Boyd Bach ’91

Normal, IL
Analyst – Afni, Incorporated
Education: BA in Economics – UIUC, MBA – Illinois State University
With his wife Laura and children, Brian and Julie, Boyd is a proud Beta Chi alum and fan of all things Michigan (Wolverines, Pistons, Lions, Red Wings, and Tigers…). Boyd also enjoys playing the stock market and running. Brother Bach was an accomplished foosball and casino player as an undergraduate and was a dominating Rock-Paper-Scissors athlete. His undergraduate Psi U activities included Scholarsip Chairman and Dad’s Day Chair, but Brother Bach’s longest service to the Omicron was as alumni treasurer for five years.

Adam R. Boyko ’99

Ithaca, NY
Postdoctoral researcher, Cornell University
Education: BS – Computer Science; BS – Ecology, Ethology and Evolution; MS –  Computer Science (Purdue); PhD – Biology (Purdue)
Adam’s research interests include evolution, population genetics and game theory. His hobbies are astronomy, photography, blackjack, and traveling – including study abroad in Costa Rica; the MicronPC.com bowl and Sugar Bowl back in the good old days; and running with the bulls in Pamplona. A former archon, Adam was also secretary and held several chairmanships as an undergrad.

Andrew Brennan ’04

Palos Heights, IL
BA – Political Science
Brother Brennan writes: “I’m the Midwest Area Manager for La Flor Dominicana Cigars. I play golf when ever possible, and I think I play John Daly, but my wife says I just look like him. Musical interests range from Hank Williams Jr to Frank Sinatra and it’s not uncommon to see me wearing a stetson. So many great memories at Psi U, especially at AB’s Cigar Bar (you had to be there). Regrets . . .? I had a few, but then again, too few to mention. Advice to the undergrads, life is short – live big baby!”

Chris Clark ’70

Morton, IL
President – Chris Clark Cars, Inc. Morton, Illinois, a late model used car dealership
Owner – Country Saloon, a small bar in East Peoria, Illinois
BS – Business Administration
Hobbies include auto racing and restoring cars.
Three sons inclulding Justin, Omicron class of 01, Bachelors in Engineering, Jeffrey, a recent graduate of Robert Morris College with a BS. in business, and Jared, currently a student at Illinois Central College.
A member of the Omicron board of alumni for numerous years and President from 2001 to 2004.
Nickname in school was the “FOXX” (reasons forgotten years ago), and Chris’ room was referred to as the “Foxxhole”.

Justin D. Clark ’01

Chicago, IL
Manager – Accenture
BS – Engineering Mechanics
Justin Clark is married to Sarah Konsky, also a University of Illinois alum. He enjoys motorsports whenever possible.
I don’t know where to begin regarding memories, but a favorite is when a slightly inebriated brother Drew Haning mistook Grant Alsman and myself for a fire and promptly proceeded to put us out with a fire extinguisher.
Other favorites include every I-Night and the trip to Miami/Key West for a rare football bowl game.

James A. Cunningham ’87

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Matthew R. DalSanto Ph.D. ’04

I am currently serving as chairman of the Fraternity’s Alumni Advisory Board. I am the voting representative of the board on the Fraternity’s International Board of Directors or Executive Council. My last two years at Illinois, I served as one of the two undergraduate delegates to the Executive Council. Brothers Corner and Finkelstein encouraged me to continue my service to the international board after graduation, and so that following summer I ran for and was elected Chairman of the Alumni Advisory Board at its annual meeting which coincides with the Convention. Since the summer of 2003 I have been serving in this capacity.

As an undergraduate at the Omicron, I served as the Treasurer, President, Pledge Educator, Philanthropy Chairman, Alumni Relations Chairman, and “Dress-Up Dinner” Chairman. My University activities included serving on LAS’s General Education Committee, the Provost’s Tuition Advisory Board, and running as an Independent for Student Trustee. I have many great memories, but one of the highlights was when we invited President Stukel to the chapter house for dinner. He accepted our invitation and we had a great meal prepared by the legendary Eloise and Gussie and an interesting Q&A session. I was also honored to head up the Sam Biardo Memorial Philanthropy for Organ and Tissue Donation for two years. We collected money for the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois and also disseminated information on campus about the common misconceptions of signing a donor pledge and the need to inform family members of one’s wish to be an organ and tissue donor. My three favorite events as an undergrad were my pledge class’s Pledge Dance, our Initiation Night, and our Walkout to the Epsilon Nu chapter (MSU).

