Dikmen named new Commissioner

F. Ned Dikmen has been appointed to the Great Lakes Commission's Illinois Delegation by Gov. George Ryan. He will replace Don Vonnahme, who will remain active as an alternate to Brent Manning, director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Dikmen is publisher of Great Lakes Boating Magazine and founder and principle of International Marina Consultants, a firm that specializes in waterfront land and marina development. Dikmen holds a doctorate in experimental high energy physics from the University of Michigan. He was recently appointed by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to the Lake Michigan Committee and serves as advisor to the chairman of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.