The Rev. Dr. Donald L. Batz ’56 and Joseph Tolson ’56 celebrated their 60th year anniversary as members of Alpha Iota chapter of Sigma Chi. The Rev. Dr. Donald L. Batz served churches for 65 years in Illinois Great Rivers, Iowa and Indiana conferences, and Joseph Tolson retired from the Savings and Loans and Title Insurance in Kankakee, Illinois.
Left to Right: Joseph Tolson ’56, Donald Batz ’56
Click here to read, George Allison’s ’51 story, “How Being an Editor of the Argus Probably Saved My Life,” that he shared a the Golden Titan’s Dinner, Homcoming 2016.
George K. Allison ‘51 is program advisor to Spaceport Indiana, which operates throughout Indiana with two main programs. Its high altitude balloon program introduces junior high and high school students to STEM subjects. Students design projects and participate in the balloon launch. The balloon may reach altitudes as high as 102,000 feet. Its GPS system allows students to track the balloon throughout its flight via satellite linkage. After recovery, the students can see the results of their experiments.
A current project is to build a reinforced balloon to circumnavigate the globe. A prototype with self-regulated altitude adjustment reached Limoges, France before violent storms destroyed it.
Spaceport Indiana also conducts adult classes in selection, maintenance and operation of drones. It uses its proprietary software to launch, route, control and retrieve both fixed- and rotary-wing drones. Allison and the principals of Spaceport Indiana have been working with drones for the past 10 years.
Click here to view the Spaceport Indiana website.
Show your Titan Pride!
From now through July 31, you can receive a pair of Illinois Wesleyan socks with your gift of $25 or more. All proceeds, unless otherwise designated, will support current students through the Wesleyan Fund.
These limited edition socks are only available through the end of the month.
Get yours by making a gift of $25 or more at titanpride.org/socks today!
(This offer only applies to individuals who make a gift of $25 or more by July 31. Limit 1 pair per donor.
Per IRS regulations, the $10 cost of the socks is not tax-deductible.)
We are sorry to announce that Keith Vernon ’50 passed away May 16, 2016. A link to his obituary is below.
Five Wesleyan grads participated in two joint barbershop shows in Danville on April 9. Bloomington’s Sound of Illinois chorus and Danville’s chorus performed separately and together in the finale.
