Explanation of the SURS Advisory Committee

STATE UNIVERSITIES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
MEMBERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SURSMAC)
 

History

From 1941 (when the Universities Retirement System was created by law) to 1953, the University of Illinois had its own advisory committee to advise the President on Retirement System matters.  The President then referred specific recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the Retirement System.

In 1953, the Committee was expanded, at the request of the Board of Trustees of the Universities Retirement System, to include representatives of all institutions that would insure full representation of all employers, and proper communication to the heads of the various institutions covered by the System.

A conference was held, and it was proposed and approved that a Committee of 17 persons be established which would be advisory to the Board of Trustees of the University Retirement System.  Distribution of membership was based on the percent of total participants, with the individual member to be determined by the President or Head of each employer.

In 1966, a Committee was appointed to study the problem of reapportioning the membership of the Employees Advisory Committee to the Board of Trustees of the Retirement System.

The Committee agreed that there should be equal representation from all institutions up to a predetermined size and that this representation should consist of approximately the same number of faculty members and nonacademic members.  It was recommended that institutions with less than 5,000 participants in the Retirement System would be entitled to one academic and one nonacademic representative to the Employees Advisory Committee.  Institutions with more than 5,000 participants in the Retirement System would be entitled to two academic and two nonacademic representatives.  Further representation could be considered for any institution that had more than 8,000 participants in the Retirement System.  Community Colleges would have both academic and nonacademic representation.  This became effective on January 1, 1967.

In 1971, membership on the Committee was expanded to include a retiree representative from the State-wide Annuitants Association.  In 1974, representation was increased to two.

On October 14, 1992, the Employees Advisory Committee approved changing the name of the committee to the SURS Members Advisory Committee (SURSMAC).
 

Minutes of the Most Recent SURS Employees Advisory Committee Meeting

 

COMMUNITY COLLEGES MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE

President Mr. J. P. Barrington John A. Logan College Route 2 Carterville, IL 62918-9599 Phone:  618.985.3741jp.barrington@jal.cc.il.us
Mr. Larry Peterson John A. Logan CollegeRoute 2Carterville, IL 62918-9599Phone:  618/985-3741larry.peterson@jal.cc.il.us

Administrator Ms. Phyllis Walden  Morton College 3801 South Central Avenue Cicero, IL 60804Phone 708.656.8000, Ext. 280 waldenp@morton.cc.il.us

Mr. Robert GetzWilliam Rainey Harper College1200 West Algonquin RoadPalatine, IL 60067-7398Phone 847.925.6000, Ext. 6350rgetz@harper.cc.il.us

Faculty Mr. John BennettLake Land College5001 Lake Land BoulevardMattoon, IL 61938Phone:   217/234-5312jbennett@lakeland.cc.il.us

Mr. Gregory ClemonsWilliam Rainey Harper College1200 West Algonquin RoadPalatine, IL  60067-7398Phone:  847.925.6393gclemons@harper.cc.il.us

Non-academic Classified Mr. Greg JoosCollege of DuPage425 22nd Street Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599Phone:  630/942-2460joos@cdnet.cod.edu

Ms. Joey GibbsLewis & Clark Comm. College5800 Godfrey RoadGodfrey, IL  62035-2466Phone:  618.466.3411jgibbs@lc.edu

Illinois Community College Trustees Association Ms. Kimberly Villanueva Illinois Community CollegeTrustees AssociationMarriott Commerce Building509 South Sixth Street, Suite 426Springfield, IL 62701Phone: 1.800.454.2282kvillanueva@communitycolleges.org

Illinois Community College Board Ms. Ellen Andres Illinois Community College Board401 East Capitol AvenueSpringfield, IL 62701-1874Phone  217.785.0085eandres@iccb.state.il.us
UNIVERSITIES
 Chicago State Dr. Irvin RothChicago State University95th Street at King DriveChicago, IL 60628Phone:  773.995.2188bigqijr@csu.edu

Eastern Illinois Mr. Terry TomerPhysical Plant 7Eastern Illinois University 600 Lincoln
AvenueCharleston, IL 61920Phone:  217.581.2011 cstnt@eiu.edu
Dr. Larry BatesColeman Hall 215GEastern Illinois University600 Lincoln AvenueCharleston, IL  61920Phone:  217/581-2710cflwb@eiu.edu

Governors State Mr. John T. TuohyVice President, Administration & PlanningGovernors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL  60466-0975Phone:  708.534.4120j-tuohy@govst.edu

