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.
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Tom Dossett ’74 composed “Trilogy For Bass Trombone” which was performed this last year at the 2016 International Trombone Festival held at The Juilliard School in New York. Blair Bollinger, bass trombonist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, was the performing artist. “Trilogy” was originally commissioned by Tom Streeter, retired professor at IWU. Tom’s composing schedule and other highlights can be visited at his website, www.thescribblershand. com
We are sorry to announce that Neil Browne ’74 passed away on February 1, 2017.
The News-Gazette has an article about Neil and his jewelry store in remembrance of him.
You can view his obituary here
Cheryl Portwood-Peden Emery ’74 is the Tour Coordinator for The Savvy Traveling Seniors of Homewood, IL’s Diamond Tours- The Ultimate Washington DC Tour April 20-25, 2017. Our itinerary includes a scheduled tour of the White House and a session of Congress, as well as a much anticipated visit to the new Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Our next travel parties will be held on February 11, 2017 and April 8, 2017 at the downtown Flossmoor Illinois Library, located on the Lower Level in the Conference Room. A deposit of $75.00 will secure your travel reservation.. They will be taking a trip to Washington DC.
Click here for a link to her website.
Neat post about Wayne in the Chicago Tribune on December 22, 2016.
Cheryl Portwood-Peden Emery ’74 is working with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. JASSAC to create the 2nd Annual Youth Empowerment Conference at HillCrest H.S. in Country Club Hills, IL on Saturday, February 4, 2017.
Sue Aldridge
Sue Aldridge ’79, a longtime drama director and English teacher at Champaign Centennial High School, has been profiled in the News-Gazette as she prepares to retire.
The wonderful article can be found at this link.
Congratulations, Sue. I hope you enjoy retirement. It sounds like you have some great plans.
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.
