Centennial Print

Third Edition – Honoring The Late 70s Through 2010

1. The Alma Mater – Designed by famed U of I graduate Lorado Taft, this famed campus symbol debuted in 1929 and for years stood behind Foellinger Auditorium until its move to its present location in 1962.
2. and 3. Loyal supporters of the chapter, Tom Hope Ph.D. ‘83.5 and Jim Yale ’86 enjoying our golf outing at Cog Hill. Older brother of Brother Alan ’89, Dr. Hope is a professor of cell and molecular biology at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, while Brother Yale is an expert in the wine industry.
4. Mark Tallungan ’00 – Generous host for several golf outings BBQs, “Marky T” is a beloved fixture at our annual Homecoming celebrations and legacy to Brother Stephen ’01.
5. Tom McCaffer ’77 – Loyal benefactor of the chapter, he helped establish the William P. “Bill” King, Jr. ’73 Award at the Foundation.
6. Joe Hudson ’88 – Board member and longtime president of the Omicron Alumni Association.
7. Tom Bochula ’10 holding up our replacement Founder’s Plaque, recast courtesy of Chuck and Lynn Werner, Omega ’55 and ’08(H), and our own Dean Marinakis ’90. Brother Bochula was a dedicated house manager and a legacy of Brother Tim ’08
8. Salvatore “Sam” L. Biardo ’02 – Late brother is the inspiration behind his namesake annual chapter award and scholarship at the Psi U Foundation.
9. and 10. Scratch golfer Kevin Lannert ’93 receiving the first Omicron golf trophy from the event organizer and longtime dedicated board member Andrew Haning ’00.
11. Former alumni president, current secretary, and legacy to Brother Nathan ’07, Justin Kuehlthau ‘03.5 enjoying his wedding day in front of the chapter house. Alongside are board member, longtime participant at International, and son of Bob ’79, Matt DalSanto ’04 Ph.D., and current alumni president Andres Cuadra ’04.
12. Formal 2010 – Ace recruiter Brad Dizonno ‘11.5 and his date enjoying the company of Active Actives winner Kevin Sanchez ’10 with his date, former house sweetheart Abby Hall.
13. Illio image from the late 1970s featuring loyal brothers and Omicron benefactors Matt Hower ‘79.5, Tim Evans ’76, and Tim T. Miller ’80. Brother Hower is one of three from his family at the Omicron, including brother Marty ’80 and nephew/son Dan ’08. Brother Evans was alumni vice president back in the day, and for Brother Miller see entry 15.
14. Larry Rakers ’86 – Loyal Omicron and International benefactor, Brother Rakers is portfolio manager of the Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund.
15. Tim T. Miller ’80 – Former alumni association president and prominent businessman, attorney, and accountant, Brother Miller is a dedicated member of our Board of Directors and chapter benefactor.
16. The Fenwick Connection – Loyal brothers Mark Baker ’09, Paul Palamattam ’10, and Craig Lichtenberg ’10. Brother Baker was on Homecoming Court in addition to being archon, Active Active, and a scholarship winner. Brother Palamattam was archon and helped establish the SGP program, while Brother Lichtenberg ’10 was internal v.p. and an Active Actives & scholarship winner as well.
17. Jay McManus ’89 – Former archon and alumni association president and treasurer, Brother McManus was also instrumental in the creation of our website.
18. “ILL-INI!” – Former archon Erik Sundquist ’94 and loyal board member & Marching Illini vet Howard L. “Tad” Huntington ‘95.5 enjoying an Illini victory at the Big House.
19. Dave Komie ‘92.5 – Former alumni secretary and designer of the Centennial Prints, website, new sign, and the current Arrow, Brother Komie was honored in part by the establishment of the “Dean and Dave Award” for outstanding GPA while serving the chapter.
20. Shigeki Makino ’87 – Former archon and loyal benefactor of the Omicron, Brother Makino, or “Shagg,” is chief investment officer of the Putnam Global Equity Fund.
21. Tom Fox ’00 – Director of Chapter Services at International for many years, Brother Fox directed the 167th Psi U convention in Champaign-Urbana which we celebrated in tandem with our Centennial anniversary.
