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Dads Association elects 2007-08 executive board

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Paul Wieck of Charleston, Ill., has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois for 2007-08.

Other newly elected executive board members and their offices are: (EDITORS: See list.)

The election was held during the Dads Association Annual Meeting on Oct. 6 during Dads Weekend. The Dads Association was founded in 1922 and is believed to be the first organization of its kind in the country.

DADS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

CHARLESTON -Paul Wieck, president

CHICAGO – (19) Benjamin Duster, director

ELK GROVE VILLAGE – Harold Labinsky, director

FRANKFORT – Dennis Regnier, director

GENEVA – Fred Case, director

KANKAKEE – David Jaffe, director

MARION – Dwain Baldridge, director

NORTHBROOK – Joel Helfer, director

OLYMPIA FIELDS – John Menees, vice president

PARK RIDGE -Kevin Blindauer, director

PAWNEE – Norm Megginson, director

SHILOH – George Kohut, immediate past-president

ST. CHARLES – Lalo Ponce, first vice president

STERLING -Jim Say, vice president

WHEATON – Gordon Soderlund, director

WOOD DALE – John Cieslak, director

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