Category Archives: News
Patrica J. Wynne ’67
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.
Click here to read the full article.
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.
Click here to read the full obituary.
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
Richard Jenkins ’69 Wins Emmy
Richard Jenkins, already an Academy Award nominee, won an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series for “Olive Kitteridge”. Please click on the this link for more information
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/20/emmys-2015-richard-jenkins-best-actor-limited-series
Congratulations! You were terrific!
Russ Seaton ’69
Russ Seaton has spent much of his time since graduating from IWU in the performing arts. He was Director of Performing Arts at La Pine High School, La Pine, Oregon for 14 years. After retiring in 2003 he has continued to substitute teach. Summers find Russ running The Hook Fly Shop in Sunriver, Oregon. He also enjoys directing the High Desert Mountaineers, a Barbershop Chorus, and sings baritone with The Central Oregon Mastersingers. He frequently sings The Star Spangled Banner and O, Canada at many sporting events in the Northwest. In addition Russ continues to perform on stage just completing a run as “Pseudolus” in Cascade Theatrical Company’s production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Russ also performed as “Judge Turpin” in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street June, 2014. He looks forward to being the Vocal Music Coach for Redmond High School’s upcoming bilingual production of Aladdin.
Russ resides in Bend, Oregon and is the father of three children.

The photo includes shots from Russ’ roles in Cactus Flower, The Fantastics, Moon Over Buffalo, Oliver, and The Fox on the Fairway.
Bobbie Douglas ’68
It is with a heavy heart that I share the information that Bobbie Douglas, a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, passed away August 30, 2015.
Joseph “Jeff” Brown ’67
Jeff Brown celebrated 25 years with Walmart Corporation in April, 2015. He is enjoying his partial retirement living on Mirror Lake in Lake Delton WI. Jeff also recently celebrated publishing “Two On A Leash”, a short story about his blind dog and the dog’s glasses. It is available through Amazon and Kindle.