Since 2003 I have been in graduate school at the University of Minnesota. By October of this year, I will have completed my Ph.D. in Applied Economics and my M.A. in Economics. My research interests are at the intersection of Economics, the Law, and Political Science. While in the Twin Cities, I have had the opportunity to teach both introductory and advanced level economics courses as an instructor or adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota, Hamline University, and Macalester College. Though I can’t help but to think my first time really teaching was as pledge educator at Psi U – and it was good practice! My current students occasionally give some of the same excuses. I have also served as a research assistant to Dr. Kent Olson at the “U” where I have worked to analyze various policy proposals on the commodity programs portion of the 2007 Farm Bill. This August I will be moving out to California to begin the J.D. program at UC-Berkeley (Boalt Hall).

Dave DiPrima ’89

Mount Prospect, IL
Banker – ABN AMRO
BS – Psychology, MBA – DePaul University
Brother in law to Alumni Treasurer Boyd Bach ’91, Dave is married to Boyd’s sister, Beth, and they have two children, Toni and Taylor. Penthouse alum and a charter member of the “Horsemen”, Dave served for several terms as Alumni VP before moving to the Board. He enjoys working on his home, including supervising a major addition completed over the last several years, and has recently taken up woodworking.
Dave remembers (vaguely) winning a “Supid Human Tricks” competition with Doug Truskowski ’89 and splitting open his head in the process. Another one of Dave’s favorite memories is working in tandem with Jeff Wargin ’91 to sneak off with Chuck Eilers’ ’91 beer, and then waiting until after graduation to fess up to Chuck and buy him a replacement case!

Lew Finkelstein ’83

Foothill Ranch, California
Partner in the CPA firm of Rossi Doskocil & Finkelstein LLP in Long Beach, California. I grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, prior to attending the U of I from 1978-1982. I’ve been in public accounting since my graduation from the U of I in 1982. I moved to California in 1984 and have lived in Orange County since 1986.
I’ve been married to Sheree Metzner, a Michigan native, since 1994. We have two boys, Joey born in 1999 and Michael born in 2003.
I’ve been active with the Psi U International Organization the last ten years or so and am currently the treasurer of the Psi U Foundation Board. I very much enjoy the camaraderie of attending 2-3 out of town meetings per year and the annual convention with the good friends that I have made with the brothers involved with the International Organization.
I have also been the President of the Orange County University of Illinois Alumni Club since 1992. I am an avid sports fan and San Diego Charger season ticket holder, a big Red Sox fan, and enjoy our usual annual vacations to Hawaii and Boston, trips to Las Vegas, attending my sons’ sporting events and playing golf whenever I can find time. I very much enjoy my typical annual trips to Champaign for Homecoming. The last few years we have hired several U of I grads for my CPA firm.

Andrew Haning ’00

Chicago, IL
Futures Broker – RJO Futures
BA – Sociology
College was a bit of a semi-true story as there are some things I have forgotten and some stories that have been a little embellished since the time they happened. A couple of things that did happen were graduation, my two terms as Archon, working at Kams and summers on the sundeck.
Today I live with my brother Will Haning ‘98.5 and enjoy grilling on the deck, golfing on the weekends and meeting up with friends for dinner, cards or Illini sporting events. On July 4, 2009 at the Homestead resort outside of Traverse City, Michigan, Brother Haning will be getting married – “Psi, Psi, Psi” on the great news.

William S. Hansen ’90

Arden, NC
Managing parnter, Parsec Financial Management
BA – Finance; MBA from DePaul University, Chicago, IL
My wife Danelle and I moved to Asheville, NC several years ago. We are keeping busy with our two boys Jack and Ian. Prior to joining Parsec in 2003, Bill led the private client services division for a Chicago-based regional bank. He is a member of the CFA Institute and The North Carolina CFA Society.

Joseph J. Hudson ’88

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Howard L. “Tad” Huntington ’95.5

Mt. Prospect, IL
Attorney at Law – Williams Montgomery & John, Ltd . – Chicago, IL
BA – Political Science; JD – Chicago-Kent College of Law
While in Champaign, Brother Huntington proudly sported the Orange and Blue, playing trombone for both the basketball band and the Marching Illini – the nation’s premiere college marching band. A former archon and member of Sachem, Tad enjoys running and is a board member for the Chicago Illini Club.

