ANB Communications

CURRICULUM VITA

William S. Bike
6160 W. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60638-4316
(773) 229-9010 _______________________________________________________________

Administration
Experience since 1981, including staff, project, and publication-production management, and budget preparation and oversight.

Journalism, Public Relations, and Advancement
Experience since 1979, including editing, reporting, article and book research and writing, editorial writing, fundraising, graphic design, print buying, production, layout, proofreading, public speaking, word processing, photography, manuscript solicitation, advertising copywriting, speech writing, book marketing, alumni relations, gift proposal writing, budget management, bookkeeping, and media relations.

Occupational Summary
Current:
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, 801 S. Paulina Street, Chicago, IL. Associate Director of Advancement, 1995-2003. Director of Advancement and Alumni Affairs Communications, 2003-present. Promoted to editor-in-chief of Alumni Report/Vision magazine, 1996. Editor-in-chief of Word of Mouth, 2004-present. Lobbyist, 2008-present.

The Near West Gazette Publishing Co., 1335 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL. Have been employed part-time as Associate Editor of the Gazette newspaper from 1983-present. Was named Vice President of the corporation and member of the Board of Trustees in 1984.

ANB Communications, 6160 W. 60th St., Chicago, IL. Vice President of home-based communications consulting firm, 1995-2003. Senior Vice President, 2003-present.

Previous:
The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Chicago, IL. Employed in the Communications Division as Publications Director, 1993-94; as Publications Consultant, 1994-95. Was Editor-in-Chief of a quarterly alumni magazine (circulation 35,000).

Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL. Employed in the Public Relations Department as Publications Writer, 1984; as Publications Editor, 1984-85; as Acting Director of Public Relations, 1985-86; as Publications Manager, 1986-89; and as Publications Director, 1989-93. Was Editor-in-Chief of a thrice-annual alumni magazine (circulation 95,000) and bi-weekly newspaper (circulation 10,000). Oversaw production of approximately nine other publications.

Dental Products Report, Dental Products Report International, and Dental Lab Products, Irving-Cloud Publications, Skokie, IL. Was Assistant Editor, 1982; was Associate Editor, 1982-84.

Oak Park News and Berwyn-Cicero News, Sanford Publishing Co., Oak Park, IL. Was Editor-in-Chief of the weekly Oak Park News, and the bi-weekly Berwyn-Cicero News, 1981.

Business Insurance Magazine, Crain Communications, Chicago. Was employed from 1979-81 as a Publication-Production Assistant.

Education
Received a B.A. from DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 1979, in Political Science. Overall grade point average was 3.7 on a 4.0 scale, and 3.8 in Political Science. Graduated with Highest Honors after being on the Dean's List all four years.

Continuing Education

American Association of Dental Editors Workshop, 2005.
Senior Publications Professionals Workshop, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Chicago, 2004, 2005.
How to Sell All or Part of Your Business Seminar, RSM EquiCo, Chicago, 2004.
Proposal Preparation and Writing Workshop, The Donors Forum of Chicago, 1997.
Book Proposal Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1997.
Book Publishing Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1997.
Advancement Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1996.
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Conference, Chicago, 1995.
FileMaker Pro 2.0 Introduction, Productivity Point International, 1993.
Creativity and University Advancement Seminar, IABC, 1993.
Effective Negotiating Seminar, Karrass, Inc., 1991.
Management Directions Seminar, Public Relations Society of America, 1989.
Publication Printing Course, Graftek Press, Inc., 1989.
Print- and Related Services-Buying Seminar, Folio, Inc., 1985.

Word Processing
Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Excel.