22. “The Current Guys” – Internal v.p. Nathan Nimrick ’12, Centennial Banquet speaker Paul Palamattam ’10, former treasurer and SGP winner Mike Berkemeyer ’12, and house manager J.C. Hintz ’12
23. “Sylin’ and Profilin'” – Loyal benefactor Jay “Wilbur” Steinhilber ‘92.5 alongside longtime alumni treasurer and dedicated Omicron alum William “Boyd” Bach ’91.
24. Joseph P. Fagan, Jr. ’91 – Geophysicist and President of Centennial Geoscience, Brother Fagan, or “J.P.,” is a loyal chapter benefactor and former president of the alumni association.
25. Dean C. Marinakis ’90 – Former alumni president and longtime Arrow editor, Brother Marinakis was the force behind the chapter renovation project, Centennial Grill, and the SGP, PP&I, Phired Up, Active Actives, and “10/10” initiatives. For this dedicated service, Brother Marinakis was honored in part by the establishment of the “Dean and Dave Award” for outstanding GPA while serving the chapter.
26. “Hangin’ at the Portals” – Brothers Mike Kalitowski ’89, Clancy Foley ’90, Scott Shafer ’90, Jun Yoshitani ‘90.5, Bill Hansen ’90 (former alumni treasurer), Brian Hughes ‘89.5, Alan Hope ’89, Jay McManus ’89 (see entry 17), and Tom Slattery ’89 enjoying either “Dress Up Dinner” or an initiation.
27. Namesake of our Alumnus of the Year Honor, Joe Miller ’57 next to Matt DalSanto Ph.D. ’04 (see entry 11), and Lew Finkelstein ’83, dedicated treasurer for the Psi U Foundation, together enjoying convention in Chicago.
28. Former SGP chair and Convention liaison Rafael Gnatek ’12 enjoying Homecoming with a friend.
29. Brother Jeff Wargin ’91 and former alumni v.p. Dave DiPrima ’89 at Homecoming.
30. “The Chen Family Dynasty” – Loyal brothers and Omicron benefators, David Chen M.D. ‘83.5 Charlie Chen ’86, and David’s son, Mike Chen ’09 at Homecoming. Dr. Chen is Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and and an associate professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Mike is a former archon, rush dynamo, and Active Actives and is just starting his career, while Charlie is Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasury at Sybase.
31. “The Beta Chi” – William “Boyd” Bach ’91, Kevin Clancy ‘90.5, Shawn Goodman ‘91.5, Dean Marinakis ’90, Eric Vallejo ‘92.5, Dave Ko ‘92.5, Dave Komie ‘92.5, and Brian Woytek ‘92.5 enjoying “Dress-Up Dinner.”
32. “The 81s Initiation” – Brent Lanman, Mark Lunquist, Doug (Carl) Glidewell, Kim Wells, Scott Templeton and Tim Miller enjoying this great Omicron tradition.
33. “The 86s at Spring Formal” – Clockwise, Jim Yale, Greg Barr, Charlie Chen, Raul Mirande, Eric Anderson, Frank Markus, Larry Rakers, Dave Rank and Mark Bittner.
34. Chris Jones ’90 and Dean Marinakis ’90 celebrating with their campus foosball championship trophy.
35. “The New Sign” – Brothers in the photo (l to r) Tom Scriba ’13, Rafael Gnatek ’12, Dave Komie ‘92.5, Sean Brody ‘12.5, Steven Toepfer ’13, Justin Kuehlthau ‘03.5, Pat Doherty ’13, Mark Baker ’09, Marcin Matuzik ’05, Vlad Iordache ’13 (back), Andres Cuadra ’04, Joe Ackerman ’04, Dan Thorne ’06, Nico Guzman ’13, Mike Ehrenreich ‘11.5, Nick Hauri ’03, Hadrien Brisard ’13, Unidentified brother (back), Bob DalSanto ’79, Matthew Cajda ’03, Bob McIntire ’68, Tom Fox ’00, Scott Nellis ’06, Unidentified brother, Chris Plencner ’06, Michael Stewart ’12, (in front) Dean Marinakis ’90, Paul Palamattam ’10
36. Mark “Bitty” Bittner ’86 – From the 2009 Arrow, “Another favorite memory was when we won the Fraternity Orange football championship over Beta Sigma Psi in fall 1984. We had a really good team that year with guys playing their correct positions and got on a roll. Greg Barr ’86 played linebacker, Charlie Chen ’86 was our center, Dan Lehman ’87 was one of our guards, and both the Rank boys were on the team—Jim ’85 & Dave ’86—and I played quarterback. We ran the table that year, including victories over larger Blue division teams in some tournaments that we participated in after the championship game. It was a magical season for our house.”
37. The Annual Champagne Party at FB’s farm – Along with our “Little Sisters” the brothers in this image are from the classes of ’78 through ’81-’82.

