Jim Kidder ’62, president of Illinois Council of Orchestras has been awarded the 2017 Board President of the Year in recognition of his achievements. Congratulations Jim!
Jim Kidder ’62
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Prof. John Joseph McGrosso
IWU Professor of Music, John Joseph McGrosso born November 14, 1915 passed away on February 3, 2017. A memorial service is being planned for the Spring. You may share your remembrances and thoughts with the family here.
Thank a Giver Day
Donor support allows IWU students to continue to have experiences that make being a Titan unique and transformative. To be among those celebrated today, make a gift at www.iwu.edu/give.
Emily Stedman ’69
Romancing Northampton, a collection by Emily Stedman ’69, is being featured at Historic Northampton Museum. The image above is a painting from her collection.
“Romancing Northampton explores our longing for a sense of continuity with our past. New York City artist Emily Stedman has created a series of watercolor paintings based on archival photos from Historic Northampton’s collection. Through the use of transparent watercolor on paper, Stedman interprets these photos and creates lively, optimistic, and colorful visual stories. Looking at the past gives a much-needed context, direction and perspective on who we are and where we come from. In our dreams we are momentarily on our bicycles, wherever we grew up, and doing whatever it was we loved doing. In our minds’ eye, Grandma sat and knitted while kittens played with her yarn, kids wandered and explored outside for hours and chores were a part of life.”
You can read more about Emily’s work on her website: http://www.emilystedman.com/
Opening Reception: Friday, February 10th Arts Night Out 5 to 8 pm
Exhibition Dates: February 10-March 5, 2017
Exhibition Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 10 am to 4 pm Sundays 12 noon to 5 pm
Venue: Historic Northampton Museum
46 Bridge Street
Northampton, MA
Wayne Schaub ’60
We are sorry to announce that Wayne Schaub ’60 of Anacortes, Washington passed away on January 31, 2017.
Marilea White ’63
As she celebrated the Martin Luther King Day of Service, Marilea White ’63 recalled marching with King in Atlanta in 1961 while helping children at Bent Elementary in Bloomington with arts and crafts on their Martin Luther King Day of Service.
Click here for a link to the entire article.
Patterson (Pat) Curtis ’60 – In Sympathy
Patterson (Pat) Curtis passed away surrounded by family at his home on March 6, 2016. You can read Pat’s obituary here.
Lee Short ’44
Lee Short ’44, Director of Admissions from 1952-1978, passed away on January 4th. Services for Lee will be held Thursday, January 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church. An obituary will be published in The Pantagraph on Sunday.
Please join me in offering sympathy to Lee’s wife, Phyllis, his children, and his nephew Trey.
Lee’s many contributions to Illinois Wesleyan are chronicled in this IWU Magazine article from 2010.
You may read his obituary here.
Robert “Bob” Denny Kennedy ’60
Robert “Bob” Denny Kennedy ’60, age
79, of Pekin passed away at 8:40 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the Villas of Holly Brook in Pekin. A sports fanatic, he had been captain of the football team at Illinois Weslyan University. You may read his obituary here.
Harry Lovell ’60
We are sorry to announce longtime IWU Advancement employee (retired) Harry Lovell ’60, passed away on Christmas morning after fighting cancer for just a few short weeks. Harry served the Advancement Office for 28 years. He had a special kind of enthusiasm for life and will be missed by his family and friends.
You can read his obituary here.