Timothy J. Szerlong has been elected to the Board of Trustees for the term expiring in 2014.  Szerlong, a 1974 Illinois Wesleyan graduate, is president of Worldwide Field of Operations for the CNA Financial Corporation. He also served as senior vice president and an Eastern U.S. Field Operations Officer for The Chubb Corporation for 35 years. Szerlong received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from IWU and completed the advanced management program of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He has served on the board of directors with Inroads/Chicago Inc., the Sigma Chi Risk Management Foundation, and currently serves on the Midwest Board of Operation Hope.

Richard Drexler: A literal child of music (his parents, R. Dwight and Maxine Drexler, were both on IWU’s music faculty for years), multi-instrumentalist Drexler has been based in Florida since 1985, and today — among many other musical pursuits — tours frequently with The Jeff Berlin Trio, currently on the jazz charts with their new album, “Low Standards.” Drexler is also currently on the charts with “Do That Again,” the latest recording by The Jazz Professors, a University of Central Florida faculty sextet, of which he is also a member.

Richard will be reuniting with his high school friends after 40 years to perform at U High. To read more, please follow the link.

Richard is playing the bass.

Ray and Cherie (Rybicki) look forward to seeing everyone at the June 18 event in D.C.