Dave Komie ’92.5

Evanston, IL
Teacher – Alan B. Shepard Middle School – Deerfield, IL
BA in History – UIUC, MA in History – DePaul University
Orange Krush member during the memorable Flyin’ Illini season and proud Beta Chi alum, Brother Komie commissioned the Centennial Print series and helped redesign the chapter house sign. Additionally, he helps run Swordfish Chicago publishers, which prints the award-winning fiction of his father, and he’s a girl’s basketball coach. He served as alumni secretary for five years and was honored in 2009 along with Brother Dean C. Marinakis ’90 with an award named for the two of them recognizing undergraduate academic achievement.

Gene T. McCarthy ’49

Chicago, IL
Currently semi-retired after 52 years in the insurance business, specializing in Marine insurance
Attended U of I ’46 to ’52
Helped create the original Red Room!
Sailed my 53rd Chicago to Mackinac sailboat race in 2006.
Served on Omicron Alumni Board from 1980 to date.

Robert E. McIntire ’68
Attorney at Law – Public Defender, Vermilion County

Danville, IL
Both the Omicron and the University have had few alumni as dedicated and loyal as Brother Bob McIntire. The Omicron’s unofficial singer, Brother McIntire is a repository of chapter history and wisdom which he has graciously shared with a generation of Psi U’s. Often seen carrying around his beloved guitar at Homecoming and wearing his badge with pride, Bob is married to Cheryl, and they have a son, Jeff, and a daughter, Mindy, who was a Pi Phi at Illinois and Panhel President.

John B. “Jay” McManus ’89

Chicago, IL
Senior Project Manager – EDS
BS – General Engineering, BA – History, MS – Financial Markets and Trading from Illinois Institute of Technology
Held several positions as an undergraduate including social chairman, internal vice president, and Archon. A consummate weekend cook with my co-chef and pledge brother Tom Slattery (much to the dismay of Rob Auw, our Kitchen Manager). Attended the original barbarian feast and lived on all floors while living in the house.
During my years at Illinois I also studied marital arts, played clarinet in the concert band, and was a proud member of the Irish Illini. One of the more memorable events while in college was meeting my wife, Amy, at an exchange with Sigma Kappa.
After graduating I have been active on the alumni board for several years and have held the positions of President and Secretary. My hobbies include cooking, listening to music, travel, and following the Fighting Illini.

Louis A. Margaglione ’91.5

Wheaton, IL
Bank of America – Client Manager in the Global Commercial Banking group
Lou is very active with the University of Illinois. He serves on the University Campus Alumni Advisory Board and is past president of the Chicago Illini Club. In May 2008, Lou was appointed by the Chancellor to serve a four-year term on the Athletics Board. He married his college sweetheart, Kristin (Alpha Omicron Pi and class of 1992), in 1997. They live in Wheaton, Illinois, with their son Alex and daughter Claire.

Dean Marinakis ’90
Attorney at Law
Former President of the Omicron Alumni Association

Chicago, IL
When the name “Dean” is uttered at 313 E. Armory Avenue, everyone from the newest pledge to the venerable alumnus in knows you’re talking about the incomparable Dean C. Marinakis ’90. His full record of service to the chapter may be read in our “Loyal Service to Psi U” part of the website.
Brother Marinakis took a BS in Business Administration with High Honors in 1990 and earned a JD at Loyola University of Chicago in 1993. He is a trial attorney in Chicago and enjoys running, reading (Mark Twain is a favorite) and is very concerned about global warming. Along with Brother Komie, Dean was recognized for his service with award named for the two of them recognizing undergraduate academic achievement.

