1986 Inductees

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Thomas E. Barry (1965 BS Marketing - SIU; 1967 MS Marketing - SIU)

Thomas E. Barry (1965 BS Marketing - SIU; 1967 MS Marketing - SIU)

Vice President for Executive Affairs
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

At the time of induction, Barry served as vice president for Executive Affairs at Southern Methodist University (SMU), and as a professor of marketing in the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at SMU.


John R. Carnaghi (1967 BS Marketing - SIU)

John R. Carnaghi (1967 BS Marketing - SIU)

Vice President, Finance and Administration
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

At the time of induction, Carnaghi served as vice president, finance and administration at Florida State University. He began his career as a trainee in the business office at Purdue University.


Walter H. Clark (1951 BS Accounting - SIU)

Walter H. Clark (1951 BS Accounting - SIU)

Vice President
Bear Stearns Co., Inc., Chicago, IL

At the time of induction, Clark served as vice president in its municipal division of Bear Stearns Co., Inc., an investment banking firm he joined in 1986. Clark is a member of the College of Business Dean's External Advisory Board.


Larry E. Dejarnett (1962 BS Management - SIU; 1963 MS Business - SIU)

Larry E. Dejarnett (1962 BS Management - SIU; 1963 MS Business - SIU)

Vice President - A.T. Kearney, Inc., Plano, TX
Managing Director - Global Enterprise Solutions Group, Mesa, CA

At the time of induction, Dejarnett served as vice president of A.T. Kearney, Inc. and as managing director of Global Enterprise Solutions Group, a global joint venture. He remained in these positions until his retirement in July 1999.


Robert L. Doretti (1985 MBA - SIU)

Robert L. Doretti (1985 MBA - SIU)

President
Doretti & Associates, Thousand Oaks, CA

At the time of induction, Doretti served as president of Doretti & Associates. He founded the contract management and business development firm to foster corporate restructuring in 1990. Before that, he was employed with Wang Laboratories, Inc. for 19 years, and held positions as senior vice president and as a corporate officer of U.S Operations.


Harold I. Dycus (1965 MS Accounting - SIU)

Harold I. Dycus (1965 MS Accounting - SIU)

Partner
Dycus, Bradley & Draves, P.C., Carbondale, IL

At the time of induction, Dycus served as partner of Dycus, Bradley & Draves, P.C. Prior to co-founding the CPA firm, the certified public accountant held the roles of executive vice president and trust officer of First National Bank & Trust Co. in Carbondale.


Irl F. Engelhardt (1972 MBA - SIU)

Irl F. Engelhardt (1972 MBA - SIU)

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Peabody Holding Company, St. Louis, MO

At the time of induction, Engelhardt served as chairman and chief executive officer of Peabody Holding Company. Prior to this assignment, he was the executive vice president of Peabody Coal Company and senior vice president of Peabody Holding Company Inc.


François-Régis Ferran (1969 MBA - SIU)

François-Régis Ferran (1969 MBA - SIU)

Chief Executive Officer
ZEP Group, Nogent le Roi, France

At the time of induction, Ferran served as chief executive officer of ZEP Group in France. He was the 1991 College of Business graduation speaker where he received the 1991 Alumni Achievement Award from the College of Business.


Charles W. Groennert (1958 BS Accounting - SIU)

Charles W. Groennert (1958 BS Accounting - SIU)

Vice President
Organization Development, Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO

At the time of induction, Groennert served as vice president of organization development at Emerson Electric Co, where he spent his entire career and held several roles, most notably as vice president-financial services. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the SIU Foundation, College of Business.


Thomas E. Holloway (1974 MBA - SIU)

Thomas E. Holloway (1974 MBA - SIU)

President and Chief Executive Officer
Magna Bank of St. Clair County, N.A., Belleville, IL

At the time of induction, Holloway served as president and chief executive officer of Magna Bank of St. Clair County, N.A. His professional experience includes serving four years as president of First Granite City National Bank, Granite City, Illinois.


John C. Holt (1963 BS Corporate Finance/Economics - SIU)

John C. Holt (1963 BS Corporate Finance/Economics - SIU)

President & CEO
TASC, Inc., Reading, MA

At the time of induction, Holt served as president and CEO of TASC, the largest subsidiary Primark Corporation. He is a charter member of the College of Business Dean's External Advisory Board.


Ted A. Hutton (1964 BS Management - SIU)

Ted A. Hutton (1964 BS Management - SIU)

Director of Human Resources, Industrial Control Group
Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley, Milwaukee, WI

At the time of induction, Hutton served as director of human resources, Industrial Control Group at Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Automation. Over his career, Hutton has been a leader in professional societies and community organizations in the Milwaukee area and kept strong ties with the College of Business.


Burnell D. Kraft (1956 BS Business Commerce - SIU)

Burnell D. Kraft (1956 BS Business Commerce - SIU)

Group Vice President, Grain and Oilseed Merchandising and Hedging
Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, IL

At the time of induction, Kraft served as group vice president of grain and oilseed merchandising and hedging at Archer Daniels Midland. In 1956, he began his career with Tabor Grain Co. which merged with Archer Daniels Midland Co. in 1974. Kraft was a vice president of Archer Daniels Midland Co. in 1984 and president of ADM/Growmark.


Charles B. Lounsbury (1965 BS Marketing - SIU)

Charles B. Lounsbury (1965 BS Marketing - SIU)

Vice President and Officer
The Toro Company, Minneapolis, MN

At the time of induction, Lounsbury served as vice president and officer of the Toro Company. He was a member on the College of Business Dean's External Advisory Board from 1996-2011.


Kenneth Pontikes (1963 BS Marketing - SIU)

Kenneth Pontikes (1963 BS Marketing - SIU)

President
Comdisco, Inc., Rosemont, IL

At the time of induction, Pontikes served as president of Comdisco, Inc., a company he formed in 1969 when the used computer market was virtually non-existent. Comdisco then became one of the world's largest firms in its field. His $1 million endowment has made possible the Pontikes Center for Management of Information.


Vincent Sauget (1962 BS Finance - SIU)

Vincent Sauget (1962 BS Finance - SIU)

President
Sauget Properties, Ltd., Sauget, IL

At the time of induction, Sauget served as president of Sauget Properties, Ltd, a firm he founded in 1974. From 1965 to 1966, he was associated with Dow Jones, Inc. and conducted market analysis studies. His side-line business of constructing buildings for resale merged with Metrix, Inc. in 1974.


J. Daniel Snyder (1971 MBA - SIU)

J. Daniel Snyder (1971 MBA - SIU)

President & CEO
Calumet Coach Company, Calumet, IL

At the time of induction, Snyder served as president and CEO of Calumet Coach Company, a company he launched based on his knowledge and experience in industry technology he acquired in his former role as division manager, manufacturing and distribution of True Temper Corp. He is a donor of the Nosotti ad Snyder International Scholarship Fund.


Robert G. Stevens (1951 BS Accounting - SIU)

Robert G. Stevens (1951 BS Accounting - SIU)

Senior Partner
Financial Management Partners, Annapolis, MD

At the time of induction, Stevens served as senior partner of Financial Management Partners. Prior to this role, he directed First American Bankshares, Inc., a $10 billion multi-state bank holding company. He was also a director of the Student Loan Marketing Association and a charter member of the College of Business Dean's External Advisory Board and served as its president from 1987 to 1989.


Michael F. Timmerman (1974 BS Accounting - SIU)

Michael F. Timmerman (1974 BS Accounting - SIU)

President
Glen Vista Company, Dallas, OR

At the time of induction, Timmerman served as president of Glen Vista Company.