Second Edition – Honoring WWII through the Mid 1970s

1. The Frakers – Guy ’60 and his son, Dr. Matt ’89, both loyal chapter supporters
2. Brad Corner ’72 – Member of Psi U’s Executive Council, Brothers Corner and King were long fixtures at Convention
3. Bill King ’73 – Former president of the alumni association, Brother King’s service has been honored by the establishment of a foundation scholarship in his name
4. Mark Lammers ’73, John Bailey ’73, Scott Beauprie ’71, Bill Kelly ’72, George Duffey ’70 enjoying our annual Golf Outing
5. Mark Netter ’69, Bob Petersen ’68, John Stewart ’69, Bob McIntire ’68 at Homecoming
6. Roe Mallstrom ’51 – See Brother Mallstrom’s story in the 2007 Arrow
7. The Fifties – Bill “Spider” Stevens ’53, Unidentified brother, Bill Cofel ’53, Kirk Kandle ’51, Jack Rooney ’53, Joe Kenston ’53, Dave Johnson ’52, Morgan Jones ’57, Bob Maxey ’52, Norm Finley (class unknown) – Inset are Brothers Kandle and Rooney
8. Joe Miller ’57 – Chapter advisor to the Omicron from 1965 to 2008, Brother Miller is our chapterÂ’s only member to be awarded Psi UpsilonÂ’s Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
9. The Sixties – the Omicron during fall 1964, with an inset of Rick Walsh ’68. Thanks to Brothers McIntire and Petersen with this photo’s info.
10. Composite from 1970, including Brother Bob Rhinehart ’72 who first conceived of the print idea 11. Top row Art Molin, George Fearheiley ’54, Norm Finley; Middle row: Dick Lance ’54, Russell Scheibel ’54, Morgan Jones ’57; Bottom row: Fred Heim, Jack Ponting (other classes unknown)
12. The Seventies – Our Orange IFC football team from fall 1973, top inset is Dave Slager ’76, Scott Connell ’77, and Tim Evans ’76 with bottom inset of Mike Stephenson, Bob Beatty ’76, Walt Boylan ’75, Mike Bennett ’76. Thanks to Brothers Evans, Boylan, and Dave Slack ’75 for help with this photo’s details.
13. The Forties – Chapter gathered for a song circa 1942
14. The Clarks – Alumni board members Chris ’70, son Justin ’01 and Justin’s wife, Sarah Konsky
15. Eugene S. Kwas (a.k.a. Kwasniewski) ’46 – Letterwinner at halfback in 1945 and 1946, played in the Illini’s 1947 Rose Bowl victory over UCLA
16. Art Wood ’43 – Three-time letterwinner, Cross Country and Track 1940-1942; Member of the Tribe of Illini and track specialist in the mile and two mile. Brother Wood captained the Cross Country team in 1942 and ran in the prestigious Drake Relays two times.
17. Jack Hester ’54 – Baseball letterwinner at catcher
18. Herschel G. “Bucky” Benson Â’44 – Starter at left wing for two Big 10 Championship Teams
19. Mark Baker ’09 and LTC Everett G. “Red” Andrews USA (Ret.) 1943 – Taken at Homecoming, former Archon Baker with Brother “Red” whose 2007 Arrow feature chronicles his fascinating life story
20. The McCarthys – Gene ’49 and his dear late wife, Barb, circa 1952 enjoying a dance at the chapter house
21. The Zebra Room in 1947 – from left Don Johnson ’45, Bob Llewellyn ’44, Ray Peterson ’45, and Frank Fisher ’48. Many thanks to Brothers Wood and Llewellyn for help with the Forties photos.

First Edition – Honoring our Founding to the Eve of WWII

1. C. Lyman Emrich ’32 – Rhodes scholar, distinguished attorney, civic leader, WWII vet
2. Frederick A. Nichols ’29 – President and Director of the Tribune Company, philanthropic leader
3. John C. Depler ’21 – Three time All-American football player, pioneer in the pro game
4. Frederick Green ’89 – Early chapter supporter and Professor, University of Illinois College of Law
5. John R. Parker ’28 – Mr. Psi U
6. A. Richard Williams ’36 – Distinguished architecture professor at the U of I and U of Arizona, designer of the U of I’s College of Education building
7. Rexford S. Blazer ’28 – Chairman of the Board, Ashland Oil, recipient of the University of Illinois’ Alumni Achievement Award
8. Alfred H. “Doc” Morton ’19 – Pioneering radio and television executive, Psi U International’s first full-time executive director
9. 410 E. Green — the Omicron’s second home in its history
10. Charles Fish ’28 – Loyal and generous chapter benefactor, successful insurance executive
11. The Owl of Old Psi U
12. The Class of ’35 – See the photo gallery for more info on this image
13. Selim Tideman ’37 – Loyal chapter supporter and successful real estate executive, WWII vet
14. Park Brown ’41 – Big 10 Medal of Honor, five-time letter winner, team captain of the track & cross country team, President of the Tribe of Illini
15. G. Cameron Brown ’37 – Loyal chapter supporter, successful insurance executive, WWII vet
16. Chapter installation ceremony – May 28, 1910, 606 East Green
17. Charles Carney ’22 – College football Hall of Fame, member of all-century Illini basketball team – his jersey hangs from the Assembly Hall rafters, Varsity I Man of the Year, first Big 10 athlete to be named All American in both basketball and football