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The Mitzners have named Roosevelt University in their estate plans through a living trust. Both Dennis and Janelle are Roosevelt alumni. Dennis graduated with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree in 1971 and Janelle received a Bachelor’s in Public Administration in 1995. How will you Dennis came to Roosevelt in 1967 after serving in the . He was attracted to Roosevelt by its public image and invest in your small class size. “I spent my first year of college at the University of Illinois, but I felt like I was just another number,” he said, community? pointing out that Roosevelt professors cared about him and other students and kept him motivated. Roosevelt’s Fireside Circle recognizes alumni and friends Janelle Mitzner said that whenever she would feel overwhelmed who have made provisions by the stress of school, she would walk by the statue of Eleanor for Roosevelt University Roosevelt on the first floor of the Auditorium Building and it would give her renewed motivation. through a planned gift. For more information about the The Mitzners stay actively involved in the University and the Fireside Circle or how you community in which they live, Oak Forest, Ill. “If you aren’t part can plan for your retirement of the solution, then you are part of the problem,” said Dennis. and the future of your heirs Today, Dennis is chaplain for the American Legion 2nd District in as well as reduce taxes and Illinois, an associate member of the South Suburban Association make a difference at Roosevelt Chiefs of Police, a local board member for the U.S. Selective University, please contact: Service System, a liaison for the Oak Forest Police Department, a chaplain, trustee and rifle team member for the Memorial Squad at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, director of the Illinois State Crime Commission/Police Athletic Club and Jan Parkin (BA, ’79) chairman for the Crime Prevention Commission for Oak Forest. Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement Janelle volunteers with the Fieldcrest Neighborhood Watch, Roosevelt University Oak Forest Crime Prevention Commission, American Cancer 430 S. Michigan Ave., Room 818 Society-Relay for Life, the Rotary Club and blood drives in Chicago, IL 60605 Oak Forest. Telephone: (312) 341-4327 Janelle said they are so involved that “they call us ‘Mr. and Mrs. [email protected] Oak Forest,’ but we are selective in everything we do.” Of her husband, she said, “he would give you the shirt off his back and he still helps soldiers he served with so long ago.”

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