Henry W. “Trey” Meers III ’01

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Timothy T. Miller ’80

Columbus, Ohio
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of Crane Plastics Company , Columbus, Ohio
Previous Employment: Attorney for the law firm of Rosenthal and Schanfield, Chicago, Illinois 1987-1992; Senior accountant for the law firm of Jenner & Block, Chicago, Illinois 1983-1992; Staff accountant for the public accounting firm of Touche Ross & Company (now Deloitte & Touche) 1980-1983.
BS – Accounting; JD – Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, in 1987
Brother Miller is married to Jamie Crane, and in between raising their two children, Taylor and Hailey, he is trying to learn piano and enjoys writing. His favorite memories of the house include:

• Announcements after the evening meal
• Crow calls
• Trying to sneak into the house after it snowed without getting plastered in the face with a snowball from a brother.
• Hitting campus town, i.e., Second Chance, Boni’s, Dooley’s and Kams with the brothers.
• Joining the Mug Club at Illini Inn with brothers Hower (Matt and Marty), Kim Wells, Doug Glidewell, et. al.
• Wild Kingdom night when my pledge brother, Dennis Vandyke, would feed his snake and his Oscar fish.

Bob Petersen ’68

Wheaton, IL
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Michael Santoro ’03

Des Plaines, Illinois
President, Walker Sands Communications
BA – English
Mike currently heads a midsized marketing and public relations firm in the West Loop of Chicago, where his English degree helps him provide marketing, design, web, and PR services to a range of businesses. He currently resides in Des Plaines, with wife Amanda (AGD ’03) and dog Bailey. His fondest memories from Champaign include playing in Assembly Hall for the fraternity basketball championship, serenading the sororities, and hanging out with everyone for hours on end, debating the most inane topics.

Daniel R. Smith ’02

Des Plaines, Illinois
Commercial Sales Representative for Marvin Windows and Doors
BA – Double Major Speech Communication & Political Science
Brother Smith writes, “I married Julie Lucchesi, an old friend from Maine South High School. We live in Des Plaines, and are enjoying the married life.  We volunteer at the Park Ridge Presbyterian Church, assisting the Youth Program in our free time.  I always try to incorporate a golf course in business transactions but usually become too busy to fit in a round.  I also miss competitively sailing on Lake Michigan during the summers, although my wife and I did have the chance to sail the Tri-state race with Brother Gene McCarthy.”
Regarding his days in Champaign he notes, “There are so many memories from school. I loved I-week, the ’02’s rule. All nighters with Tom Fox and Steve Tallungan in the Red Room. Each one of my pledge son’s initiation nights, all three produced stories I will never forget. Who doesn’t have stories about the Sun Deck, my favorite place to hang out?”

Dan Wojnowski Ph.D. ’81.5
Principal Engineer
Engineering Systems Inc.

Homer Glen, IL
Brother Wojnowski is a civil and metallurgical engineer with Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI), a professional engineering consulting firm and laboratory headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. ESI is a multi-disciplinary company which provides professional engineering services to industrial, legal and insurance firms, government agencies and trade organizations, and provides consultants to other engineering firms. The laboratory capabilities are supplemented by cooperative agreements with other recognized facilities to provide a wide range of technical support capabilities, including metallurgical, materials, aeronautical, mechanical, structural, electrical, safety, automotive and audio/visual services. Projects ranging from simple failure investigations to complex engineering studies are undertaken.

With a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Wojnowski specializes in the areas of inspection and evaluation of distressed, failed and fire damaged structures and failure analysis of mechanical components. His structural and metallurgical background allows for an all encompassing investigation when structural materials, components and systems are involved. He is versed in the use of metals, wood, masonry and roofing materials used in the construction industry. His experience includes involvement in commercial and residential buildings, bridges, industrial plants, mobile and stationary cranes, fire suppression systems, and machinery. Prior to his association with ESI, Dr. Wojnowski was the principal engineering instructor and administrator for the engineering department at Triton College and was associated with Packer Engineering Associates, Inc. as a senior staff engineer in both the metallurgical and structural engineering departments. His professional affiliations include American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Building Officials Code Association, American Society for Metals International, and the American Welding Society

Brother Wojnowski has been also honored for his work at Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11 by the City of New York and the State of Illinois. You can read more about his work at Ground Zero here.

Boyd Bach ’91

Normal, IL
Analyst – Afni, Incorporated
Education: BA in Economics – UIUC, MBA – Illinois State University
With his wife Laura and children, Brian and Julie, Boyd is a proud Beta Chi alum and fan of all things Michigan (Wolverines, Pistons, Lions, Red Wings, and Tigers…). Boyd also enjoys playing the stock market and running. Brother Bach was an accomplished foosball and casino player as an undergraduate and was a dominating Rock-Paper-Scissors athlete. His undergraduate Psi U activities included Scholarsip Chairman and Dad’s Day Chair, but Brother Bach’s longest service to the Omicron was as alumni treasurer for five years.

