A memorial Service was held for Mrs. Barbara A. (Douglas) Stamper ’68 on Saturday, September 19, 2015. The service was a joyful celebration of Barbara’s life – a life well lived! Barbara was a wonderful mother, wife, friend and teacher.
Roberta Gene “Bobbi” (Kesslar) Kulier, 72, of Granite City and formerly of Odell, passed away
peacefully on Wednesday (Jan. 6, 2016) at St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, Mo.
Roberta was born Jan. 1, 1944, in Springfield, a daughter of the late Robert and June (Handley) Kesslar. She was joined in matrimony with Michael Andrew Kulier on Sept. 23, 1967, sharing 49 years of happy marriage.
A graduate of Odell High School and Illinois Wesleyan University, Roberta was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Roberta worked as an English teacher at Mundelein High School, and edited textbooks for the Foresman Co. She loved reading and crossword puzzles, and enjoyed taking walks with her family.
She is survived by and will be missed by her husband, Michael, Granite City; her children, Jennifer (Christopher Hebel) Kulier, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Sara (Ronald) Hollmann, Vandalia.
Bob Moss ’67 retired as Senior Vice President of STERIS Corporation where he served as President of the Isomedix and global Life Sciences Divisions. Bob retired at the end of December 2015 after 25 years with STERIS in various leadership positions.
Barbara Ford ’68, who has enjoyed a distinguished career in international librarianship, credits a summer abroad program while she was a student at Illinois Wesleyan with sparking her interest in global affairs.
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Alanna Whittle Preussner was granted professor emerita status during graduation ceremonies at Truman State University in Kirksville MO on December 12. Dr. Preussner taught English at Truman for 26 years and also served as the university’s grants specialist, associate vice president for academic affairs and graduate dean, and director of graduate studies in English.
Daniel Bassill’s work helping inner city youth connect with tutors/mentors has been featured in past IWU magazine articles and was recognized in 2001 when IWU awarded an honorary PhD recognizing his work. Since 2011 Daniel has continued the work under a Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC structure, with far fewer resources than in past years, but with the same strategies. On October 21, 2015 his use of GIS maps was featured in a Chicago Tribune column by Dawn Turner. You can view the article here. This is a blog Daniel has been writing since 2005 to share ideas, information and strategy that others can use to help build and sustain programs that would help inner city kids move through school and into college, then jobs and careers.
John Ady ’62 was inducted into the Arizona Veteran’s Hall of Fame (AVHOF) Class of 2015. Ady served in the United States Army Reserve, the Massachusetts Army National Guard and the Illinois Army National Guard from August 1962 to January 1993. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit from the U. S. Secretary of Defense. The AVHOF recognition is awarded for service to the community since leaving the military.
Nancy Rhoads ’65 celebrating her 50th class reunion.
We are sorry to say that Donald Kreibich ’61 has passed away.
You can read his obituary here.
Phi Gamma Delta alumni gathered at Boundary Tavern in Chicago on December 4, 2015, to celebrate the 149th anniversary of the fraternity’s chartering at IWU in 1866. The event also kicked off the chapter’s sesquicentennial year, which will culminate with an event in Bloomington during IWU Homecoming on October 1, 2016. Among those attending, pictured (left to right) are: Vas Zimbrakos ‘89, Jeff Alsen ‘89, Jeff Lambert ’86, Paul Orchard ’88, John Sorensen ’68, Steve Pilipchuk ’88, Todd Torstenson ‘89, and Scott Huch ’86. For more information, visit www.fiji150iwu.com.