Activities

Memberships

UIC Committee on Publications Services Privitization, 2007
American Association of Dental Editors (Publication Membership), 2002-present
American Dental Education Association/American Association of Dental Researchers University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Advocacy Coordinator, 2006-present
University Senate, 2006-present
UIC Academic Professional Advisory Committee, ex-officio member, 2006-present
Chair of APAC Communications Subcommitttee, 2006-present
UIC College of Engineering Awards Committee, 2006
University of Illinois at Chicago Communicators Council, 2005-present
UIC Alumni Relations Council, 2004-present, and its task force on the University calendare, 2004-present
UIC Magazine Editor Search Committee, 2002, Graphic Designer Search Committee, 2003, Associate Editor Search Committee, 2004; UIC Editors Committee, 2002-05
Monticello/Central Park Neighbors, 1997-98
UIC Campus Council on Alumni Relations, 1995-97, 2001-present
UIC Dental Alumni Board (ex-officio), 1995-present
Quadrangle Club, 1994-present
American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), 1993-99
Illinois Environmental Council, 1993-97
Educational Press Association of America, 1992-94
Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century (DL21C), 1992-present, its Communications Committee, 1995-2004; chair, 1997-2004; chair of DL21C subcommittee on media plan, 1995-96; member of DL21C Bow Tie Award Dinner Planning Committee, 1995; member of DL21C Board Recruitment Committee, 2001-03
Catholic Press Association (CPA), 1991-93
20/20 Vision, 1991-present
National Production Managers' Network, 1990-93
National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA), 1990-93
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), 1989-99, and IABC Chicago's Nominating Committee, 1995
Society of Professional Journalists, 1988-99
Chicago Headline Club, 1988-present
Society for American Baseball Research, 1986-97
Loyola University Committee on Student Publications, 1986-93
Board of Trustees, Chimera Theatre Co., 1986-88
Sierra Club, 1981-83

Advisor to the Loyola Phoenix, Loyola University's student newspaper, 1989-91.

Book Author

Streets of the Near West Side, ISBN 0-87946-153-5, ACTA Publications, Chicago, 1996, and 1stBooks Library, ISBN 0-75968-395-6, Bloomington, IN, 2002.
Winning Political Campaigns, ISBN 0-938737-35-X, Denali Press, Juneau, AK, 1998, and ISBN 0-938737-38-4, 2001.

Book Editor

Essays on Earl Renfroe--A Man of Firsts, ISBN 0-9710459-0-9, UIC College of Dentistry Press, Chicago, 2001
The Dentofacial Complex--Lectures of Dr. Allan G. Brodie, ISBN 0-9710459-1-7, 0-9710459-3-3, UIC College of Dentistry Press, Chicago, 2004.

Branch Representative, Lake View Citizens' Council, 1988-89; member, 1988-93.

Election Judge, Palatine Township, Precinct 81, Democrat, 1996-2003; Chicago, 23rd Ward, 2003.

Judge

All-Illinois History Exposition, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 1992-2001, 2003-present.
Chicago Metro History Fair, 1993
Association of Railway Communicators Distinguished Achievement Awards competition, 1994
National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District III Medallion Awards, 1999
Thirteen-Fifty Foundation Patriot Prize Essay Contest, 2004.

Publicity Chairperson, Roscoe Village Neighbors annual street festival, 1988.

Volunteer

Dick Simpson for Congress campaign, 1994
Rod Blagojevich for Congress campaign, 1995
Mark Pera for State Representative campaign, 1996
J.B. Pritzker for Congress campaign, 1998
Ralph Martire for Cook County Board campaign, 1998
Dan Hynes for Illinois comptroller campaign, 1998.

Volunteer Coordinator, UIC College of Dentistry, National Advocacy Network, American Dental Education Association, 2006-present.

Briefing Coordinator to the Chancellor, UIC College of Dentistry, 2006-present.

Publications and Websites

The DePaulia, 1975-79
DePaul University Yearbook, 1979
Business Insurance Magazine, 1980
Oak Park News, 1981
Berwyn-Cicero News, 1981
Dental Lab Products, 1982-84
Dental Products Report, 1982-84
Dental Products Report International, 1982-84
Chicago Sun-Times, 1983, 1995
Near West/South Gazette, 1983-present
Loyola Magazine, 1984-93
Loyola World, 1984-93, 1995-98
Working Healthy (AHA), 1986
Loyola Law, 1987-93, 1998
The Bur, 1992
Quayle Quarterly, 1992
Delta Epsilon Sigma Journal, 1992, 1995
Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Social Policy Perspectives, 1993
GSB Chicago, 1994-96
University of Chicago Chronicle, 1994
P-O-P & Sign Design, 1995-present
P-O-P Times, 1995-present
DL21C Report, 1995-present
Alumni Report/Vision (UIC dental college), 1995-2002.
FlameSports, 1995-97
Annual Report (UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work), 1995
Illinois Quarterly, 1995-96DePaul Law, 1995
UIC Alumni Magazine, 1996-98, 2000, 2003
UIC News, 1996, 2000
Business Loyola, 1996-97
Voyage of Excellence (UIC dental college), 1996
Momentum (UIC development), 1996
Allan G. Brodie Institute brochure (UIC dental college), 1996
Streets of the Near West Side book, ACTA Publications, Chicago, 1996; 1st Books, Library, Bloomington, IN, 2001
Investing in Illinois, 1997
Winning Political Campaigns book, Denali Press, Juneau, AK, 1998. 2001.
Thomas Barber Institute brochure, (UIC dental college), 1998
Intellectual Ammunition, 1998
Italian America, 1998
Edward Lowe Report, 1999-2000
Materials Management in Healthcare, 2001
$mall Business $urvival Center, 2001
Essays on Earl Renfroe--A Man of Firsts book, UIC College of Dentistry Press, Chicago, 2001
Vision (UIC dental college magazine), 2002-present
Dean's Report (UIC dental college), 2003-present
Word of Mouth (UIC dental college), 2004-present

