Lisa Norman Hendrickson is a graduate of the class of 1979 and is the Chief Merchandising Officer of Destination Maternity Corporation. After Riverside Brookfield she attended Iowa State University where she graduated in 1983 in the Honors Program with a double major in Fashion Design and Merchandising. Lisa began her career with Destination Maternity Corporation over 13 years ago and worked her way to the top with positions as Vice President of Design and Vice President of A Pea in the Pod. She supervises a staff of over 85 people who design, source, and manufacture an annual volume of $500 million worth of maternity clothing all over the world. Lisa and her team travel extensively to Europe, India, and Asia to create their product assortments. The great love she has for her staff and customer are the driving force behind her continued enthusiasm for her work. During her tenure at Destination Maternity Corporation, Lisa has created, written, and been awarded ten patents on products which are now sold exclusively at DMC locations worldwide. Lisa has worked with several celebrities in creating special collections of product for the Motherhood and A Pea in the Pod brands including Nicole Richie and Heidi Klum. In addition to her job duties, Lisa actively partners with local Philadelphia colleges in mentoring students in the fashion curriculums. She participates in face-to-face evaluations of student projects, judges submissions for fashion shows, and participates in recruiting career functions. In conjunction with Philadelphia University, she commentated their televised fashion show and twice was a guest judge on their televised Runway Challenge contest which was created in partnership with the local NBC affiliate station. She also works with the Iowa State University fashion program in evaluating student projects several times a year. She and her husband Dan like to ski, golf, and hike in their free time.

Philip Kosin, sports broadcaster and journalist, graduated from Morton College and went on to attend Western Illinois University. His journalistic career began at age 14 when he covered Riverside Brookfield High School sports for City News Bureau and two local newspapers. While in college he learned every facet of newspaper production by working at the Daily Southtown. At this time he also started a parallel career as a fireman and paramedic. He launched his radio career in 1980 at WTAQ in LaGrange under the banner of The Sportsweek Radio Network. On his weekly show he interviewed student and professional athletes, coaches, and other sports personalities, and he pioneered the concept of hosting a show at a sports bar with a live audience. In the 1980s Phil was the sports editor for several local publications and a freelance writer for national sports magazines. Phil began covering golf in 1975 at the Western Open for the Associated Press and covered over 500 golf tournaments in his career. In 1989 he struck out on his own and founded Chicagoland Golf, the longest running regional golf publication in Chicago history. His Chicagoland Golf radio show began in 1994 and was broadcast initially on WMVP (AM 1000) then on WSCR (AM 670). In 1995 Phil founded the Illinois Women’s Open, a state championship for amateur and professional women golfers. He also started a non-profit, the Chicago Friends of Golf, which provided financial assistance to needy junior golf programs. Phil will be remembered for his intellectual curiosity, quick wit, innovation, tireless work ethic, and honest journalism.