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Final Meeting and Report
Independent Panel to Review State University Admissions Process
On June 10, 2009, Governor Pat Quinn signed an Executive Order creating the Admissions Review Commission. Comprised of seven public-minded Illinois citizens with stellar reputations and diverse professional experiences, the Commission will review claims that certain applicants to the University of Illinois received special treatment based on political connections and recommend reforms to improve the fairness and transparency of the admissions process.
The Commission, which will conduct its meetings in public, will submit a written report outlining its examination and recommendations by August 8, 2009. Members of the public are encouraged to use this website to learn about the work of the Commission and to provide their own ideas for improving the admissions process of State universities. In the words of Governor Quinn, “We all have a stake in the University of Illinois and this independent review will erase any questions and guarantee its reputation as a center of higher learning and achievement.”
Public Meetings
The following is a list of public meetings:
12th Open Meeting – Thursday, August 6th, 2009
11th Open Meeting – Friday, July 31st, 2009
10th Open Meeting - Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
9th Open Meeting - Monday, July 27th, 2009
8th Open Meeting - Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
7th Open Meeting - Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
6th Open Meeting - Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
5th Open Meeting - Monday, July 13th, 2009
4th Open Meeting - Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
3rd Open Meeting
– Monday, July 6th, 2009
2nd Open Meeting - Monday, June 29th, 2009
1st Open Meeting
– Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Post Your Comments or Ideas
The Commission would like to hear from you and values the input that members of the public can have in helping restore trust in the State university admissions process. Please submit your comments or ideas for improving the fairness of the State university admissions process below.
You may provide your name and email address, but you are not required to do so. Comments and ideas will be shared with the Commission and also may be subject to public disclosure under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Thank you.
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Commission Members
Abner Mikva – Chair
Bernard Judge
Charles Scholz
Doris Lowry
Maribeth Vander Weele
Ricardo Estrada
Zaldwaynaka Scott
Theodore Chung – General Counsel to the Governor, Assistant to the Commission
 Abner Mikva
Newly Appointed Chair of the Admissions Review Commission
Experience:
- Senior Director, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, University of Chicago (2000-2008)
- Professor, University of Chicago Law School (1996-1999)
- White House Counsel, William J. Clinton Administration (1994-1995)
- Judge , United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Appointed by President Jimmy Carter (1979-1994)
- U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois 10 th District (1974-1979)
- U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois 2 nd District (1968-1973)
- Illinois General Assembly (1956-1966)
- Chair, House Judiciary Committee (1963-1966)
- Partner, Goldberg, Devoe, Schadur & Mikva (1952-1969)
- Clerk, Supreme Court Justice Sherman Minton (1951-1952)
- Navigator, Army Air Corps, World War II (1944-1945)
Organization Membership and Recognition:
- Founder and President, Mikva Challenge Organization (1997-present)
- Board Member, American Constitution Society
- Paul H. Douglas Ethics in Government Award, University of Illinois
- Thurgood Marshall Award, American Bar Association
- Alumni Medal, University of Chicago
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Education:
- University of Chicago Law School , J.D. (1951)
- Editor in Chief, University of Chicago Law Review
Personal Information:
- DOB: 1/21/26
- Hometown: Milwaukee , WI
- Lives in Chicago with his wife Zoe. He has three daughters and seven grandchildren.
Bernard Judge
Newly Appointed Member of the Admissions Review Commission
Experience:
- Editor and Publisher, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (1988 – 2007)
- Editor and General Manager, City News Bureau of Chicago (1983 - 84)
- Senior City Editor, Chicago Tribune (1974 – 1983)
- Associate Editor, Chicago Sun Times (1984 – 1984)
Organization Membership and Recognition:
- Chairman of the Board, Illinois First Amendment Center
- Board Member, Catholic Charities of Chicago
- Board Member, Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago
- Former Board Member, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation
- Member, Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame
- Chicago Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
- City Club of Chicago Journalism Award
- Illinois Bar Foundation Distinguished Service Award
Education:
- John Carroll University
- Instructor, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University In
Personal Information:
- DOB: 1/6/40
- Hometown: Chicago
- Lives in Chicago with wife Kimbeth. He has three grown children.
Charles W. Scholz
Newly Appointed Member of the Admissions Review Commission
Experience:
- Private practice attorney; Board of Directors, Bank of Quincy (2005 – present)
- Mayor, Quincy, Illinois (1993 – 2005)
- Private practice attorney, Scholz, Loos, Palmer, Siebers and Duesterhaus
- Downstate Political Director, United States Senator Paul Simon
- Assistant Attorney General, Director of Western Illinois Regional Office, Illinois Attorney General's Office
- Assistant State's Attorney, Quincy, Adams County
Organization Membership:
- Member, Board of Directors, Quincy Area Salvation Army
- Trustee, Culver Stockton College
- Board Member, Illinois Issues Magazine
- Member, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation
- Member, Advisory Board Foundation for Springfield Catholic Diocese
- Board Member, Chaddock School
- Trustee, Quincy Public Library
- Board Member, Good Samaritan Home
- Member, Taxpayer Action Board
- Board Member, Looking for Lincoln
- Board Member, Tri-State Economic Development Summit
- Chairman, City of Quincy Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Education:
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D. (1978)
- Georgetown University, Bachelor's Degree (1975)
Personal Information:
- DOB: November 8, 1953
- Hometown: Quincy, IL
- Married, father of two children
Doris C. Lowry
Newly Appointed Member of the Admissions Review Board
Experience:
- President, Aspen Pine Group, Inc.
