Distinguished Alumni 2017-2018
EMILIO R TENUTA, CLASS OF 1980

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE—B.S. CHEMISTRY/BUSINESS
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY—KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT MBA
EMPLOYMENT
ECOLAB & NALCO WATER
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
MANAGED WATER AND ENERGY RISKS WITH THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (WWF), ALLIANCE
FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP (AWS), AND UN CEO WATER MANDATE, AND THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY
BOARD MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL FOR GREAT LAKES INDUSTRIES (CGLI)
RECOGNITION
NALCO WATER MARKETER OF THE YEAR 2000
LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLAB’S WATER RISK MONETIZER
PROSPECT ACTIVITY INVOLVEMENT
FOOTBALL
WORDS OF ADVICE
LEVERAGE THE POWER OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS TO PROPEL YOUR LIFE. IT MAY SOUND LIKE
OLD WISDOM BUT IT CONTINUES TO HOLD TRUE TODAY. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS WITH
FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY NOT ONLY KEEPS US GROUNDED BUT IT DRIVES
FULFILLMENT AND OPPORTUNITY TOWARD YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE.
DAVID WILLIAM SKIBBE, CLASS OF 1964

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS—B.S. FORESTRY
EMPLOYMENT
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
RECOGNITION
1967-NJROTC MIDSHIPMAN FROM NAVAL ORDER OF THE U.S.
1968-MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT FROM THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION
1968-DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS AWARD OF MERIT FROM THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF
THE U.S.
1969-COMMISSIONED USMCR—SECOND LIEUTENANT
1969-SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT USMC BASIC SCHOOL, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
SERVICE AWARDS
PURPLE HEART
NAVY CROSS
PROSPECT ACTIVITY INVOLVEMENT
CROSS COUNTRY
TRACK
WORDS OF ADVICE
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE AND REMEMBER THOSE THAT GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR YOU