Elgin principal Steve Johnson ’85, who is known for his involvement in summer reading, discussed his goal to raise “every child’s trajectory.”

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Dirk Behrends ’87 has been promoted to vice president of association enterprise solutions at Abila. He has nearly 30 years’ experience in the association sector, spending his first 15 years working for some of the most influential professional societies in the U.S., most notably as the assistant director of the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association. He joined Abila (formerly Avectra) in April of 2000 and has been instrumental in helping associations enhance member value and engagement. Behrends is a member of Association Forum and the American Society of Association Executives and currently serves on the Illinois Wesleyan University Alumni Association Board of Directors.

2016-04-08 Alumni Association Board. Dirk Behrends ’87. Photo by Makenna Merritt ’17 for Illinois Wesleyan University.

Genda Freeman ’86 and her family are going to be missionaries in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with South America Mission. They will be doing university student outreach among the more than 80,000 university students in the city of Santa Cruz as well as medical mission work among the rural indigenous populations.

Visit them on the web at agfreeman.wixsite.com/sam3

View their prayer card at the following link – Freeman Prayer Card (1)

Greg Ohlendorf ’85 was one the Community Bankers taking the lead on new accounting rules.

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Kevin Adair ’88 has been working on Social-Eco development projects in the Dominican Republic and Haiti since 2005. He uses recycled materials to make charcoal-alternative cooking biquettes that burn longer, hotter, and cleaner.

Mike Wall ’84, Todd Vohland ’84, John Dalton ’84, and Tim Brophy ’84
gathered in Freeport, IL for a day of golf and brotherhood.

Show your Titan Pride! 

From now through July 31, you can receive a pair of Illinois Wesleyan socks with your gift of $25 or more. All proceeds, unless otherwise designated, will support current students through the Wesleyan Fund.

These limited edition socks are only available through the end of the month.

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Get yours by making a gift of $25 or more at titanpride.org/socks today!

(This offer only applies to individuals who make a gift of $25 or more by July 31. Limit 1 pair per donor.
Per IRS regulations, the $10 cost of the socks is not tax-deductible.)

Rhys Lovell ’87 teaches acting to participants in the Young Artists in Theatre camp at Illinois Wesleyan.

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