We regret to inform you of the passing of Dan McCoy ’64. Dan passed away on October 26, 2018. You may read Dan’s obituary here.
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Dave Kindred ’63
Dave Kindred ’63 has been awarded the Dan Jenkins Medal for Lifetime Achievement in sportswriting. The national award celebrates the craft and culture of sportswriting that Dave does so well. Dr. Michael Butterworth, director of the Center for Sports Communication & Media, states, “Dave Kindred has been a standard-bearer for sportswriting for nearly half a century. Whether as a columnist or book author, he has consistently displayed a gift for bringing stories—and people—to life. His gift for language and his love of the poetry inherent in sport make him an ideal recipient of this award.”
Read more about Dave’s accomplishment here.
Congratulations, Dave!
D. Paul Miller
D. Paul Miller, retired sociology professor who served Illinois Wesleyan from 1960 to 1982, died on Nov. 3 at age 101. You can view his obituary here.
A medal-winning Senior Olympian, Paul was remembered fondly by IWU athletics department colleagues Norm Esch ’75, Ron Rose ’88 and Stew Salowitz ’76 in a tribute in The Pantagraph.
Neil Petersen ’62
We regret to inform you of the passing of Neil J. Petersen ’62. Neil passed away on October 6, 2018. You may read Neil’s obituary here.
Suan Guess-Hanson ’64
Suan Guess-Hanson ’64 organized the Wheelchair Tennis Demo at Evergreen Racquet Club, here in Bloomington. They had a great weekend with wheelchair tennis. If you want to see some photos from the weekend activity, go to Facebook for erctennis.com and also USTA Midwest Wheelchair Tennis Group.
Richard Jenkins ’69
Academy Award nominated film actor and DeKalb native Richard Jenkins ’69 will appear at DeKalb’s Egyptian Theater on Oct. 30 for the theater’s career retrospective of his work. You can read more about it here.
F. Mark Wade ’65
We are saddened to announce the passing of F. Mark Wade ’65. You may read an obituary here.
Robert Stach ’67
Robert Stach ’67 recently had his fourth book published. The titles of all four books in the series are: “Saving the Human Race”, “The Ice Age Cometh”, “The Andromeda Galaxy and Beyond”, and “Time to Travel Again in Space”. Robert says, “I’m very pleased to have this series of science fiction books published. Much that allowed me to write these books comes from the wonderful education I received at IWU.”
Mary Sue (Knopp) Brewer ’65
Mary Sue (Knopp) Brewer ’65 retired after 29 years with the textile, merchandising and interiors department of the University of Georgia. She was hired there because the textile people needed someone with a biology background to do their toxicity studies. Her most recent work involved the transfer of microbes from carpet or upholstery to skin-like material using a robot. She has been unable to visit the Atlanta alumna Christmas party because she is always busy snapping the whip-crack with the Athens Symphony.
Dennis Brown ’67
Dennis Brown ’67 provided introductory remarks entitled “Meeting The Visitor” preceding a showing of The Visitor (2007) starring Richard Jenkins ’67 on Tuesday, July 31 as part of the McLean County Museum of History’s ongoing Movies Under the Dome series.
Brown, an adjunct professor at Webster University in their Electronic and Photographic Media department, provided context as to how The Visitor came to be and why the movie remains so immediate, discussing it’s 2 weeks of pre-production, elements of cinematography, the use of musical score, and more.
Here’s a link to more information about Movies Under the Dome at the McLean County Museum of History.