Congratulations to Deborah Nelson ’72, who recently joined the law firm of Chiesa Shahinian and Giantomasi, PC in New Jersey. She will be continuing her practice of family law. She has been admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court and serves on the Supreme Court Committee as Alternate Dispute Resolution and as a mediator.
Former Bradley University men’s basketball coach Jim Molinari ’77 was inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Jim!
Read more about his accomplishment here.
Thank-A-Giver Day (TAG Day) is Monday, February 10. This day provides the IWU campus community with the opportunity to thank donors who support Illinois Wesleyan. IWU celebrates each year in mid-February because it marks the symbolic point during the academic year – about 70% of the way through – when we rely on support from alumni and friends, our endowment, and external grants.
If you would like to be celebrated as a donor today, you can make a gift at iwu.edu/give.
Zelotes Toliver ’70 will perform his Spirituals concert live at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY on February 23. His concert will include iconic African American Spirituals. For more information about the concert and the work of Zelotes, click here.
Best of luck, Zelotes!
Zelotes Edmund Toliver (Photo by Bernd Paulitschke)
We regret to inform you that Robert Bruehl ’70 passed away on August 28,2018. Here is the link to his obituary.
Susan Meister ’74 reports that she is enjoying retirement, and has taken up piano after 50 years of not playing. She makes quilts for a shelter for homeless pregnant women, sings in Springfield Choral Society as well as her church choir, attends Bible Study Fellowship, and has been elected Regent of the Springfield Chapter of the Daughters of the American revolution. She and her husband are enjoying their two grandchildren, who are the children of their daughter Dr. Katherine Cheng (IWU class of ’04), a commander and dentist in the US Navy. Dr. Cheng is stationed with her husband at Naval Station Great Lakes.
Congratulations to Dr. Debbie Burt-Frazier ’75 , who has been elevated to full-time professorship in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Science at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio where she teaches academic and research writing and introduction to literary studies. She also remains Adjunct faculty in Wilberforce University, teaching English and Communications.
Walter Otey ’76 was the guest conductor of the Oak Ridge Community Band in Oak Ridge, TN on October 6. Walter directed the band in the performance of William Schuman’s “When Jesus Wept”. To read more, click here.
Carlina Tapia-Ruano ’77 was among those named to a Northern District screening committee by Illinois senators, to help evaluate candidates for Federal District Court Judge. For more information about the committee, click here.
Congratulations, Carlina!
We are saddened to report the death of John Marc Albright ’77, who passed away on August 13, 2019 at his home in Ladera Ranch, California. He graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1977 with a bachelor’s in Mathematics. Marc was an astute athlete, and rode across the country from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean on a bicycle when he was young. He is survived by his wife, Wendy Jo, his daughter, Ronni, and his sisters.
Read the full obituary here.
