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for national and state register so 
that sites of importance can be 
preserved. 
Dean also has authorized the 
production of site facility maps for 
all Department properties as pub- 
lic use grows and demand increases 
for recreational information. “In 
the process of education,” he says, 
“We are going to be talking more 
and more about the natural re- 
sources of Illinois, identifying them, 
describing them and advocating 
their judicious and best use — in- 
stead of simply relating what the 
Department is doing.” 
AN EXAMPLE of the broadened 
concepts which are a part of the 
new look in the Department is the 
addition of a non-game biologist to 
the staff of the Division of Wildlife 
Resources. The implication of stew- 
ardship toward all wildlife species 
involves recognition of responsi- 
bility to the public as a whole, not 
just a segment of it. 
On the other hand, it is one of 
Dean’s goals to make more lands 
available for public hunting. He en- 
joyed the role of a hunter in his 
native state of Kansas, but says he 
has had little opportunity to hunt 
since coming to Illinois. Leisure 
activities in which he and his wife, 
Lawri, take part include canoeing, 
hiking, backpacking and fishing. 
He was graduated Cum Laude, 
with exceptional distinction, from 
the economics department of Yale 
University and studied two years 
at the University of Chicago law 
school. Dean also served as a con- 
sultant in computer sciences to 
Chicago Title and Trust Co., and 
the First National City Bank of 
New York City. 
HIS EARLY LOVE for the out- 
doors produced an appreciation that 
grew commensurately with formal 
education. Hence, it was not in- 
consistent that Dean was directly 
involved in founding the I[linois 
Planning and Conservation League, 
and that he founded, wrote and 
published ‘Environmental News,” 
as a publication to reach people 
with the conservation/environment 
message. Significant is that this 
publication carried in detail the 
status of environmental bills in the 
General Assembly, and Dean’s ex- 
periences in both covering conser- 
vation matters and testifying on 
them gained him acquaintances 
that prove valuable in his present 
position. He has acted in an ad- 
visory capacity to several citizens’ 
conservation groups, including the 
Great Lakes Chapter of the Sierra 
Club, and has participated in semi- 
nars on ecology and conservation 
at various colleges and universities. 
The new director feels a _ per- 
sonal responsibility for decision- 
making in conservation. He weighs 
each problem, each position, and 
shuns hasty opinions. He values 
all the input he can get — and has 
a strong belief in giving full ear 
to local public opinion. 
The “conservation ethic” is up- 
permost, and he is convinced that 
top personnel performance within 
the Department can best achieve 
it. 
OLIVE TONED AND VESTED 
From high up you cheer; 
Could it be from giddiness 
You shout “Hick—three beer?”’ 
—Joe Dvorak 
