The family of Wajahat Husain EMP-43. Front row, from left, Aliya, wife Anna and Nyla. Back row, from left, Amir, Waj and Nadia
	Steve Johnson EMP-43 and family. Back, from left, wife Mary and Steve. Front, from left, Dale (8), Maura (9), William (6) and Maggie (4)

EMP-43

Wajahat "Waj" Husain is keeping busy with work and family (everyone's fine). His son Amir has his own company, KinetikStudios LLP. Waj decided to share a family portrait with the class.

Jim Haworth has become president and CEO of JJI Lighting Group. JJI is the largest privately held lighting fixture manufacturer in the United States. JJI is the parent company of Alkco Lighting, where Jim was VP and general manager while attending Kellogg. Jim, his wife Cheryl and daughters Christine (9) and Jacki (7) (who was born 3 weeks before year one's Live-In week) still live in Orland Park, Ill., and are active in school, sports and community activities.

Steve Johnson left the suburbs of Chicago for a change of scenery. He's been living in Madison, Wis., since 2001. He tried his hand at starting two companies, decided to take a short break and then got back into the fray by starting his own management/project consulting company, focusing on large local companies. As of May he is VP of product management/sales/marketing for TriSept Solutions, a leisure travel technology provider and sister company to Mark Travel Group. He and the family love living in Madison and look forward to continuing to live there.

Peggy Klein is currently resting on her laurels after leaving Kingsway America. She is relaxing but thinking of next steps and has promised to keep us all posted.

Pat Jasper has left the company that was magnanimous enough to pay for his Kellogg education. Floated to the ground with a very nice parachute (nearly golden)! Spent the next few years trying this and that but never found anything to hold his attention. In 2004 he rejoined the insurance industry with Old Republic General Insurance Group as a buyer of reinsurance, whereas formerly he was a seller. While his travel and entertainment budget is no longer humungous, he now has account executives and brokers looking to spend their budget dollars on him! He travels a lot less frequently and when he leaves the office on Friday his briefcase is very, very light. The grass is indeed greener on the other side of the fence! The one thing that made this opportunity very interesting was that the position had been vacant for three years, with its responsibilities farmed out to various executives, including the chairman. He came into a position with no legacy and is now everybody's new best friend. It is very much like being the COO of a spin-off.

On the home front, he and his wife and are now empty-nesters. His daughter Jessica is a senior at American University in Washington, D.C., and will finish next spring with a bachelor's degree in political science and communications (in only four years — hallelujah)! She plans on going to law school after that. His son Anthony is in the process of attending his third college in three years (patience is a virtue, patience is a virtue, patience is a virtue, patience is a virtue) with no major identified — except to make a lot of money. Pat hopes that his son will soon figure things out. His wife has taken a job in the food service industry, where she gets to work with and train teenagers. It softens the quiet periods around the nest. Pat's personal contact information has not changed and probably will not until he can move in with one of his kids!