Show your Titan Pride! 

From now through July 31, you can receive a pair of Illinois Wesleyan socks with your gift of $25 or more. All proceeds, unless otherwise designated, will support current students through the Wesleyan Fund.

These limited edition socks are only available through the end of the month.

Click here to order.

Get yours by making a gift of $25 or more at titanpride.org/socks today!

(This offer only applies to individuals who make a gift of $25 or more by July 31. Limit 1 pair per donor.
Per IRS regulations, the $10 cost of the socks is not tax-deductible.)

Hey there, fellow Titans, hope that you are enjoying your summer! I, started my summer off, in grand fashion, on Memorial Day weekend in Dayton, Ohio. My oldest son, Nicholas Wyatt Frazier married Sheri Elaine Marcellus in a beautiful ceremony. In the company of 280 friends and relatives they “jumped the broom,” literally and figuratively. It was truly a blessed event! There were all smiles from this mother-of-the-groom.:-)

Marva (Mech) Petty ’73 retired from the Medical Resource Network, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Marva was the first employee when MRN was established in 1996. She ended her 20 years as a legal nurse consultant, with a 43 year successful nursing career. During her career, she worked as floor RN, critical care RN, nursing supervisor, nurse manager, instructor in an associate degree nursing program and legal nurse consultant.

    Ray (Rodriquez) Bradford ’75 since January, has been Director of Programs, Enrichment Media for GLAAD (the largest global advocacy organization rewriting the script for LGBT acceptance). In this position, Ray advocates for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of our LGBT community in film, TV, music, video games, and comics. Ray’s previous position of 13 years was at SAG-AFTRA as their National Director of Equal Employment opportunities. There, all labor concerns of the LGBTQ community were addressed across all content areas of the unions (television news/media performers, performers, broadcast journalists and sound recording artists).

After accomplishing his “bucket list” of visiting all seven continents, including two weeks in Antarctica: hiking, camping on ice, and sea kayaking). Ray married his longtime partner, Terry, and happily resides in the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach, California.

Dr. Debbie Burt-Frazier ’75 spent five days last week on a college tour of southern Illinois and Missouri, with 30 students from Eisenhower High School, Blue Island. The participants are all a part of the Moraine Valley Community College TRIO Upward Bound program. The program offers tutoring in Math, Science and English(yours truly) while also offering ACT preparation with college readiness. Our group visited seven colleges and universities which included; University of Illinois, Springfield and Edwardsville campuses and St. Louis University.

Lastly, let me give a quick shout out to some of my generous alums of the 1970’s classes with there quick response to my phone requests for contributions to the Wesleyan Fund before IWU’s fiscal year ends, this month. I, personally called 50 Titans, and had some great conversations! Here are the names of a few donors: Jacqueline Beard ’73, Craig Johnson ’75, Patricia Kuni-Rogers ’75, Mary Leonard ’74, Jill (Gaw) Girolami ’75, Helen Peck ’74, Barre Mulliken-Briggs ’72, Hope Turner ’72, Helen Peck ’74 and Barbara Vendt ’75. Thank you, Titans!!!

Enjoy the rest of your summer, be safe!

Debra Burt-Frazier ’75 was highlighted by the Moraine Valley Education Center at Blue Island for her work in the Upward Bound Program which tutors students in core subjects and ACT prep.

Click here for link to the entire article.

Yes, it is official! Warmer weather, birds singing trees budding are all harbingers of Spring. Not only has Mother Nature been busy, but your fellow Titan alums have been so, as well.

Joyce Beaulieu (1970) who now lives on her family farm located in Lomax, Illinois is a priest for Grace Episcopal Church in Galesburg, Illinois. This position is for the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, where she serves as congregational development consultant and group facilitator for new clergy. Also, Joyce is Adjunct Faculty in the DMin Program in Congregational Development at Bexley Seabury Seminary in Chicago.

Another clergy alumnus, Karen Turner-Kyles (1974) is celebrating her fifth year as pastor of Church of God Church, in Chicago.

Next there is, my fellow classmate and good friend, Janet (Laier) Green (1975) the author of a book entitled: Create a New Reality: 4 Simple tools to Revolutionize your life. Launched on April 15th in Toronto, Canada, Jan received an award there. To purchase the book online, go to: www.CreateaNewRealityNow.com. Janet wants all to know that 15% of all book sales is donated to The Insight Project for Kids, a non-profit which seeks to hire more teachers to teach stress management tools to school children ages 3 – 19.

Lastly, there’s me, the editor, who just completed a successful community theater run at South Suburban Community College’s Kindig Theater, of “Man of La Mancha.” The musical performances ran from April 19th until April 24th! It was great fun! I was blessed to be directed by SSC faculty theater genuis, Bobbie Saltzman. In addition, the high-spirited, diverse, talented, and youthful cast shared their energy with this mature thespian!

Well, until next time, oh, thanks for showing up for our annual “All In For Wesleyan,” on April 7th.  It turned out to be a great day for giving! And, here goes a big shout-out to our new President Eric Jensen who was inaugurated on April 2nd. Welcome to “The Prez,” and to his lovely wife, Elizabeth. Take care, Titans!

Carlina Tapia-Ruano ’77 came back to IWU to tell her story to alumni and current students.

Here is a link to the article – 

https://www.iwu.edu/news/2016/successful-alumni-share-stories.html

Dr. John (Jack) Herrmann ’74, a professor of veterinary medicine, has been reappointed to the Illinois State Board of Health.

Steve Skelton ’71 “has seen it all” in four decades as an attorney, including more than 20 jury trials where his clients faced potential execution if he failed.

Claudia Reinhardt ’72 recently published a book of poetry entitled “Skating on the Sky.” The book is divided into sections, each highlighted by inspirational quotations and color photos taken by the author. The poems focus on the seasons, family, community, nature, and the senses.

An Illinois native, Claudia has lived in Colorado, Boston, and Iowa before taking root on the Great Plains. After working in corporate communications for many years and earning a master’s degree, Claudia is now a freelance editor, writer, and tutor. She and her husband, John Reinhardt ’71, live in Lincoln, Nebraska.