- Partner, The Foster Group
- Executive Deputy Director, African American Leadership Partnership
- Director, International Trade Bureau, Rainbow Push Coalition
- District Manager, Minority Enterprise Growth Assistance (MEGA) Center, United States Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency
Organization Membership:
- Durban, South Africa/Chicago Sister Cities Committee
- Children's Place Association Board
- Kohl's Children's Museum Board
Education:
- McCormick Theological Seminary, Master's Degree in Theological Studies
Personal Information:
- Currently lives in Chicago, IL
Maribeth Vander Weele
Newly Appointed Member of the Admissions Review Commission
Experience:
- President, Vander Weele Group, LLC, Corporate Investigations Firm (2003 – present)
- President, Chadwick Associates (2002-2003)
- Inspector General, Chicago Public Schools (1998 – 2002)
- Chief of Investigations, Chicago Public Schools (1995-1998)
- Investigative Reporter Chicago Sun Times (1990 – 1995)
Organization Membership and Recognition:
- Founding President, Illinois Association of Inspectors General
- Member, American Society for Industrial Security
- Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Member, Women's President's Organization
- Member, Women Impacting Public Policy
- Member, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Education:
Personal Information:
- Hometown: Chicago
- Lives in Chicago
Ricardo Estrada
Newly Appointed Member of the Admissions Review Commission
Experience:
- Executive Director, Erie Neighborhood House (2003 – Present)
- Associate Director (1997 – 2003)
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Erie Elementary Charter School (2005 – Present)
- Program Consultant, Orphanlink International (1997-1999)
- Quality Assurance Consultant, Chicago Commons (1997)
- Associate Executive Director, Latino Youth, Inc. (1996 – 1997)
- Director of Child Welfare Services (1993 – 1996)
- Interim Director of Education (1994 – 1995)
Organization Membership and Recognition:
- Vice President, Board of Directors, Leadership Greater Chicago
- Board Member, Donors Forum of Chicago
- Board Member, Latino Policy Forum
- Member, Chicago Council on Global Affairs Selection Committee, Emerging Leaders Program
- Illinois Childcare Advisory Council, Executive Committee
- American Marshall Memorial Fellow
- Loyola University Chicago Latino Alumnus of the Year
- City Club of Chicago John A. McDermott Award for Distinguished Social Leadership
- Citibank Hispanic Heritage Award
Education:
- University of Illinois at Chicago School of Business Administration: MBA, Finance & Marketing (1997)
- University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration: A.M., Policy & Administration (1993)
- Loyola University, Chicago: B.S., Psychology (1989); Certificate in Project Management, (2005)
- Northwestern University: The Corporate Leadership Center and the Kellogg School of Management, CEO Perspective program (2009)
Personal Information:
- DOB: 10/17/66
- Hometown: Chicago
- Lives in Chicago with wife Beatriz and two daughters, Sofia and Daniela.
Zaldwaynaka “Z” Scott
Newly Appointed Member of the Admissions Review Commission
Experience:
- Partner, Mayer Brown, LLC (present)
- Executive Inspector General, Office of the Illinois Governor
- Prosecutor, United States Attorney's Office in Chicago
Organization Membership:
- Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., Chicago Alumnae Chapter
- Jack and Jill of America, Chicago Chapter
- Board Member, Chicago Area Project
- Board Member, LifeSource Blood Center
Education:
- Indiana University School of Law, J.D.
- University of Champaign-Urbana, B.S. in Journalism
Personal Information:
- Currently lives in Chicago with her husband and two children
Ted Chung
General Counsel to Governor Pat Quinn
Experience:
- General Counsel, Governor Pat Quinn (2009 to present)
- Partner, Perkins Coie (2007 to 2009)
- General Counsel, The Illinois Reform Commission (2009)
- First Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago Department of Law (2005 to 2007)
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety, Office of Mayor Richard M. Daley (2004 to 2005)
- Deputy Chief of General Crimes Section, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Criminal Division (2002-2004)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Criminal Division (1998-2004)
- Sidley & Austin , Associate (1994 to 1998)
- Adjunct Professor in Trial Advocacy, Northwestern University School of Law (2003 to present)
Education:
- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, cum laude, 1993
- Editor in Chief, Northwestern University Law Review
- Dartmouth College , A.B., English, cum laude, 1989
- Admitted to the Illinois Bar
Recognition:
- Outstanding Service Award, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Commendation for Outstanding Prosecutive Support , U.S. Department of Transportation
- Performance Award , U.S. Department of Justice
- Group Honor Award for Excellence, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Award for Outstanding Efforts and Contribution, U.S. Customs Service
- Excellence in Law Enforcement Award, Cook County Crime Stoppers
Personal Information:
- Married with 2 children
- Currently lives in Highland Park
- Grew up outside Toledo , Ohio
- Age: 42
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