Adam R. Boyko ’99

Ithaca, NY
Postdoctoral researcher, Cornell University
Education: BS – Computer Science; BS – Ecology, Ethology and Evolution; MS –  Computer Science (Purdue); PhD – Biology (Purdue)
Adam’s research interests include evolution, population genetics and game theory. His hobbies are astronomy, photography, blackjack, and traveling – including study abroad in Costa Rica; the MicronPC.com bowl and Sugar Bowl back in the good old days; and running with the bulls in Pamplona. A former archon, Adam was also secretary and held several chairmanships as an undergrad.

Chris Clark ’70

Morton, IL
President – Chris Clark Cars, Inc. Morton, Illinois, a late model used car dealership
Owner – Country Saloon, a small bar in East Peoria, Illinois
BS – Business Administration
Hobbies include auto racing and restoring cars.
Three sons inclulding Justin, Omicron class of 01, Bachelors in Engineering, Jeffrey, a recent graduate of Robert Morris College with a BS. in business, and Jared, currently a student at Illinois Central College.
A member of the Omicron board of alumni for numerous years and President from 2001 to 2004.
Nickname in school was the “FOXX” (reasons forgotten years ago), and Chris’ room was referred to as the “Foxxhole”.

Justin D. Clark ’01

Chicago, IL
Manager – Accenture
BS – Engineering Mechanics
Justin Clark is married to Sarah Konsky, also a University of Illinois alum. He enjoys motorsports whenever possible.
I don’t know where to begin regarding memories, but a favorite is when a slightly inebriated brother Drew Haning mistook Grant Alsman and myself for a fire and promptly proceeded to put us out with a fire extinguisher.
Other favorites include every I-Night and the trip to Miami/Key West for a rare football bowl game.

Matthew R. DalSanto Ph.D. ’04

I am currently serving as chairman of the Fraternity’s Alumni Advisory Board. I am the voting representative of the board on the Fraternity’s International Board of Directors or Executive Council. My last two years at Illinois, I served as one of the two undergraduate delegates to the Executive Council. Brothers Corner and Finkelstein encouraged me to continue my service to the international board after graduation, and so that following summer I ran for and was elected Chairman of the Alumni Advisory Board at its annual meeting which coincides with the Convention. Since the summer of 2003 I have been serving in this capacity.

As an undergraduate at the Omicron, I served as the Treasurer, President, Pledge Educator, Philanthropy Chairman, Alumni Relations Chairman, and “Dress-Up Dinner” Chairman. My University activities included serving on LAS’s General Education Committee, the Provost’s Tuition Advisory Board, and running as an Independent for Student Trustee. I have many great memories, but one of the highlights was when we invited President Stukel to the chapter house for dinner. He accepted our invitation and we had a great meal prepared by the legendary Eloise and Gussie and an interesting Q&A session. I was also honored to head up the Sam Biardo Memorial Philanthropy for Organ and Tissue Donation for two years. We collected money for the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois and also disseminated information on campus about the common misconceptions of signing a donor pledge and the need to inform family members of one’s wish to be an organ and tissue donor. My three favorite events as an undergrad were my pledge class’s Pledge Dance, our Initiation Night, and our Walkout to the Epsilon Nu chapter (MSU).

Since 2003 I have been in graduate school at the University of Minnesota. By October of this year, I will have completed my Ph.D. in Applied Economics and my M.A. in Economics. My research interests are at the intersection of Economics, the Law, and Political Science. While in the Twin Cities, I have had the opportunity to teach both introductory and advanced level economics courses as an instructor or adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota, Hamline University, and Macalester College. Though I can’t help but to think my first time really teaching was as pledge educator at Psi U – and it was good practice! My current students occasionally give some of the same excuses. I have also served as a research assistant to Dr. Kent Olson at the “U” where I have worked to analyze various policy proposals on the commodity programs portion of the 2007 Farm Bill. This August I will be moving out to California to begin the J.D. program at UC-Berkeley (Boalt Hall).

