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ETA SURVEY Eta Chapter Of Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity | The University Of Illinois | Spring 2015 | P.O. Box 80828 | Atlanta, Georgia 30366 A Letter from the Alumni President Alumni Spotlight: William G. Haag ’69 The spring issue of Editor’s Note: For this edition of the newsletter the Eta Survey comes at we’re shining the Spotlight on Brother Bill a challenging time for Haag ’69. From the hometown of Chicago, Bill all of us as members of came to the university in pursuit of his degree KDR in light of recent in Economics and Chemistry. A legacy, his press coverage regarding father, Wil Haag, and Uncle, Ralph Haag, had the KDR chapter at Penn already introduced a young Bill to the potential State. I feel obligated to friendships that KDR would bring. Serving the address the unfortunate situation that recently chapter as Pledge Master, he met his future led KDR to headline many local and national wife, Bobbi. They became pinned and she also became the house Sweetheart. After graduation, media outlets. Being so high profle, many Bill and Bobbi were married, and he spent the brothers have made contact asking how this next several years in the Army Reserves, and issue affects our chapter. I can tell you that working for Onyx Chemical Company. Coming the situation has given rise to a productive up this July, Bill is looking forward to retirement, conversation within our chapter regarding and to embarking on “America’s Great Loop” – social media, personal responsibility, and a national boating adventure – with his family. honorable conduct. We do not anticipate any Bill and Bobbi are the proud parents of three negative impact on Eta chapter’s operations. daughters: Dawn, Carrie, Amanda, and fve Bill with his youngest granddaughter, Ella. I have been proud of the undergraduate grandchildren. Read on to fnd out more! offcers’ response to the situation, which I believe refects well on their character. Not being close to the situation at Penn How did you balance work, the Why were you eventually inspired to State, I can only offer an update on the Reserves, and being a newlywed? invest in the company? actions of the headquarters staff. The Fortunately, I have a very understanding I fell in love with the Chemical Specialty National Fraternity recently emailed a wife and back then you just did what you Industry and wanted an opportunity to grow a position statement to all brothers with had to do. At that time in history (Vietnam) business that I was a part of. Also was fortunate an email on fle. In addition, they mailed and compared to our friends and some KDR to fnd partners that still even 30 years later I an update letter and copy of the position brothers that had to put their lives on hold, not have a great deal of respect for and enjoy a statement to more than 11,000 brothers. If to mention their life on the line, our lives were great relationship with. you did not receive a copy or want to review pretty easy. Although, now that I think of it, I the statement, it is available online at: sure don’t miss living above a garage with just How did your company stay in business http://www.kdr.com/ _ DocArchives/Copy. a space heater. for so long? On a more positive note, our chapter at We were fortunate to establish long term Illinois remains strong, diverse, and a great After graduation, what type of work did relationships with our customers, suppliers and President (Continued on Page 4) do for the Onyx Chemical Company? our employees. Many of these relationships It was a combination of “hands on formulating” are still viable even after 20 or 30 years. The in the lab and foundation of these relationships were built on calling on potential mutual beneft, trust, and being there when it customers. My counts. There has been at least once over these mentor at the time last 30 years that we as owners have had to put was one of “the all of our personal assets on the line to keep our best” detergent business going. Bottom line is that we didn’t chemists in the want to let our employees down, our customers country. His and loyal suppliers. It was their undying support marching orders that got us through it. Not to reach too far here, were pretty simple. but the HONOR of all prevailed. Go fnd out what a customer needs, How are you preparing for retirement? go back to lab and Have had a plan in place for a while and it is develop it, go back now a matter of taking care of what needs to out and sell it and if be done to get there. It is a little bit like being you do this enough a half mile or so from the fnish of a marathon. maybe you can All the training and prep are behind you, now is The Haag family. keep your job. Haag (Continued on Page 4)