Alumni

A Note of Appreciation:

We would like to thank all of our previous directors, graduate students, and staff for their hard work and dedication towards the research conducted at the Lake Michigan Biological Station over the years.

If you have more information about individuals who have previously worked at LMBS, or you have pictures you wish to share please contact Amber Schmidt at amber8@illinois.edu.

Previous Directors and Heads of LMBS

In 1990-1996, I continued the yellow perch and creel surveys, and began long-term research focused on lake trout restoration, impacts of the newly-invading zebra mussel and, later, quagga mussel and round goby.  The number of undergraduate researchers, graduate students, and post-docs working at the lab expanded, and Sea Grant joined the lab with the addition of Patricia Charlebois. Collaborations were formed, or continued, with Loyola University, Purdue, Cornell, WiDNR, MDNR, ILDNR, and others. I learned how to pilot the Sculpin – I miss that boat! – days on the lake with great crews, diving on the reefs, and yellow perch fish frys! It was a happy and productive 6 years.

William Horns was the head of the Lake Michigan Biological Station in 1985 and worked in tandem with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, and the University of Illinois. At the time, the Lake Michigan Biological Station was responsible for conducting creel surveys (fishermen interviews) along the Illinois coast of Lake Michigan. After establishing the station, Horns began doing research on Lake Trout egg deposition and spawning on Julians Reef in Lake Michigan. After establishing the Lake Michigan Biological Station, Horns went to work for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as a Fisheries Specialist.

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Previous Permanent Staff

Dan Makauskas, Tammy Keniry, Mike Keniry, Bernie Pientka, Justin Bezold, Kristin TePas, Michael Chotkowski, Holly Hurt, Pat Charlebois, Ron Abrant, Amy Weis, Diane Wudi, and Martha Kneuer

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Previous Graduate Students

Meghan Kline Brusse

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Previous Technicians & Interns

Amy Schneider, Julia Wojcik, Kat (Brittany) Scerini, Kayla Durden, Sarah Shamash, Evan Sluja, Sharika Elahi, Rachael Lehman, Hanna Lavin, Grace Koch, Brandon Enger, Conor O’Kane, Carson Yanaga, Kierra Determan, Teighan Shore, Ashley Oliver, Grace Noll, Soren Johnson, Alicia Legowski, Aaron Robillard, Grace Coogan, Karah Roof, Justin Bopp, Melanie Roberts, Nate Jermain, Sarah Gagnon, Aaron Gloss, Alyssa Thornton, Heather Sundstrom (Posluzny), Rebecca Rogers, Jamie Horton, Joel Lauritsen, Jon Tiso, Chris Hoffman, Kacie Jonasen, Rachel Moss, Tom Moran, Rebecca Lake, Catherine Johnston, Neeshia Macanowicz, Phil Nicodemus, Colton Zondervan, Andrea Jaeger, Alfred Thomson, P.J. Hilbert, Royce Zehr, Larry Bushing, Robert Goralczyk, Laura Page, Beth  Boisvert, Randi Grigoletti, Jill Weishiet, Glenn Selby, Bryan Spindler, Ron Maichele, Kurt Davies, Sarah Laske, Destin Pewitt, Katie Johnson, Katie Bryan, Kerri Johnson, Debbi Lichti, Jeramy Pinkerton, Leah Pyror, Dustan Thomas, Bryan Stoff, Kari Bogner, Andy Jasonwicz, Kyle Weatherman, Andrew Schaefer, Jeanine Tolemy, Lier Yeo, Kevin Schancke, Keith Madden, Bill Oeming, Caitlin Smoot, Jeffrey Garrett Drach, Tyler Brenneman, Blake Bushman, Steven Harlow, Blake Ruebush, Erin Thayer, Michael Rucinski, Nan Trudeau, Justin Bezold, Jeff Caisman, Dreu Opperman, Kathryn Alber, Alex Doneshefsky, Hannah Smith, Ashley Witt, Mark Kriete, Ed Hammer, Zachary Blevens, Dan Grigas, Craig Schaffer, Robert Jagla, Gerard Urbanozo, John Taylor, Ryan Leveque, Chad Dolan, Doug Pacholka, Michelle Pushee, Susan Serowicki, Kirby Wolfe, Chris Meeks, Kirk Shillinlaw, Timothy Macek, Rob Pope, Don Rohe, Cathy Blackwell, Erin Sheehan, Artur Michalowicz, Jeffery Hojnacki, David Wisner, Jill Ludowise, Veronica Velez, Jennifer Aderman, Andrew Carlson, Amelie Robillard, Michelle Bowerman, James Schnieder, Shirley Witalis, Tony Brooks, Casey Godwin, Daniel H. Zapf, Ryan Duty, Gwen Freysinger, Paul McKenna, and Stephen Hensler