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Dr. Harry K. Genant, M.D.-- Class of 1960
Dr. Genant is a Professor of Radiology, Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery
at the University of California in San Francisco area. He attended
the University of Illinois at Champaign and received his Bachelor of Science
and M.D. degrees from Northwestern University. He completed his internship
at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and became the Chief Resident in
Radiology at the University of Chicago Hospital before moving to San Francisco.
In addition to activities involving his medical practice and teaching,
he does much volunteer work in assisting young medical practitioners.
Dr. Genant has been regularly published in a variety of medical periodicals
and has many publications, awards and professional memberships. He
is a highly sought after lecturer and he has made presentations throughout
the United States, Europe, China, Australia and Japan. Dr. Genant
is recognized world-wide as a leader in his field of medicine. |
John L. Clarke Jr. -- Class of 1947
Mr. Clarke is the founder of Clarke Mosquito Control in the suburban Chicago
area. He started the business in his family's garage at the age of
17, and under his leadership it has grown to be the largest privately owned
mosquito abatement company in the world with customers throughout the U.
S. and several foreign countries. The Clarke Mosquito Control Company
has made numerous contributions to public health by helping combat Malaria,
the West Nile Virus in the northeastern part of the United States and other
mosquito borne diseases. He is a graduate of Virginia Polytech Institute
and has served on numerous boards and commissions. On the local level,
he served on the board of Riverside Presbyterian Church, was a member of
the Board of Directors for MacNeal Hospital and the Riverside Bank.
In addition, he served on various Riverside commissions including The Forestry,
Historical Society, and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Clarke was
the first President of the Riverside Swim Club and one of the people most
responsible for establishing this organization. |
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Thomas H. Flaherty Jr.--Class of 1947
Mr. Flaherty is a journalist whose career spanned four decades and carried
him to the news fronts of two continents. He retired in 1993 as editor-in-chief
of Time-Life Books. A graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of
Journalism, his first job was as a reporter for WBBM in Chicago.
Following his service in the Coast Guard Air Search and Rescue Team during
the Korean War, he joined the reporting staff of Life Magazine.
He was named Life's White House correspondent during the presidency
of John F. Kennedy. He covered President Kennedy's historic visit
to Berlin and his meeting with the Pope. Mr. Flaherty was in the
presidential motorcade in Dallas when President Kennedy was assassinated.
He was responsible for obtaining and delivering to Life the Zapruder
film that became the first published footage of the Dallas tragedy and
figured prominently in the Warren Commission investigation. After
serving as press secretary to Senator Charles Percy of Illinois, he joined
the staff of Time-Life Books in 1977. As editor-in-chief he created
and edited a popular series on the Civil War. He is co-author of
Leave 'em Laughing, a collection of humorous stories and anecdotes.
He currently resides in South Carolina. |
Kathleen H. Kayse-Class of 1976
Ms. Kayse is a publisher for Money Magazine in New York City, New
York. After graduating from the University of Illinois at Champaign,
she began her successful career in advertising and marketing with a prestigious
firm in Chicago. As a result of her dedication to the profession,
she became head of the advertising department of Time Magazine.
Time/Warner promoted her to run a division in New York City know as Fortune
Small Business. Her accomplishments earned her the position of publisher
of Money Magazine. She is the only woman in this position
within AOL/Time/Warner. As a result of her active role in promoting
the cause of women in the workplace, she was recently honored as one of
the "most powerful women in the United States" by Fortune. |
