2005 Memorial Event Guest Speakers
Carl Hawkinson
Deputy Chief of Staff - Public Safety
Hawkinson was appointed in 2003 by Governor Blagojevich to direct
homeland security operations for the State of Illinois. Previously Hawkinson had
served in the Illinois legislature and as Knox County State's Attorney.
Hawkinson served as Knox County State's Attorney from 1976 to 1982.
He then served four years in the Illinois House of Representatives, followed by
sixteen years in the Illinois State Senate, including a decade as chairman of
the Senate Judiciary Committee. He is credited with crafting legislation to
combat terrorism and drug trafficking, and to reform the state criminal code and
juvenile justice code. He helped write one of the first anti-stalking laws in
the nation, as well as landmark legislation to protect the privacy of genetic
testing information.
A native of Galesburg, Hawkinson is a graduate of North Park
College, summa cum laude; and Harvard Law School, magna cum laude. He received
the Illinois State Bar Association's Presidential Commendation in 1999, and in
2001 served as co-chair of the Illinois State Bar Association's Special
Committee on the Future of the Courts.
Illinois Homeland
Security Website
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Personal Data:
Lifelong Republican
Resident of
Pecatonica
Spouse: Jenny,
married 32 years
3 Children: Jerry,
John and Jesse
Education:
University of
Wisconsin-River
Falls (Wisconsin
State University),
Bachelors’ Degrees
in Psychology and
Speech, 1965-1969
Professional
Experience:
NITE Equipment Inc.,
President & CEO,
1997 to present
FBI, Special Agent
1969-1997
River Falls,
Wisconsin Police
Department, Police
Officer 1967-1969
Professional and
Civic Affiliations:
Society of former
Special Agents of
the FBI
Illinois Independent
Automobile Dealers
Association
Licensed Auctioneer,
Wisconsin and
Illinois
Freeport Chamber of
Commerce
Current Member of
Winnebago County
Board
Member of the
Winnebago Illinois
School Board,
1988-1996
President of the
Winnebago School
Board, 1994-1996
Chairman of the
Citizens to Continue
Quality Education (CCQE),
1984-1986
Past Board Member of
the Foundation for
Education Excellence
Director of the
German American
State Bank
National Federation
of Independent
Business
American Legion
Life Member of US
Army Ranger
Association (Ranger
Qualified)
Past Associate
Director of the
Winnebago County
Soil & Water
District
Member of St. Mary’s
Catholic Church,
Pecatonica, Illinois
Farm Bureau
Pheasants Forever
Awards:
Winnebago County
Conservation Farmer,
1979
Chairman’s Award for
Conservation
Excellence, 1986
Conservation Farm
Family of the Year,
1988
Numerous Law
Enforcement
Commendations
Military Service:
US Army 1962-1965 –
Enlisted
Army National Guard
1965-1969 -
Commissioned Officer
Committee
Assignments:
Committee of the
Whole; Agriculture &
Conservation;
International Trade
& Commerce;
Judiciary I - Civil
Law; Judiciary II -
Criminal Law;
Veterans Affairs.
Email:
jimsacia@aeroinc.net
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