EMP-43

Tim O'Connor says "Hi, y'all" from Atlanta, where he and his family moved in 2001. Since graduating, he spent a few years with Siemens global IT Business as vice president of global marketing and working in Munich for about a year and a half. Two years ago, he left Siemens to join Unisource Worldwide, one of Bain Capital's largest investments, as part of the management team to prepare Unisource for a public offering or strategic sell. Tim is the vice president of marketing and global sourcing for Unisource, a $6-billion distributor of paper and industrial supplies.

Tim and his wife Theresa celebrated 20 years of marriage last year. This year, their oldest son begins college and their youngest turns 16. Tim feels blessed and welcomes any EMP-43 colleagues to say hi if they are in Atlanta.

Boris Oglesby is really, really busy now as vice president of marketing (North America) at JohnsonDiversey, a $3-billion company with more than 14,000 employees worldwide. The company is the world's leading manufacturer in the industrial and institutional cleaning products sector. This is an exciting opportunity for Boris and he officially started on April 24. While he works in Sturtevent, Wis., he still lives in Mundelein, Ill. Well, I guess it is truly goodnight to those nightcaps at Jim Beam!

Pete Brehm writes: "I am at Avnet, IBM's largest distributor of IBM equipment to the reseller community. I am their leasing sales rep for the west region, working with IBM Business Partners to provide financial solutions for end users.

"Life is good (or at least better than the alternative). My son is a freshman at Stevenson High School. Once I finished at Kellogg, my wife went back to school to earn her teaching certificate and is in her third year of teaching 4th grade at Holy Cross School in Deerfield and completing her master's in education. I am looking forward to her graduation as much as I did my own from Kellogg."

Scott Wilson has been missing in action since graduation, so here is a brief update: Scott and his family relocated to the north San Diego County area in 1999 just before graduating from Kellogg. He is now president and CEO of REGENESIS in San Clemente, Calif. REGENESIS develops advanced chemical and biological technologies used to restore polluted water and soil. The company markets and sells the products direct to engineering firms throughout the United States and around the world. His recent emphasis has been on market penetration in Asia and Europe. Scott and family return to Chicago regularly for therapeutic doses of season changes and blues.

Kevin Consey continues to do his bit for the artistic community at the Berkely Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive. He has been traveling a lot of late. His wife Susan is fine and, as Kevin puts it, "keeps the world safe for capitalism" at Morgan Stanley.

Suresh Dixit writes, "I think everyone has my news except for this little tidbit: I bought a small sailboat a couple of months back. I am trying to cram as much sailing as I can during these dying days of summer. When you guys visit New York City, we can go for a sail. Unfortunately, I am afraid of drowning and just watched "The Perfect Storm" again. Talk about masochism! Other than Kevin Consey and Colleen Mather, I haven't seen a huge expression of interest in having a reunion.