Catching Up with Author & Screenwriter | Tom “TA” Anderson ’81

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thumb0-tom anderson-a866a51eb3c855194a639674d583f285Tom “TA” Anderson’s ’81 career has taken some interesting twists and turns… from Paris, IL to Lomita, CA; from an internal staff attorney with a power company near Atlanta to a screenwriter and author. And, of course, he took a four-year tour at the ATO house at the University of Illinois, majoring in Engineering. That all makes perfect sense, right?

Tom, Lomita, CA… can you get any further from Paris, IL?

That’s funny – I always heard that Paris is further away from anywhere else! But Southern Cal is where a writer Continue reading→

Dr. Steve “Jiggs” Lamb ‘75 Named Physician of the Year by the Fairview Hospital

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Jiggs and Luigi ’75s

Jiggs was presented the 2014 Physician of the Year Award by the Fairview Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic Hospital. What made this special was that he was the first urologist and only 5th surgeon to receive the award. In addition, he was selected by his peers from a staff of 940 physicians.

The certificate he was presented stated the following:

“Physician of the Year Award is hereby presented to Steven A. Lamb M.D. with the sincere appreciation of his colleagues and associates and in grateful recognition of his loyal and dedicated service to the practice of medicine, Fairview Hospital, and the employees and patients we serve.”

Dave “Luigi” Pesevento ’75 and his wife Nancy were pleased to share this evening this Steve and his family as it was a well-deserved award for 30 years of service.

 

“What comes after Diamond?” – Don Ainsworth ’39 Diamond Circle Certificate Presentation May ’14

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On May 20, 2014, Jack Donovan ’77, Doug Clark ’86, Scott Wagner ’79, Jeff Clark ’83, Ryan Roth ’95, Mike Houlihan ’70 and Dane Luhrsen ’77 gathered with over 30 other St. Louis area ATOs to recognize Don Ainsworth ’39 for 75 years of membership in ATO and membership in the Diamond Circle.   Terry Turman, ATO Foundation CEO made the presentation.Continue reading→

Thomas Arkle Clark Scholarship created for high school seniors – we need your help to spread the word!!

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TACWe are pleased to present an important new program designed to attract the very best candidates to ATO. We need your help to spread the word! We’re making three $1,000 scholarships available to current male high school seniors who will be attending the University of Illinois next fall.

The winners are not required to rush or pledge ATO, but we will reach out to applicants who we believe will be good candidates and let them know about rush opportunities.Continue reading→

A Mom’s Day Perspective…

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Kelly SchwartzThis note came in to Dave Krug ’96 who is one of the leaders of the current renovation efforts going on at the chapter house from Kelley Schwartz, Andy Schwartz’ ’15 mom.

April 9, 2014

Good Afternoon Dave, 

I wanted to let you know what a wonderful surprise it was to see all of the improvements going on at the ATO House.  It definitely made it my best mothers’ weekend yet!  During the auction and at a dinner later in the evening, I heard many of the other moms saying the same thing.  Thank you so much for taking charge of this huge project. Continue reading→

Over 50 Taus gather to network and hear Cary McMillan ’80 at Chicago Club

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cmacOn April 2, 2014 over 50 ATO’s gathered to network and to hear Cary McMillan ’80 talk about some of the fascinating opportunities and experiences that he’s had across a successful career spanning over 30 years. Highlights included Cary recognizing Larry Austermiller ’61 for recruiting him to his first job at Arthur Andersen and Rich Clausing ’77 for “reaching down into the pool of young accountants” at Andersen for key early assignments in the consumer goods industry and later roles as lead partner on Consolidated Foods which Continue reading→