Illlinois  State Mr. Jim CarlsonCampus Box 2640Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL  61761Phone:  309.438.2222jhcarlso@ilstu.edu
Professor Steve GoodwinCampus Box 5590Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL  61761Phone:  309.438.2893sagoodwi@ilstu..edu

Northeastern Ms. Jill AlthageRonald Williams LibraryNortheastern Illinois University5500 North St. Louis AvenueChicago, IL  60625-4699Phone:  773.442.4415j-althage@neiu.edu

Ms. Mary GriesingerBenefits ManagerNortheastern Illinois University5500 North St. Louis AvenueChicago, IL  60625-4699Phone:  773.442.5202m-griesinger@neiu.edu

Northern Dr. Robert E. MillerFinance DepartmentNorthern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IL  60115Phone:  815.753.0250rmiller@niu.edu
Mr. Larry SallbergGrants Fiscal Adm.Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IL  60115Phone:  815.753.6061lsallber@niu.edu

SIU - Carbondale Professor Roland PersonLibrary Affairs, MC-6632Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale, IL  62901-6632Phone:  618.453.1651rperson@slib.siu.edu
Mr. Jake Baggott Student Health Programs, MC-6802Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale, IL  62901-6802Phone:  618.453.4412jbaggott@siu.edu

SIU - Edwardsville Mr. Paul AnthonyLovejoy Library, Room 2102Southern Illinois University, Campus Box 1063Edwardsville, IL  62026Phone:  618.650.3282panthon@siue.edu
Ms. Donna BlackwellRendleman Hall, Room 3210Southern Illinois University, Campus Box 1040Edwardsville, IL  62026Phone:  618.650.2190dblackw@siue.edu

The University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Stephen D. Smith536 SEO (M/C 249)The University of Illinois at Chicago850 South MorganChicago, IL  60607-7045Phone:  312.413.2165smiths@math.uic.edu
Professor Donald L. Ehresmann208B HH (M/C 201)The University of Illinois at Chicago935 Harrison Chicago, IL  60607-7039Phone:  312.996.5975dle@uic.edu
 Mr. Shawn Marshall Facilities Management (M/C 896)The University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL  60680Phone:  312.996.7156smarhsall@physpl.uic.edu
Mr. Daniel SarhageB20-920 Bldg. (M/C 896)The University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL  60680Phone:  312.996-7180dsarhage@uic.edu
 Professor Jay Lamabrecht2-481 LIB (M/C 234)The University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL  60680Phone:  312.996.2736jaylamb@uic.edu

University of Illinois at Springfield Ms. Katharine Dehen Financial Aid Office UHB 1016 University of Illinois at Springfield#1 University Plaza, Springfield, IL  62703-5407 Phone:  217.206.6724dehen.Kathy@uis.edu

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign VACANT

 Professor James E. Simon434 Flagg Hall, MC 621University of IllinoisChampaign, IL  61820Phone:  217.352.7241j-simon1@uiuc.edu
Professor Thomas Ulen228 Law Building, MC 594University of IllinoisChampaign, IL  61820Phone:  217.333.4953tulen@law.uiuc.edu

Western Ms. Nancy Sherer Human Resources1 University CircleWestern Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL  61455Phone:  309.298.1853nancy_sherer@ccmail.wiu.edu
Professor Fred J. Ebeid Marketing & Finance1 University CircleWestern Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL  61455Phone:  309.298.1303f-ebeid@wiu.edu

SCIENTIFIC SURVEYS
State Geological Ms. Linda CunninghamState Geological Survey122 Natural Resources, MC 650615 East Peabody DriveChampaign, IL  61820Phone:  217.244.2402cunning@isgs.uiuc.edu
State Natural History Ms. Susan KeyState Natural History Survey172 Natural Resources, MC 652607 East Peabody DriveChampaign, IL 61820Phone:  217.244.7790suekey@inhs.uiuc.edu
State Water Mrs. Joyce ChangnonState Water Survey116 Water Survey Research, MC 6742204 Griffith DriveChampaign, IL 61820Phone:  217/333-0448changnon@uiuc.edu

STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOC.
Mr. Don H. Naylor Executive Director SUAA093085 Stevenson Drive, Suite 301 Springfield, IL  62703Phone:  217.585.2370suaa@springnet1.com
Mr. Homer Foster 108 Broadway, Box 491Fisher, IL  61843Phone:  217.897.6531hjfoster@soltec.net
 Mr. Richard P. Goodrick (IRLAC)2411 Village RoadCharleston, IL  61920Phone:  217.345.3579etgoodrick@yahoo.com
Last Update 0.08.02

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