a destination wedding in Italy and Sara got married in Healdsburg California This past year I got promoted to the division chief of environmental analysis Cindy and I just celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary Steven Schmitt 06 is engaged to Katie Jablonski Alums renew Evans Scholars bond and support the ESF at the Alumni created Evans Cup EVANS SCHOLARS MAILBOX Mike Byrne Ill 78 wrote in October When you receive the Evans Scholarship there is a sense of relief The financial hurdle that was going to impede your ability to go to college suddenly disappears While you are in school you begin to realize that the scholarship is much more You realize that you are forming friendships that will last a lifetime The amazing thing you come to understand when you graduate is the Evans Scholarship is a lifelong gift You can say with pride for the rest of your life that you are an Evans Scholar That bond is epitomized by the Evans Cup The tournament was started by Tom Kaufmann Ill 79 who together with John Haines Ill 79 and Jim Reilly NU 83 own Lincoln Oaks Golf Course the location of the tournament The format mimics that of the Ryder Cup allowing us to compete and bond over the game that brought us all together Since the inception of the tournament in 2007 Illinois has won five times Northwestern five times and Marquette once Each year the tournament has made a contribution to the Evans Scholars Foundation If any Alum is looking to participate or have an outing of their own contact Tom Frank Mostek Ill 87 and his wife Heidi celebrated their 25th anniversary on July 25 Ed Sweeney Ill 05 is engaged to Courtney Thompson Maggie and Joe Meador Ill 08 welcomed son Remy on Nov 28 2016 Matt Cronin 13 is a licensed architect in the state of Illinois He is an architect at Healy Bender and Associates in Naperville Melissa and Chris Wojtanowski Ill 97 welcomed daughter Isabella Melissa on Oct 15 2016 She joins Landon and Ethan Meg and Mike Fisher Ill 05 welcomed son Connor Savage on Nov 11