Gretchen (Grandfield) ’69 and John ’69 Leupold sold their Wisconsin home after 46 years and now live in their Florida home. They bought a Black Labrador puppy as part of their new addition to their new house. John fondly remembers his two roommates at the FIJI house, Jim Kent ’69 and Richard Jenkins ’69.

Carol J. Wiborg ’64 has been the co-editor of her church’s monthly newsletter for the past year, and is continuing with that work.

For the past sixty years, including the 1962 to 1967 years at Illinois Wesleyan, Dr. Collins has been studying the role of water in providing order in the living cell. Covalent bonding is accepted as the primary mechanism of order-formation between atoms in the molecular components of living cells; now Dr. Collins has proposed in the three new web sites below, that it is the dynamic covalent linear hydrogen-bonding between water molecules on surfaces of natural molecules which not only provides for their quantized orderly motions and interactions within living cells today but provided for their selection as integral function unites when cellular evolution began.

http://www.proteinhydration.com/

http://www.linearwater.com/

http://www.molecularcreation.com/

Emmy-winning actor Richard Jenkins ’69 discussed his role as a CIA veteran with trust issues in the new Epix spy drama, Berlin Station.  He was also interviewed by Assignment X.

Please click on the following to view interviews

http://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20161013/ri-actor-richard-jenkins-plays-it-cool-in-berlin-station

https://www.assignmentx.com/2016/berlin-station-richard-jenkins-on-new-epix-series-exclusive-interview/

Denny Matthews ’66 was honored as Illinois Wesleyan’s Distinguished Alumnus during Homecoming in October.  He also reunited with members of the undefeated 1965 Titan football team.  Denny has been the radio voice of the Kansas City Royals for 48 years!   Please click on the attached link for more information. http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/columnists/kindred/kindred-great-ride-rolls-toward-for%20matthews/article_5d05a091-358d-5365-89b7-82994d853b8b.html

John writes that he sang for an audition for the TV program “The Voice” last spring.  He writes that “Even though I wasn’t chosen (6000 people competed), it was the second most fun thing I ever did.”

Linda Bates, a drama major from the class of ’67 writes

“After studying acting at Wesleyan I went on to a career in journalism, something I never planned but just stumbled upon.  I retired in 2010, a good time to leave the newspaper business, known politely as a “sunset industry.”  Since high school I had always enjoyed singing and performing and after retirement I was able to devote more time to this hobby.  Last year I realized my dream of recording a CD spanning the years and styles of music I’ve done, accompanied by friends whom I played with over the years.  The CD is called Just Friends and was recorded and engineered by Brad Turner, one of Canada’s (where I now live) top musicians.  Anyone interested can listen to a track or download a track at http://cdbaby.com/lindabates

I enjoyed listening to the CD.  Thanks for sharing, Linda