Retired Professor of Music at Eastern Kentucky University, Dr. Alan Beeler [IWU, Class of ’61] is pleased to announce the relaese of his second CD of orchestral works coming this October on Navona 5976. The collection of works includes his 1st and 4th Symphonies, Clarinet Concerto, Violin Concerto and two Marimba Concertos plus other short pieces in an album titled ‘The Real Beeler’.
Congrats on the upcoming cd release, Alan!
An exhibit of Joann’s sculptural drawings is on display at the Joe McCauley Gallery at Heartland Community College!
Click here for more information and a sneak peak of Joann’s work.
Congratulations, Joann!
Donors responded firmly in the closing days of fiscal 2014 with the largest number of contributors in ten years. Over 5000 gifts were made, setting a percentage of participation increase for a second consecutive year. That is a strong and promising message of support to the current and future students and their academic plans. Thanks for being there!
Frank Wanto ’63
The Alumni Relations office would like to share that David Newcomer ’62 passed away on May 27, 2014. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Barbara earned her Masters of Education at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. She went on to graduate with a PhD from Southern Illinois State University in Carbondale, IL.
Congratulations on your accomplishments, Barbara!!
Louis Anderson ’68 served as emcee for the 50th reunion for Normal Community High School class of 1964. Several members of the class also graduated from IWU. They posed for a photo along with spouses who also graduated from IWU! Super looking group, isn’t it?
John Dew’68, Jill Wyatt Dew’68, Louis Anderson’68, Jodi Wolfgang Hostetler’67, Jim Hostetler’68, Sherry Salch Gatz’68, Beth Kelley Schneider’68
Guy Gebhardt ’69 welcomed a granddaughter July 29, 2014! Reagan Evelyn Fleming is the new addition to Guy’s daughter Mackenzie (Gebhardt ’08) Flemings’ family. Let the fun begin.
Sharon opened her own gallery in Miami Beach in 2001. That year she was awarded the Best in Show prize at Art Fest, Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Sharon was the first prize winner at the 2004 DeMontfort New Artist Competition. She is represented in the USA by the Baxter Galleries. You can read more about Sharon and her work at this site:
http://www.saatchiart.com/hisaye
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Bob Berg received the John Rakolta Jr Leadership in Race Relations Award at New Detroit’s 16th annual “Closing the Gap” awards event. Berg was honored for his courageous servant leadership role in race relations and public affairs during critical moments in Detroit’s history.
http://www.newdetroit.org/cms/
Dan H Brintlinger ’67 recently was recognized by the Illinois Funeral Directors’ Association for over 40 years of continuous funeral directing in Decatur, Illinois. The family-owned funeral home has now been serving central Illinois for 131 years! Congratulations, Dan!