VSA Partners, where Pat Palmer is a partner, is featured in Crain’s for its expanding work as a multi-media agency not just a design firm.

Steve is a member of the faculty at UW-Milwaukee, designs shows around Wisconsin, and serves as a theatre consultant on new building projects.  Recent credits include The Detective’s Wife and Picnic for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre; Lysistrata, Anton In Show Business, Laughing Stock, MilWonky Style, and Ruined at UW/M; and Tin Woman, Miracle on South Division Street, Saloon, and Once A Ponzi Time at Peninsula Players where he’s worked since 1997.   Regional credits include shows for Northlight Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Organic Theatre, New American Theatre, and a Joseph Jefferson nomination for Woman In Black at The Theatre Building.

Dr. Boatman has recently been named to “topDentists” in 2014 and 2015. He has a solo dental practice in Troy, IL that he opened in 1989.

Bill Braksick ’88 was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on May 2, 2015.  You can click here too view a Pantagraph article on Bill’s accomplishment.

Congratulations, Bill!

Renee’s new painting STORM PORT, oil on panel, will show in the Lower Gallery at Packer Schopf Gallery.

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Today is All in for Wesleyan 2015!  All gifts made today will be matched by an anonymous donor (up to $75,000).

And this year, there’s a twist.  Let me explain.

Gifts to the Wesleyan Fund support student financial assistance and also the little, but essential, things that create the Illinois Wesleyan experience.  So today we’re celebrating these little essentials — the unsung heroes.  Make a gift today and your name could appear next to one of these items for a limited time.*

Give today and your name could be selected to grace the hot spot, the WESN microphone, and other pieces of campus that will be announced throughout the day. (Learn more)

Give today and your gift will be matched by an anonymous donor.

Give today and show that you’re proud to be a Titan!

February 16th is Thank A Giver Day — a day when the Illinois Wesleyan campus community celebrates the generosity of our supporters. We celebrate Thank A Giver Day on February 16th because at this point we’re 70% of the way through the school year. Since tuition covers 70% of the total cost of an IWU education, it’s a fitting time to draw attention to the fact that outside support from alumni and friends of the University plays a key role in delivering the kind of educational experience we expect from our alma mater.

Last year, over 8,000 people made gifts to Illinois Wesleyan University and, regardless of the size, each and every one played a role in keeping Illinois Wesleyan strong. If you would like to take a moment to make your annual gift, we invite you to do so at iwu.edu/give.

Go Titans!

Amie Leander ’89 has taken on a new position at the Holiday Inn & Suites.  Amie has been named Senior Sales Manager for the Holiday Inn & Suites in Bloomington, IL.

Congratulations Amie!

Kamal Hans graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1989.  He was a business administration/ communications double major and has developed a successful career in both theatre and business.

Kamal wrote:
I am excited to work with Halcyon again having previously appeared in Militant Language and Letters from Cuba. In addition to being a successful business professional, I am the Managing Director of Rasaka Theatre and a working actor and producer in TV, film, and theater in Chicago. My studies include the DePaul Theatre School, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, The Julliard School and Illinois Wesleyan University. Favorite roles include Dr. Aziz in A Passage To India, Devendra in the award-winning Merchant on Venice, Marius in Fanny, Caliban in Shakespeare’s Tempest, Salieri in Amadeus and Anatoly in Chess. Thank you to my family for their support and especially my wife Mandavi.

 Congratulations to Kamal!

David K. Adkins ’83 recently was named president of Blackhawk Bancorp, parent company of Blackhawk Bank, based in Beloit.

Adkins has been with Blackhawk Bancorp for 10 years and he most recently served as executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Congratulations David for all your accomplishments!