Edward B. Rust Jr. spoke to the Illinois Wesleyan Associates, a group of local business leaders who provide students financial support and internship opportunities on April 10, 2014.
Edward B. Rust Jr. ’72
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Spencer Sauter ’70
Professor of Hispanic Studies Carmela Ferradans edited and translated Incessant Beauty: A Bilingual Anthology of Ana Rossetti’s Poetry, published by 2LeafPress (April, 2014). Ana Rossetti’s poetics translation into English was done by R. Forrest Colwell Professor of American Literature Robert Bray; the book’s cover design is by Spencer Sauter.
Read more about the book, here.
Andrew Rex ’77
Andrew Rex, Professor of Physics at University of Puget Sound, has just published the book Commonly Asked Questions in Physics (CRC Press, 2014).
Congratulations, Andrew!
Carlina Tapia-Ruano ’77
Carlina Tapia-Ruano, immigration attorney at Tapia-Ruano & Gunn gave the keynote address and helped present scholarships to four deserving IWU women at the Council for IWU Women Summit Closing Reception and Luncheon.
Thank you, Carlina!
Marilyn (Woodson) Graves ’79
Marilyn Graves, vice president at Fifth and Third Bank, spoke at the Council for IWU Women Summit Break-Out Sessions. She presented “Transitioning from Academic to Professional World”
Thank you, Marilyn!
Deborah Adams ’79
Deborah Adams, associate professor at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, was a speaker for the event Advocating for Social Justice: Make a Living Working for Change in the Hansen Student Center on February 28, 2014.
Thank you, Deborah!
Kent Johnson ’73
Check out some of Kent’s recent accomplishments!
Community service: Former president and vice president of Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce, co-chairman of Taste of Lake Geneva.
Elected posts: Walworth Village Board and plan commission, Fontana Walworth Water Pollution Control Commission, and general services committee.
Major campaign issues: Improved safety of the proposed Highway 14 project by eliminating dangerous right-angle turns to protect students and pedestrians plus preserving parking on the square while eliminating traffic on two sides of the square.
He is currently running for another term on the Walworth, Wis. Village Board.
Good luck, Kent!
Marsha Guenzler-Stevens ’78
Marsha Guenzler-Stevens was awarded the Zenobia Hikes Memorial Award at NASPA. This award is given to one who has demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of women in higher education and to student affairs.
John Reinhardt ’71
John Reinhardt, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, was awarded the William J. Gies Foundation Education Fellowship by the American Dental Education Association.
Read the full article here
John resides with his wife, Claudia ’72, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Claudia is a free-lance writer/editor.
Best wishes!
Herb Guarascio ’77, Partner in Charge – Chicago Corporate Tax Services Group
The University’s popular full-time spring internship program in accounting has passed a milestone of 175 student participants since its inception in 2006.
When interns join a firm full time, they are able to hit the ground running, said Herb Guarascio ’77, a tax partner at Deloitte, a Big 4 firm, where the highest number of IWU students have worked since the full-time accounting internship program began. Interns at Deloitte are actively engaged as team members on all projects.
Read about it here.