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Sebring Software, Inc., named Northern Illinois University alumnus Larry Colton as chief financial officer.  As the company gains momentum in dental practice management (DPM), a new finance officer is primed to take Sebring into a vigorous acquisitions phase, according to a company news release. Colton, who earned his MBA from NIU, has served as the company’s vice president...
Northern Illinois University alumnus Mark G. Kmiecik has joined the firm of Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. as a member of its Trusts, Estates and Succession Planning Team as well as its Tax Team in metro-Milwaukee. “Mark brings a strong legal background in estate planning and tax having served as a tax advisor for 14 years,” said Charlie G....
Media CRM & sales intelligence software provider Matrix Solutions hired Northern Illinois University alumna Eileen Fredette as senior success manager. According to a Matrix press release, she will play an integral role in helping users monetize their investment of the Matrix CRM and sales intelligence platform moving forward. As a senior success manager at Matrix, Fredette will apply...
Students in a course taught this spring by Mark Schuller became social activists on such topics as environmental issues.
“Hands-on,” “practice-based,” “experiential” and “engaged” all accurately describe two unique courses offered this spring by NIU’s Center for Non-Governmental Organization Leadership and Development (NGOLD) through its community leadership and civic engagement (CLCE) academic programs. “Service-learning and other engagement activities are cornerstones of the CLCE major, minor and certificate programs,” said professor Nancy Castle, NGOLD director....
Morton Grove-based Lakeshore Recycling Systems announced the appointment of Alan T. Handley to chief executive officer. Handley previously served as chief financial officer. He holds a bachelors degree in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University. In addition to earning a CPA, Handley is also a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He has been...
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The Northern Illinois University Alumni Association recognized the achievements of outstanding alumni during its annual awards dinner at the Pollock Ballroom in the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center on Friday, April 25. The following recipients were selected based on outstanding professional and personal successes in addition to involvement in civic, cultural or charitable activities:  ...
University Honors student and Research Rookie presented “Total Synthesis of Rottlerin” with Theodore J. Litberg
NIU junior Linnea Scherer hopes to change the way women are portrayed in video games, and she already has developed an impressive game concept thanks to the McKearn Summer Fellows program she participated in last year. “The McKearn Fellows Program was amazing. It was what got me to this point,” says Scherer of Elburn, a...
Rebecca Cronin
Northern Illinois University seniors Rebecca Cronin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) and Juliane Totzke (Graefenroda, Germany/Carl Zeiss Gymnasium) and sophomore Leah Raffety (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) has been named the the Mid-American Conference’s Indoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference Team, the league announced Tuesday. In addition, Michaela Dwyer (Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey), Erica Miller (Geneva, Ill./Geneva), Ali Olson (New...
The YMCA of Rock River Valley has expanded its board of directors with four new members, including Northern Illinois University graduate Michael Gann. Each new member will serve a three-year term, assisting the board with the strategic oversight of the YMCA of Rock River Valley in achieving its mission of building a healthy spirit, mind and...
Michael Camacho is a partner at LGC+D Michael S. Camacho has been named partner at LGC+D, where he will serve as internal control specialist and lead the firm’s corporate solutions niche. Camacho graduated from Northern Illinois University’s College of Business with a B.S. in Accountancy. NIU’s Department of Accountancy has been ranked among the top 25...
Pi Sigma Epislon: Gamma Zeta Chapter
NIU’s Gamma Zeta chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon recently competed on the national level against 40 other chapters and was awarded for its outstanding performance. Members of the Gamma Zeta chapter gave on-site oral presentations and placed second overall in three competitions: Top Marketing Project, Top Management Team and Top Gold Chapter. The chapter, which...
Matt Christensen, a graduate of the Northern Illinois University MBA program, has been appointed director of North America Sales and Marketing at Concentric Rockford Inc. (formerly Haldex Hydraulics). Christensen, 39, began his career at Rockford in 1998, when the company was known as John S. Barnes, rising to become engineering manager. In 2006, he left the...
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