Speaking Engagements

Jesuit Midwest Advancement Conference, St. Louis, 1988; Chicago, 1990; Cleveland, 1992.
Mallincrodt College, graphics identity seminar, 1991.
Jesuit Advancement Administrators National Conference, St. Louis, 1991.
Women In Communications Career Conference, Chicago, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995.
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Conference, Chicago, 1995.
Iota Sigma Epsilon 59th Annual Writing Awards Luncheon, Evanston, IL 1997.
Community Media Workshop panel on community newspapers, Chicago, 1998.
Libertarian Party Convention media panel, Elk Grove Village, IL, 1998.
Columbia College Chicago, journalism/writing classes, Chicago, 1999-2001, 2005-06.
UIC Advancement officers' "Brown Bag" meeting, Chicago, 2002.
St. Ignatius College Prep, newspaper class, Chicago, 2002.
Chicago Public Library, Near West Side talk, 2002.
Good Timers Club, Skokie, IL, Near West Side talk, 2002.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Dental Pipeline Project Conference, Washington, DC, 2005.

Broadcasts

Chicago Books Cable TV show on Chicago's Municipal TV (MUTV) 1998
TV Bookwatch Cable TV show on Madison, WI, Municipal TV
The Write Stuff Cable TV show on Chicago's Municipal TV (MUTV) 2002-2005
The War Room, CNN, 2008
1997 Radio WPNA-AM, Oak Park, IL
Chicago Books Cable TV show on Chicago's Municipal TV (MUTV) 1998
TVBookwatch Cable TV show on Madison, WI, Municipal TV
The Write Stuff Cable TV show on Chicago's Municipal TV (MUTV) 2002-2005
Radio Barry Farber Show, national syndication XM, Washington, DC
WMT, Cedar Rapids, IA
WHO, DesMoines, IA
KXIC, Iowa City, IA
KXEL, Waterloo, IA
WJJG, Berkeley, IL
WDCB, Glen Ellyn, IL
WHAS, Louisville, KY
WWL, New Orleans, LA
KCNN, Fisher, MN
WCCO, Minneapois, MN
KWLA, Worthington, MN
KWIX, Moberly, MO
KLPW, St. Louis, MO
WKBK, Keane, NH
KVMI, West Fargo, ND
WPRO, East Providence, RI
KERA (NPR), Dallas, TX
WSVA, Harrisonburg, VA
WEKZ, Monroe, WI

Honors

Book Winning Political Campaigns was named one of the top 100 best-selling books of 1999 by Politico's bookstore, London. Book
Streets of the Near West Side was named "UIC Today Online Book of the Week" two weeks running (June 29-July 6, and July 7-13, 1997), <http://users.aolcom/uictoday>
Chicago Alderman Burton Natarus introduced a resolution honoring William S. Bike for writing Streets of the Near West Side, passed by the Chicago City Council at its June 1997 meeting.
Named to Gordon Tech High School Alumni Hall of Fame, 1997; one of only 29 individuals out of 17,000 graduates to be chosen.
Subject of profile articles in Lerner Booster, Northwest Leader, UIC News, and DePaul University Magazine, 1997.
Winner, Ten Year Service Award, American Association of Dental Editors/American Dental Association, 2005
Golden Pen, University of Illinois Alumni Association, 2003
Platinum Pencil Award from USA Section of International College of Dentists Journalism Awards Competition, First Place, Division I, for Vision magazine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2002 and for Word-of-Mouth, 2006
Communications Concepts' National Apex '98 Grand Award for publicity for Streets of the Near West Side (ANB Communications; Communications Concepts' National Apex Award of Excellence for newswriting (Near West/South Gazette), 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003; for editorial and column writing, 1996, 2000, 2001; for best political coverage, 1998; for most improved magazine (University of Illinois at Chicago) 1998; for personality profile, 2000, 2004; for feature writing, 2004; for one of a kind publication (Essays on Earl Renfroe), 2000; for special purpose writing, 2006; for newsletters, 2006
Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence Award, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003
Peter Lisagor Award, the highest honor in Chicago journalism, Chicago Headline Club, editorials category (Near West/South Gazette), 1993 and 1999, and public service category (Near West/South Gazette), 1995
Loyola University W. Daniel Conroyd employee award, 1993
Communications Concepts' National Apex '91 Award of Excellence for feature writing, and of National Apex '90 Awards of Excellence for most improved magazine (Loyola Magazine) and for total publications program; Communications Concepts' National Apex '98 Award of Excellence for most improved magazine (UIC College of Dentistry)
DePaul Annual Newswriting Award, first place, 1977-79.
Editor of Loyola Magazine and Loyola World when both won Bronze Awards in the International Mercury Competition, 1990; of Loyola Magazine in 1991 and of Loyola Law in 1989 when publications received awards from NSPRA; of Loyola Magazine in 1993 when publication received award from Astrid; of Loyola World in 1992 when publication won awards from IABC (Spectra), Communications Concepts (APEX), and CPA.
Publications Director when Loyola World won Bronze Award in International Mercury Competition, 1993, and when Business Loyola won an APEX Award for best small magazine.
Subject of lead article in March 1992 issue of EdPress Profiles, a publication of the Educational Press Association.