Dave DiPrima ’89

Mount Prospect, IL
Banker – ABN AMRO
BS – Psychology, MBA – DePaul University
Brother in law to Alumni Treasurer Boyd Bach ’91, Dave is married to Boyd’s sister, Beth, and they have two children, Toni and Taylor. Penthouse alum and a charter member of the “Horsemen”, Dave served for several terms as Alumni VP before moving to the Board. He enjoys working on his home, including supervising a major addition completed over the last several years, and has recently taken up woodworking.
Dave remembers (vaguely) winning a “Supid Human Tricks” competition with Doug Truskowski ’89 and splitting open his head in the process. Another one of Dave’s favorite memories is working in tandem with Jeff Wargin ’91 to sneak off with Chuck Eilers’ ’91 beer, and then waiting until after graduation to fess up to Chuck and buy him a replacement case!

Lew Finkelstein ’83

Foothill Ranch, California
Partner in the CPA firm of Rossi Doskocil & Finkelstein LLP in Long Beach, California. I grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, prior to attending the U of I from 1978-1982. I’ve been in public accounting since my graduation from the U of I in 1982. I moved to California in 1984 and have lived in Orange County since 1986.
I’ve been married to Sheree Metzner, a Michigan native, since 1994. We have two boys, Joey born in 1999 and Michael born in 2003.
I’ve been active with the Psi U International Organization the last ten years or so and am currently the treasurer of the Psi U Foundation Board. I very much enjoy the camaraderie of attending 2-3 out of town meetings per year and the annual convention with the good friends that I have made with the brothers involved with the International Organization.
I have also been the President of the Orange County University of Illinois Alumni Club since 1992. I am an avid sports fan and San Diego Charger season ticket holder, a big Red Sox fan, and enjoy our usual annual vacations to Hawaii and Boston, trips to Las Vegas, attending my sons’ sporting events and playing golf whenever I can find time. I very much enjoy my typical annual trips to Champaign for Homecoming. The last few years we have hired several U of I grads for my CPA firm.

Andrew Haning ’00

Chicago, IL
Futures Broker – RJO Futures
BA – Sociology
College was a bit of a semi-true story as there are some things I have forgotten and some stories that have been a little embellished since the time they happened. A couple of things that did happen were graduation, my two terms as Archon, working at Kams and summers on the sundeck.
Today I live with my brother Will Haning ‘98.5 and enjoy grilling on the deck, golfing on the weekends and meeting up with friends for dinner, cards or Illini sporting events. On July 4, 2009 at the Homestead resort outside of Traverse City, Michigan, Brother Haning will be getting married – “Psi, Psi, Psi” on the great news.

William S. Hansen ’90

Arden, NC
Managing parnter, Parsec Financial Management
BA – Finance; MBA from DePaul University, Chicago, IL
My wife Danelle and I moved to Asheville, NC several years ago. We are keeping busy with our two boys Jack and Ian. Prior to joining Parsec in 2003, Bill led the private client services division for a Chicago-based regional bank. He is a member of the CFA Institute and The North Carolina CFA Society.

Joseph J. Hudson ’88

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Howard L. “Tad” Huntington ’95.5

Mt. Prospect, IL
Attorney at Law – Williams Montgomery & John, Ltd . – Chicago, IL
BA – Political Science; JD – Chicago-Kent College of Law
While in Champaign, Brother Huntington proudly sported the Orange and Blue, playing trombone for both the basketball band and the Marching Illini – the nation’s premiere college marching band. A former archon and member of Sachem, Tad enjoys running and is a board member for the Chicago Illini Club.

Dave Komie ’92.5

Evanston, IL
Teacher – Alan B. Shepard Middle School – Deerfield, IL
BA in History – UIUC, MA in History – DePaul University
Orange Krush member during the memorable Flyin’ Illini season and proud Beta Chi alum, Brother Komie commissioned the Centennial Print series and helped redesign the chapter house sign. Additionally, he helps run Swordfish Chicago publishers, which prints the award-winning fiction of his father, and he’s a girl’s basketball coach. He served as alumni secretary for five years and was honored in 2009 along with Brother Dean C. Marinakis ’90 with an award named for the two of them recognizing undergraduate academic achievement.

