This April reunited (from left) Janet Martin Sobkoviak, Jean Williams Langrill, Joyce Walker Stroner, Alice Scriba Connor, and Sarah Moody Irle (all from class 1956) for a fun filled week in Las Vegas.
Today is All in for Wesleyan 2015! All gifts made today will be matched by an anonymous donor (up to $75,000).
And this year, there’s a twist. Let me explain.
Gifts to the Wesleyan Fund support student financial assistance and also the little, but essential, things that create the Illinois Wesleyan experience. So today we’re celebrating these little essentials — the unsung heroes. Make a gift today and your name could appear next to one of these items for a limited time.*
Give today and your name could be selected to grace the hot spot, the WESN microphone, and other pieces of campus that will be announced throughout the day. (Learn more)
Give today and your gift will be matched by an anonymous donor.
Give today and show that you’re proud to be a Titan!
We are sorry to tell you, Christine (Gannaway) Mahoney ’59 has passed away. Christine passed on January 9th 2015. You can access her obituary here.
Sending our condolences.
Lorena (Hosbach) Zack ’54 wants you to know she has an address change.
Her new address is:
100 Hickory Street, E300
Greenville, NC 27858
Hall High School in Spring Valley will name its new auditorium in honor of Robert Manahan ’52, who worked to rebuild the school’s chorus and theater programs. A link to the full article can be accessed here.
Congratulations to Robert!
Constance Connolly Platt died December 31, 2014 at her home in Missoula, Montana. She was 86. She was born September 15, 1928 in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Leo Albert Connolly and Beatrice Key Connolly. The family, which included her older brother, Dale Leon Connolly, moved to Taylorville, Illinois in 1934. She attended Taylorville schools, graduating from Taylorville Township High School in 1946. She attended Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington for two years and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1951. She taught elementary school for six years: one year in South San Francisco, California, one year in Springfield, Illinois, three years in Urbana, Illinois and another year in Springfield, Illinois. She married George Mattox Platt on December 27, 1952 in Springfield, Illinois. Mr. Platt then attended Law School at the University of Illinois while Mrs. Platt taught school in Urbana for those three years. They returned to Springfield in 1956. Three children were born to them: Ellen Jo Platt, on February, 2, 1959; Thomas Morton Platt on August 3, 1960; and Daniel Mattox Platt, on May 26, 1962. They moved to Olympia, Washington for a short time in 1963-64, but returned to Springfield, Illinois. However, they liked the Northwest and when, in 1966, Mr. Platt was offered a position on the faculty of the School of Law at the University of Oregon, they were happy to move to Eugene, Oregon. Mr. Platt was on the law faculty for 30 years and died in Eugene on April 12, 2010. A son, Daniel Platt died November 8, 2005, in Missoula, Montana. Mrs. Platt, then with declining health decided to move to a retirement community in Missoula, Montana where her son Tom and his family live. The family is grateful for the kindness and support of Hospice of Missoula and Dr. Meg Carnegie at the time of her passing. Mrs. Platt’s parents, Leo and Beatrice Connolly also moved to Eugene from Springfield in 1968, and her brother Dale Connolly and his family (wife Donna Carroll Rhodes of Taylorville, Illinois) moved to Eugene in 1969. Beatrice Connolly died in Eugene January 6, 1986 and Leo Connolly died there on February 15, 1987. Dale’s family moved to the Seattle area in 1974; he died in Oostende, Belgium in April of 1993. All three are buried in the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Eugene, Oregon. Mrs. Platt is survived by her daughter Ellen Platt (Terry Rogers) of San Jose, California and her son, Thomas Platt (Jennifer Ferenstein) and one grandchild, George Emmett Platt, of Missoula, Montana. Her four nieces, Deborah Haskett (Bill), Jennifer Raney (Roger), Carroll Warner (Jeff) and Susan Mansfield all live in the Seattle area. Her nephew, Phillip Bradley (Sylvia) and their two daughters reside in Springfield, Illinois.
Eloise would like to share a photograph.
February 16th is Thank A Giver Day — a day when the Illinois Wesleyan campus community celebrates the generosity of our supporters. We celebrate Thank A Giver Day on February 16th because at this point we’re 70% of the way through the school year. Since tuition covers 70% of the total cost of an IWU education, it’s a fitting time to draw attention to the fact that outside support from alumni and friends of the University plays a key role in delivering the kind of educational experience we expect from our alma mater.
Last year, over 8,000 people made gifts to Illinois Wesleyan University and, regardless of the size, each and every one played a role in keeping Illinois Wesleyan strong. If you would like to take a moment to make your annual gift, we invite you to do so at iwu.edu/give.
Go Titans!
Glenn Mower, Jr., a resident of Pleasant Gap since 2013, died January 12, 2015, at The Oaks. The son of A. Glenn Mower and Alma Irene Weber, Glenn was born on June 22, 1918, in Mechanicsburg. Glenn joined the faculty of the Illinois Wesleyan University in Political Science in 1957 where he taught for five years. The author of numerous articles on international affairs in professional journals in six countries and anthologies, Glenn also authored six books in this field. As a writer his area of specialization was the protection of human rights through international organizations.
Read more here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/centredaily/obituary.aspx?n=a-glenn-mower&pid=173846154&#storylink=cpy
John Winterroth passed away on December 11, 2014.