Dennis Vidoni

Dennis O. Vidoni was born in Chicago in 1945. He was raised in Chicago’s blue collar suburbs of Cicero and Berwyn. Upon graduation from Eastern Illinois University he taught high school social science and was a baseball and basketball coach. He then earned a masters degree in counseling from Roosevelt University and later a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Marquette University. His twenty-six years in the field of psychology included work as a clinical counselor, Counseling Center Assistant Director and Director, Assistant Professor and most prominently as Coordinator of Paraprofessional Training and Services. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Kansas Benedictine College, Regis College and the University of Illinois were among the places of his professional employment. He retired in 2001. Dennis is an avid sports enthusiast both as a fan and participant. He and Mary his wife of thirty-eight years have one son. He has written two books. His first is a real-life account of a father and son at they explore the length of the 275 mile Kaskaskia River of Illinois entitled "Canoeing The Kaskaskia: A Father And Son Short Story". The other book, "White Shirts In The Wilderness: A Brothers Survival Short Story" tells a tale of a not quite prepared duo that conjures up the idea to go on survival trip in the Canadian wilderness.
Dennis currently resides in Urbana, Illinois.

Website: http://vidoni.wixsite.com/mysite-1

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