Gene T. McCarthy ’49

Chicago, IL
Currently semi-retired after 52 years in the insurance business, specializing in Marine insurance
Attended U of I ’46 to ’52
Helped create the original Red Room!
Sailed my 53rd Chicago to Mackinac sailboat race in 2006.
Served on Omicron Alumni Board from 1980 to date.

Robert E. McIntire ’68
Attorney at Law – Public Defender, Vermilion County

Danville, IL
Both the Omicron and the University have had few alumni as dedicated and loyal as Brother Bob McIntire. The Omicron’s unofficial singer, Brother McIntire is a repository of chapter history and wisdom which he has graciously shared with a generation of Psi U’s. Often seen carrying around his beloved guitar at Homecoming and wearing his badge with pride, Bob is married to Cheryl, and they have a son, Jeff, and a daughter, Mindy, who was a Pi Phi at Illinois and Panhel President.

Dean Marinakis ’90
Attorney at Law
Former President of the Omicron Alumni Association

Chicago, IL
When the name “Dean” is uttered at 313 E. Armory Avenue, everyone from the newest pledge to the venerable alumnus in knows you’re talking about the incomparable Dean C. Marinakis ’90. His full record of service to the chapter may be read in our “Loyal Service to Psi U” part of the website.
Brother Marinakis took a BS in Business Administration with High Honors in 1990 and earned a JD at Loyola University of Chicago in 1993. He is a trial attorney in Chicago and enjoys running, reading (Mark Twain is a favorite) and is very concerned about global warming. Along with Brother Komie, Dean was recognized for his service with award named for the two of them recognizing undergraduate academic achievement.

Henry W. “Trey” Meers III ’01

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Timothy T. Miller ’80

Columbus, Ohio
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of Crane Plastics Company , Columbus, Ohio
Previous Employment: Attorney for the law firm of Rosenthal and Schanfield, Chicago, Illinois 1987-1992; Senior accountant for the law firm of Jenner & Block, Chicago, Illinois 1983-1992; Staff accountant for the public accounting firm of Touche Ross & Company (now Deloitte & Touche) 1980-1983.
BS – Accounting; JD – Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, in 1987
Brother Miller is married to Jamie Crane, and in between raising their two children, Taylor and Hailey, he is trying to learn piano and enjoys writing. His favorite memories of the house include:

• Announcements after the evening meal
• Crow calls
• Trying to sneak into the house after it snowed without getting plastered in the face with a snowball from a brother.
• Hitting campus town, i.e., Second Chance, Boni’s, Dooley’s and Kams with the brothers.
• Joining the Mug Club at Illini Inn with brothers Hower (Matt and Marty), Kim Wells, Doug Glidewell, et. al.
• Wild Kingdom night when my pledge brother, Dennis Vandyke, would feed his snake and his Oscar fish.

Bob Petersen ’68

Wheaton, IL
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Dan Wojnowski Ph.D. ’81.5
Principal Engineer
Engineering Systems Inc.

Homer Glen, IL
Brother Wojnowski is a civil and metallurgical engineer with Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI), a professional engineering consulting firm and laboratory headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. ESI is a multi-disciplinary company which provides professional engineering services to industrial, legal and insurance firms, government agencies and trade organizations, and provides consultants to other engineering firms. The laboratory capabilities are supplemented by cooperative agreements with other recognized facilities to provide a wide range of technical support capabilities, including metallurgical, materials, aeronautical, mechanical, structural, electrical, safety, automotive and audio/visual services. Projects ranging from simple failure investigations to complex engineering studies are undertaken.

With a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Wojnowski specializes in the areas of inspection and evaluation of distressed, failed and fire damaged structures and failure analysis of mechanical components. His structural and metallurgical background allows for an all encompassing investigation when structural materials, components and systems are involved. He is versed in the use of metals, wood, masonry and roofing materials used in the construction industry. His experience includes involvement in commercial and residential buildings, bridges, industrial plants, mobile and stationary cranes, fire suppression systems, and machinery. Prior to his association with ESI, Dr. Wojnowski was the principal engineering instructor and administrator for the engineering department at Triton College and was associated with Packer Engineering Associates, Inc. as a senior staff engineer in both the metallurgical and structural engineering departments. His professional affiliations include American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Building Officials Code Association, American Society for Metals International, and the American Welding Society

Brother Wojnowski has been also honored for his work at Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11 by the City of New York and the State of Illinois. You can read more about his work at Ground Zero here.