We are saddened to announce that Glen Lawler ’74 passed away on February 10, 2018. You can view his obituary here.
Glenn Lawler ’74
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Christine Kefferstan ’73
We are sorry to inform you of Dr. Christine Kefferstan’s passing (class of ’73) on August 20th. 2014. She was an award-wining classical pianist having performed all over the world, including Belize, London, Rio de Janeiro, Indonesia, Malaysia, Canada, as well as many venues in the United States. She was a tenured Professor of Music at WVU for 35 years.
Here is a link to her obituary.
Cherlynlavaughn Bradley ’73
In Remembrance of 1970s Alumni
We remember the following alumni who have passed and celebrate their lives.
Ms. Linda M. Cwynar ’72 – 8/4/14, The Reverend Kathie A. (Mensendick) Hostetter ’76 – 9/11/17, Mrs. Linda S. Koenigsberg-Holmer ’71 – 7/19/17, Mr. Kevin R. Rustemeyer ’73 – 8/28/17, Mrs. Susan L. (Erkkila) Vacca ’72 – 8/5/08
Rick Kumler ’72
We are saddened to announce that Rick Kumler ’72 passed away February 22, 2018. You can view his obituary here.
Lisa Pieper ’77
Lisa Pieper ’77 is retiring as regional vice president at Children’s Home & Aid, after working there for 42 years. You can read more about it here.
Stew Salowitz ’76
Stew Salowitz was featured as part of Illinois Wesleyan University’s Thank A Giver Day. Join Stew in giving back to the University by making a gift at www.iwu.edu/give today.
Class of 1975 Editor Note
Hey! Happy New Year, Titans!
Sorry that this took a month to get to you, but if you, like me, have survived the polar start of 2018, you may just be warming up! Here’s hoping that you have weathered the storms of life, and are doing well. I want to remind you that winter has about six weeks left, soon it will be Spring. So be encouraged, take heart and keep up the good work. Before you know it those harbingers of Spring will appear, the days have already begun to get longer. Then, Spring will have sprung! So take care, my friends, I will chat with you soon.
DRBF
Herb Getz ’77 and Susan (Guenzler) Getz ’77
IWU class of 1977 alumni Herb and Susan Getz – both from families with deep roots in Carroll County – created a scholarship to help students afford the educational investment. After graduating from Illinois Wesleyan, Herb went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, and since 2001, he has served as president of Aspen Creek Partners, a residential design-build firm in Naperville, Illinois.
“Susan and I are both kids of working class parents,” said Getz, who serves as a vice chair on the IWU Board of Trustees. “We both absolutely needed scholarship help to attend Illinois Wesleyan. We’ve been very fortunate – largely because of our Illinois Wesleyan education – to have the resources to give back.”
The $5,000 scholarship is awarded annually to an Illinois Wesleyan student who performs well in the classroom, shows demonstrated need, and lives in northwestern Illinois, preferably from Jo Daviess, Carroll, Whiteside or Stephenson counties.
You can read more here.
Tristan Fox ’18 and Heather (Prasse) Calkins ’16 stand with Herb Getz ’77 on IWU quad.
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