Gail Gaboda ’88, your class newsletter editor and a former Argus editor, conducted a four-hour layout-design workshop for the Argus! Thanks for all you do Gail!
Gail Gaboda ’88
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Edie (Hook) Yakutis ’84
Edie (Hook) Yakutis ’84 has retired from Microsoft after 22 years in various management positions. She has been accepted to Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion as a rabbinical student in their five-year educational program. She will be starting this June with her first year in Israel.
Congratulations, Edie, and good luck as you embark upon your next chapter!
Ron Ekstrand ’86
Ron Ekstrand ’86 (Interim CEO, Easterseals) will participate in a Psychology career Alumni Panel on February 6th at 7 pm in the Welcome Center Auditorium at IWU.
How well do you know IWU?
How well do you know Illinois Wesleyan University?
IWU Crossword ANSWER KEY
ACROSS
4. Eric
5. Stevenson
7. Powell
8. Sapientia
10. State
12. Hedding
13. Black
15. Aflame
DOWN
1. Japan
2. Illinois
3. Memorial
6. Tommy
9. Titan
11. Female
14. Park
Giving Tuesday
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday is #GivingTuesday, a global initiative to celebrate generosity and give back during the holiday season. Join the movement and help make bright futures possible for current Titans with a gift at www.iwu.edu/give today!
Renee McGinnis ’84
The exhibit entitled “OF RUST AND MEN” presents the newest paintings of Chicago artist, Renee McGinnis ’84 and will open Friday, January 5th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm and run through Feburary 24th, 2018 at ZG Gallery in Chicago.
Renee on her exhibit:
“I spent much of my childhood riding the Great Plains of central Illinois on horseback or in luxurious automobiles, passing abandoned farms and towns. I was in awe of the grand, magnificent scale of these forgotten places, and became aware of the nature of passing time, beauty and gradual decay.
With a precise hand, I paint aging, rusted megastructures surrounded by lush botanicals of a misdirected beauty, suggesting man’s infallible desire to control nature and his surroundings. The once luxurious ocean liners, the highly sexualized iron ore uploaders and Battersea Power Stations are staged in deceptively beautiful gardens or stricken on turbulent seas. The purity of the water, clouds and flora, juxtaposed with these decaying structures, create a potent marriage of emotions where the viewer can choose to engage in the monument of human labor or take in the serene beauty enveloping it.”
Accompanying the larger works in this exhibition will be a series of thirteen micro-tondos lining the main wall of the gallery, like portholes of a great ship. Each 3 3/4″ painting offers an intimate, pristine view of our natural world of clouds, storms, marine animals and plant life, each devoid of any trace of man.
“The Peaceable Republic” oil on canvas 36x48in.
More on Renee’s exhibition:ZG Gallery 300 W. Superior, Chicago IL
phone: 312.654.9900
email: Info@ZgGallery.com
Learn more about Renee and her work here: www.reneemcginnis.com
Homecoming 2017: Back to College Classes – Steve Seibring ’81
Steve Seibring ’81, Vice President of Advancement at IWU, shared his experience and advice on planned giving for owners of any size estate as a Back to College Class speaker during IWU Homecoming activities on Oct. 13, 2017. His presentation, entitled “Leave a Legacy 101”, may be viewed below.
Leave a Legacy 101 from IWU Video on Vimeo.
Bill Damaschke ’86
Bill Damaschke ’86 is the new President of Animation and Family Entertainment for Skydance Media. Bill formerly served as the Chief Creative Officer at DreamWorks Animation. You can read more about Bill here.
Homecoming 2017
Homecoming 2017 is right around the corner!
You can register now here
A few noteworthy events:
- Back to College Classes Friday and Saturday – The Ames Library, Beckman Auditorium
- Family Fun on the Quad Saturday 8:30-11 – Eckley Quadrangle
- Titan Tailgate Featuring Local Food Trucks Saturday 10AM-1PM – Shirk Center Parking Lot
- “Club Tommy” Saturday, 6-9pm (Cost: $20) – Young Main Lounge in the Memorial Center
You can see the full schedule of Homecoming 2017 events here
Class of 1987 30th Reunion
Dear Class of 1987,
Homecoming and our 30th Milestone Reunion Celebration are quickly approaching, we hope you make plans to return to campus and celebrate. Below are a few reunion updates we want to make sure you are aware of. Keep in mind future details and updates will continue to come as developed.
October 13
President’s Reception | President’s House | 4PM – 5:30PM
Windjammer Lounge | 80’s Band – RETROFIT | 7PM-11PM
October 14
Dinner and Cocktails | Marriott Hotel, Redbird B Room | 7PM
If you are interested in booking your hotel stay, room blocks are available at Marriott (view here) on a first come, first serve basis. Book early!
The homecoming schedule of events and registration are now available on the IWU homecoming page. To stay in touch with our class, join our Class Facebook Group for news and updates regarding reunion information. Please feel free to use this page to post photos and memories of your time at Illinois Wesleyan University and share what you have been doing for the past 30 years! Additional, we are putting together a slide show for our Milestone Reunion Evening. If you have some photos to share, please send them to: iwuevent@iwu.edu with “30th Reunion” in the subject line.
Sincerely,
David Pires ’87 Class Chair
Gary Ohler ’87 Class Chair