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Dads Association elects new officers

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Ted Rock of Downers Grove has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Other newly elected members and their offices include (EDITORS: See list).

The Dads Association comprises fathers of Illinois students and promotes parent involvement in university activities and fund raising for student programs. Founded in 1922, the association is believed to be the first organization of its kind in the nation.

DADS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

BELLEVILLE – Milt Davis, 1000 Carlyle Ave., director

BOLINGBROOK – Ven Batchu, 119 Robinhood Way, director

BOURBONNAIS – Michael Murtha, 428 Braemar Way, director

CHICAGO – (19) Ben Duster, 7459 S. Cottage Grove Ave., director

(46) Richard Ciesla, 7008 N. McAlpin Ave., treasurer

COLUMBIA – Dewan Prashad, 9 Hickory Lane, director

DARIEN – Frank Massi, 1205 Sleepy Hollow Lane, director

DOWNERS GROVE – Ted Rock, 4016 Belle Aire Lane, president

ELK GROVE VILLAGE – Harold Labinsky, 455 Lakeview Circle, director; Frank Pawlowski, 1490 William Clifford Lane, director

HOFFMAN ESTATES – Roy Kawell, 345 Nogales, director

KANKAKEE – Joseph Meisenbach, 1195 S. Poplar Ave., director

LEWISTOWN – Keith Kittell, R.R. 4, vice president

LINCOLN – Robert Kidd, 163 Ninth St., first vice president

MCHENRY – Thomas Farrell, 514 Sunrise Drive, director

MOLINE – Henry Hicks, 2708 14th Ave., vice president

NAPERVILLE – James Weichel, 1112 Nashville Court, vice president

OAK LAWN – Frederic Metz, 10125 S. Mansfield, director

OLYMPIA FIELDS – John R. Menees, 3617 Ionia Drive, director

PEORIA – Jack Teplitz, 240 NE Randolph Ave., director

PONTIAC – Rod Patterson, 1128 N. Walnut, director

VERNON HILLS – Jerry Coleman, 126 Brookwood Court, director

WHEELING – David Goode, 710 Briarwood Drive, director

WOOD DALE – John Cieslak, 225 E. Windsor Ave., director



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