Marie (Oostman) Butson ’81

“I am finishing my final semester at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School working on a Masters in Divinity with focus on pastoral care, and a Master of Arts in Bioethics. I will be doing my internship at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity in Bannockburn Illinois for the spring semester of 2014.”

Congratulations on your achievements, Marie!

Deanna (Bantz) Jent’s ’84 play, “Falling” Addresses Life with a Autistic Teen

Deanna Jent, professor at Fotnbonne University in St. Louis, was featured in the Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine FAll 2013.  The article discusses the play, “Falling” she wrote from the personal experience of parenting a teen son with special needs.

Jent and Andy 1984

Jent held her son Andy’s hand after he became distracted by the
sound of an ambulance siren. (Photo by Emily Rasinski for the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Scott James ’87

Recently, Scott was highlighted on J.W. Terrill’s TerrillConnect webpage. He has lived quite the life since his IWU days and is responsible for creating the Public Entity and Academic Institutions’ Team and “establishing J.W. Terrill as an employee benefits brokerage and consulting market leader in this specific area”. To read his full bio please click on the hyperlink provided.