Listings in Who's Whos

Dictionary of International Biography
International Authors and Writers' Who's Who
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the Media and Communications
Who's Who in the Midwest

Notable Accomplishments

Initiated and implemented new printing and typesetting purchasing processes for Loyola University Chicago that saved $30,000 and improved publications quality.
Reorganzied Loyola Department of Public Relations in 1986, allowing the department to assume new duties and projects without disrupting the old.
Introduced, and persuaded Lake View Citizens Council to pass, a bill blocking unwanted widening of two Chicago streets.
For the Gazette, initiated and wrote investigative articles on Illinois' write-in candidacy procedures, which resulted in Gazette publisher winning March 1988 State Representative primary.
Articles about 1991 Aldermanic race prompted business leaders from adjacent neighborhood to negotiate successfully with the Gazette concerning expansion of the publication's distribution into their area.
During a time of budget cutbacks when the University of Chicago projected at $25 million deficit, persuaded administration to give one of my staff a mid-year raise in pay, to fill an open position despite an informal hiring freeze, and to increase GSB Chicago budget by $50,000 per year.
Completely rewrote and oversaw resdesign of the single publicity piece for the University of Chicago's Business Forecast Luncheon in late 1994. Attendance increased substantially after falling for several years.
Put out four issues of GSB Chicago in 1994, the first time four issues had appeared in a year since 1985. Increased numbers of alumni news notes in GSB Chicago substantially in 1994. This increase was Dean Robert Hamada's primary goal for the magazine.
At the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, developed a mailing list of publications and other sources for press releases for the first time.
Developed a system for the dean to send out thank-you letters and congratulatory letters.
Wrote donor proposals that resulted in $100,000 gift, 1996; $1.25 million gift, 2000; $1.5 million gift , 2005.
Found appraiser qualified to value the DuBrul collection of anatomical artifacts.
In first year as associate director of advancement, giving rose 66 percent and College of Dentistry had its best fundraising year ever.
Wrote award nominations to U of I Alumni Association that resulted in two College of Dentistry alumni getting awards out of four awards total; College of Dentistry alumni won the Alumni Achievement Award three years in a row, 2004-06.
Led Monticello/Central Park neighbors in fight that successfully blocked townhouse development.

Recreational

Softball player, 1967-71, 1974-present. Leagues: St. Sylvester School, DePaul University, Chicago Park District.
Bowler, Bowling League, Fireside Bowl, Chicago, 1970-71; Weber Fathers Club Bowling League, Mont Clair Bowl, Chicago, 1979-85; Bowling League, Miami Bowl, Chicago, 1982; Friends and Family Bowling League, Classic Bowl, Morton Grove, IL, 1995-present; president, 2001-03; member of first-place team, 2006.
Touch football player, Mather Park and Peterson Park, Chicago, 1974-96, 2000-02; Hale Park, 2003; River Park, 2004.
Member, DePaulia National Football League (fantasy football league) 1978-present; board member, 1981-present. Co-Commissioner, 2003-present. Elected to hall of fame, 1991.
Member, San Diego Football League (fantasy football league), 1998-present.

Personal
Born April 9, 1957. Married Anne M. Nordhaus, May 10, 1986.