Illinois Wesleyan University Alumni Association thanks Claudia Brogan ’77, Dr. Debra Burt-Frzier ’75, Dave Darling ’79, Sonny Freeman ’70, Carole Liske ’77, and Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas ’76 for renewing their commitment to serve IWU as members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Mike Sutter ’76 was named one of 15 hospital, health system chief innovation officers to know.
Michael Sutter, Chief Innovation Officer, Carle Foundation Hospital (Urbana, Ill.). Mike has been chief innovation officer since May 2014. He previously served as the health system’s executive director of IT and as clinical director of Carle’s Epic EHR. While at this position he was involved in the initiation of the first electronic record for the system’s physician practice.
Mike also is a certified nurse anesthetist. Before working at Carle, Mike was involved with health technology projects with the U.S. Army.
Here is a link to an article with more detailed information:
Congratulations, Mike.
Kevin Dunn ’77 in Veep
Theatre alumnus Kevin Dunn ‘77 was among the cast accepting the Outstanding Comedy Series award for Veep. Kevin plays Ben Cafferty, the depressive and cynical White House Chief of Staff, on the satiric HBO comedy.
More information can be found in the IWU Magazine.
Congratulations, Kevin!
Rick Harrison ’75 completed his first book December 2009, Jacob Shall Be a Fire, a Catholic theological novel. Jacob presents a modern concept of how end times prophecy might play out in an entertaining novel and explores the Catholic view of prophecy in 150 pages of theological commentary that follows the story. Two more books are in the works, a 600 page review of the intelligent design evolution debate (available free in draft at Rick’s Web site, http://matthew1026.com), and an analysis of the UFO phenomena, still in the early phases of composition. Update, October, 2015: the novel has been removed from publication for extensive revision, nearly complete, and can be read free on the Website.
Hey, 1975 Classmates!
Dr. Debbie Burt-Frazier here, and excited about being your new newsletter editor. Thanks, to our former editor, Dr. Bruce Storey who filled this post for many years. I attended Homecoming last month and had an absolute blast! It was our 40th reunion, classmates! My how time flies! I even managed to talk a couple of fellow alums to return with me, Jacelyn Chatman-Dale ’72 and Stephan Garnett ’75. We enjoyed the Alumni luncheon, we won the football game over North Park, and partied at Club Tommy’s. As an added honor, we got to meet IWU’s new president, Eric Jensen and his wife, Elizabeth, two awesome additions to Wesleyan. Sadly, we bid a fond farewell to President Dick Wilson and wife, Pat, who for 10 years provided excellent leadership to our Alma Mater Wesleyan.
Well. I could go on, but I must save some for my next post! Take care, Titans, and may you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
Dr. Debbie
I received a note from Claudia Brogan ‘77 about how much she enjoyed Homecoming. Below is some of what she sent.
“I had such a great time at IWU’s Homecoming this past weekend.
“During the alumni luncheon on Saturday, there was a great honoring and send-off of President Wilson. That was one of my favorite parts of the Homecoming festivities. It was a great time for people to celebrate his successes and to wish him well. Here’s a photo of one of my fellow Alumni Board members, the new President of the Alumni Board Ms. Elly Jones ’91 with President Wilson.
“I am now sending photo of the fall colors and decorations on campus: they did such a beautiful job!”
Jane (Webster) Bailey ’79 married David Giovacchini on September 25, 2015.
First some sad news on a very personal level. John E Robinson ‘74 passed away May 26, 2015 in Santa Rosa California at age 63. John was one of the few good men who graduated from the Brokaw Collegiate School of Nursing Illinois Wesleyan University. He enjoyed a career that took him to the southwest, to Alaska, and back to the southwest before retiring from the Public Health Service. He is survived by his wife, Lyndell (Schultheiss) ‘75; daughters Jennifer and Rebecca; and grandson, Rufus. I knew John well, was a friend and fraternity brother with him. So sad, he will be missed.
John Robinson ’74
Also sorry to announce that Emeritus Trustee John Goldrick died Sept. 22. Board of Trustees Chairman George Vinyard ’71 and President Richard F. Wilson shared praise for his involvement. Former Pantagraph Publisher John Goldrick was remembered Thursday as a hard worker dedicated to the growth and improvement of the community. IWU President Dick Wilson said, “He welcomed Pat and me to the community 11 years ago and has provided support and encouragement ever since.” George Vinyard, IWU board chairman, said Goldrick was a dedicated, involved trustee whose “connections with the community and Chicago were good for the university” and who had “great ideas to promote the university.” Goldrick is survived by his wife, Helen, and four children.
Having spent 17+ years leading Herbalife’s regulatory and government affairs team during a period of robust international expansion, John Venardos (’74) moved from Manhattan Beach, CA to Boise, Idaho where John now serves as Vice President, Global Compliance for BodyBuilding.Com. John and his wife Ann made the transition end of August after getting their second son, Alex, settled into college in Malibu. Their other son, Peter, and his wife are also attending college near Portland, OR.
THANK YOU to all of our fiscal year 2015 donors! Illinois Wesleyan University‘s alumni participation rate has increased for the third year in a row thanks to the generosity of donors like you! Your support helps to ensure IWU is stronger and more affordable for current and future generations of Titans. You’ve done well, and you’ve done good! Go Titans!
