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Sigma Chi Fraternity | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Spring 2015 Alumni Relations Offce | P.O. Box 80828, Atlanta, Georgia 30366 | www.illinoissigs.org From the Dr. David L. Roseman ’60 Housing Corporation Alumni Spotlight: he wheels Editor’s Note: For this edition of the newsletter we’re shining the Ton the bus Spotlight on Brother Dave Roseman ’60. From the hometown of are still on!! If Champaign, Dave earned his BS in Pre-med at Illinois and continued you have seen on to earn his Masters and MD in Surgery. After 28 years of working the movie, in the medical feld, Dave retired as Professor of Surgery and Senior “Speed,” that Attending Surgeon and moved with his wife Joan to the sailing town is our Board on of Pentwater on Lake Michigan. Recently honored as the Pentwater the bus! We are Citizen of the Year, Dave is heavily involved with the community as a moving fast, volunteer with the County Planning Commission Board in Geographic staying above Information Systems, and the Executive Committee and Investment 50 mph, and hope we do not crash! Committee for the Oceanic County Community Foundation. He also Love it and Live it...as I mentioned in serves on the Board of Directors for Eolas Technologies and Sixth Man my last newsletter we have many plates Consulting. In his free time, Dave enjoys sailing the Ensign Joan in a spinning and because of your Board’s honor of his late wife, and biking. His son, Rob, has two sons, and his collaborative efforts NONE have fallen or stopped spinning! daughter, Kimberly, has three daughters, all of whom fall between the ages of two and fourteen. So here is what has been going on: • We are reviewing some possible changes to our property management “First, I want to thank Bob Cornelisen ’61 for What did you enjoy most about your work frm. We are getting proposals from suggesting me for this article. Bob and I both had as a surgeon over the years? a few frms to make sure we are the good fortune to fnd ourselves in the small town The most satisfaction was in helping patients receiving the services we need and of Pentwater, MI. We reunited over coffee at Good overcome what were often diffcult problems. I was the “Price is Right.” My hat goes off Stuffs, a six day per week local custom.” - Dave also fortunate to be able to do research and teaching. to Jason Detweiler ’08 for all of his What led you to join Sigma Chi? dedication and efforts in leading the What sparked your interest in sailing? Joan was my high school sweetheart, who I charge in our management of 410. subsequently pinned, then married. Carl Dilsaver Joan and I started camping in 1958, and • We are going to be installing a new ’54 was Joan’s cousin. Carl was instrumental in my continued this after our Rob and Kim arrived. We billing and contract archive system joining Sigma Chi, and I am greatly appreciative. were camped in Door County, WI when we saw through GreekBill, Inc. Plan is to some boats anchored offshore. The campgrounds install for fall 2015. Lots of hard As a college newlywed how did you make were starting to get crowded, so we decided to work by Farah Williams and Jim an income during school? start sailing. Although we had no experience, we Escobar ’95 on this front. Joan didn’t return for her junior year, in spite of ordered a boat and read a lot over the winter. Ten • We have received approval to initiate a nearly straight ‘A’ average. That was customary days after the boat arrived, we took off across lower John Runzel and Dan Mackey. at the time. She subsequently enrolled at the U Lake Michigan with our 3 and 5 year old kids. The furthest point on that trip was Pentwater. For the These are two great guys who have of I Circle Campus in Chicago. I worked for the subsequent many years, we sailed for the month made the effort over the years to Champaign Mattress Factory. Joan continued to participate in many Sig alumni work after we moved to Chicago. Her main jobs of August, generally to Mackinac Island and the events and develop wonderful were at the Prince Trust, and at the Peat Marwick North Channel of Lake Huron. friendships with many brothers of accounting frm. In the summers Roseman (Continued on Page 6) the late 70’s. We plan on initiating following my Freshman and Sophomore them in the fall of 2015 with what years, I drove buses for the Chicago we hope is a wonderful opportunity Transit Authority, which was a great job. to bring back many alumni! In my frst year, I was paid $2.67 per • We have a NEW Board member, hour, with time and a half for overtime. Tom Munger ’13. Fresh face, I made about $2100, which was enough fresh ideas, and a whole lot of to pay my entire medical school tuition enthusiasm! Tom will be managing and books for four years. Times have our internship program and working changed. with Wayne Vonder Heide ’07 on Why did you decide to go into the our communication strategy. medical feld? • We are going to rehab the third foor My Dad was a physician, and I planned Housing (Continued on Page 6) from a very early age to follow his path. Dave and his wife Joan.