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.

Today is All In for Wesleyan at IWU.  Dr. Randy Reed ’73 has offered to give $500 for each class year with 30 donors today, and an additional $500 for each class with 60 donors. Seriously – every dollar counts! Help your class meet this Challenge.  Click this link to donate https://www.iwu.edu/all-in  You can also see how your class is doing in the challenge.

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Debby DeBernardi ’76 left a nursing career to become an ordained minister and professor of religion.

Frankie R. Faison ’71 (left) poses with IWU’s Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter President, Scott Huch ’86, following the matinee performance of Between Riverside and Crazy at Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., on February 13, 2016.  In Studio’s production of this 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Faison stars in the lead role of Walter “Pops” Washington.  Faison is a Tony and Drama Desk Award-nominated Broadway actor also known for his work on film and TV, notably as Commissioner Ervin Burrell on the acclaimed HBO series The Wire.  Faison can currently be seen in the hit Cinemax series Banshee as Sugar Bates.