Bonnie Kinney Cissell

California, Georgia

Teaching, public relations, marketing

Cobden, IL

SIUC, ISU, Shawnee Community College

Yes

Lincoln Heritage Winery, CEO, Cobden, IL Boutique winery.

May 20, 1967

No

No

3 grandsons, 2 granddaughters.

2 dogs - 1 male we adopted, 1 female adopted us.
2 horses, both female

Really enjoyed high school, especially Bit and Spur, Senior Scouts (Mariners), skating, and friends. Didn't know many people in my division since I went to a really small grade school. Mainly hung out with other kids that were into horseback riding.

I remember Dagney Bloland looking really alarmed one day when I said I hadn't done my homework or something because I was riding. I think she worried about that much more than I did.

Other President Bit & Spur, President Sr. Scout group

We hung around in a big group in high school, not really dating. We rode, skated, danced and went to movies together. I think that was great, too bad kids today seem not to do that so much. Good friends were John Meyer, class of 64; Kathy Miller, 65; Patti Sullivan, 62; Terry, Kenny, Mike, etc. Too many good friends to name.

Dr. K, who made me feel I could pass Honors chemistry. Thanks to him it was a breeze in college. Mrs. Cantierri (sp?) who was so kind when I just couldn't get algebra, and pretty much all of my English teachers. Also of course, Mrs. Hauri who was the sponsor for Bit and Spur. Liked German class and first majored in that in college.

Don't remember disliking any. Probably did though.

Bit and Spur

Dances in the gym. Wow, can't remember now, was it on Friday or Saturday nights? Not the Homecoming dances, just once a month or something.

I thought we had a really good college prep curriculum and a good counselor. Because I had Dr. K for chemistry, I thought college chemistry was actually easier than high school.

Key Clark (Clark branch of Francis Scott Key)

I went to the smallest school in the city of Chicago. Our graduating class was the largest in some years - 12 people! I really liked our school but it seemed that when I got to Austin kids from the larger grade schools had learned more advanced math than we did (algebra). Because I was in a different division and different classes, I never saw the kids I graduated with from grade school, so lost track of everyone.

Yes

SIU 1965 - 1967 then Illinois State University

Masters in Sociology

No

Worked for 2 German Wine companies, worked for 2 universities, raised kids, moved a lot (husband in administration, higher education), traveled (middle son married girl from Spain so must visit there!) and now starting our own winery.

Yes, interviewed when I was Executive Director for Illinois Grape and Wine Resources Council.