Patricia J. Wynne ’67 illustrated the book A Natural History of Wine by Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle, published by Yale University Press.
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Sam Anliker ’61
Sam Anliker ’61, director and founder of the Bloomington High School Barbershoppers, was part of Bloomington’s “Hotbed of Harmony,” according to the Barbershop Wiki Project.
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Rogera (Davis) Mefford ’60
Rogera Mefford passed away on October 3, 2015. Rogera earned a Bachelor’s Degree in 1960 and a Master’s in Music in 1962 from IWU. She taught music and reading at Venice Elementary School for 30 years. She is survived by a daughter, Winona (Mefford) Patterson and two grandchildren, Megan and Alexander Patterson.
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Pam (Buchanan) Muirhead ’68 and Jack Muirhead ’62
Pam Muirhead ’68 and Jack Muirhead ’62 had conversations with Eric Gardner ’89 to help him with his book, Black Print Unbound.
You can view the book and its overview here.
Stephen Huska ’62
Stephen J.Huska, 74, passed away on August 4th, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Steve was the beloved husband of 52 years to Patricia, nee Kubow. Loving father of Scott (Sharon) Huska and Jennifer (Michael) Retelle; cherished grandfather to Grant, Jordon, Jack and Samantha. Brother of Robert (Denise) and the late Marty Huska . Stephen was born on August 12th, 1940 to the late Stephen and Beatrice Huska of Chicago, IL. He graduated from William Howard Taft High school in Chicago in 1958. Steve attended Illinois Wesleyan University and graduated in 1962. Steve had a lifelong love of the outdoors. He loved his trips to Door County, WI where enjoyed spending time fishing with family and friends.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?pid=175460620
Larry Phifer ’62
Larry D. Phifer, 74, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Larry attended Lincoln Way High School in New Lenox, Illinois and graduated from Gibson City High School. He received his Bachelor of Music Education in 1962, and his Master of Music in 1967, both from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois; his Post-Graduate study was at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, Post-Graduate ABD study was at University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. During his teaching career he taught students from Kindergarten through Sophomore in College. From 1996-2008 he was Elementary School Teacher and Technology Coordinator, and taught Band, Chorus and Fine Arts at Summerville Grade School, Dodds Grade School and Opdyke-Belle Rive school districts. From 1973-78, he was Chairman of the Arts and Communications Department at Rend Lake College. He was Guest Conductor for the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State District Chorus at SIU-Carbondale and SIU Edwardsville. He successfully wrote for grants totaling over $324,000 for Summerville School. He was a member of the Illinois Music Educators Association, the National Honor Society, Blue Key National Honor and Service Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Professional Music Fraternity, Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Fraternity in Education and was recipient of Certificates of Commendation from President Gerald Ford and the Music Educators National Conference for the Rend Lake College Collegiate Choir performance in front of the White House on Memorial Day 1976 for the Bi-Centennial Celebration.
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William Powers ’64
Operatic Bass-baritone, WILLIAM POWERS ’64 will again take on the role of
“King Philip” in Verdi’s masterwork DON CARLO for the Wichita Grand Opera.
Performances on September 25th and 27th with an international cast.
Since winning the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 1970, Bass-baritone William Powers, a student of the legendary George London, has been hailed by both audiences and critics for his riveting performances of the four villains of The Tales of Hoffman, Mephistopheles (Faust), Iago (Otello), Blitch (Susanna), the title role in Boris Godunov, and over 100 roles with the Opera Companies of New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Paris, Bilbao, and Vienna, and dozens more worldwide. After great performances as Baron Scarpia (Tosca) and the title role of Don Pasquale, Mr. Powers returns to the WGO as King Philip in Don Carlo. Mr. Powers’ career has included world premieres of Penderecki’s Paradise Lost for Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Harbison’s The Great Gatsby for the Metropolitan Opera, among others.
Thank You 2015 Donors!
THANK YOU to all of our fiscal year 2015 donors! Illinois Wesleyan University‘s alumni participation rate has increased for the third year in a row thanks to the generosity of donors like you! Your support helps to ensure IWU is stronger and more affordable for current and future generations of Titans. You’ve done well, and you’ve done good! Go Titans!
Dorothea Bilder ’62
An exhibit of prints by Dorothea Bilder ’62 is on display at
the DeKalb Area Women’s Center Galleries through Sept. 27.
Marilyn (Nickerson) Huster ’64 and Julie (Oehlsen) Kendrick ’64
Marilyn Nickerson Huster and Julie Oehlsen Kendrick, both members of Alpha Gamma Delta and IWU class of 1964, recently explored Iceland and Greenland. Six months later, they spent three weeks in the Antarctic.
