John was promoted last year to Finance and Commercial Director at Weir Minerals, Australia! He and his family reside in Sydney.

Congratulations on your promotion, John!

Dwight has been named vice president of marketing for Chicago-based Parr Insurance Brokerage!

Click here for more on his career.

Congratulations, Dwight!!

Since 2010, Melanie has been the CEO and President of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Detroit, Eastern Michigan and the upper peninsula of Michigan!

Melanie recently interviewed with the Detroit Free Press about her work with the BBB and the challenges that they face. These challenges include bringing awareness to financial scams, protecting businesses from cyber-security breaches and improving relationships between businesses and their consumers.

Read Melanie’s feature in the Detroit Free Press.

Andrew has joined the Schiff Hardin LLP Chicago office as a partner in the White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance Group! Porter previously served as assistant U.S. attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago.

Read more about Andrew, here.

Congratulations, Andrew!

Linda has been named the new program director for the Multicultural Leadership Program (MCLP)!

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Congratulations, Linda!

Scott Kuffel ’84, Geneseo school district superintendent, is the new president of the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA)!

Congratulations, Scott!

Patrick recently celebrated two years working in Mexico City with a Mexican telecom company. He also just completed the 9-year anniversary for his company, Innovative Management Tools LLC.

Congratulations, Patrick!

Elizabeth was appointed assistant principal at Meadow Glens Elementary School.

Read more, here.

Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Sheryl of Glen Ellyn, Ill., was promoted to deputy chief of staff of DuPage County, Ill. She previously served as government affairs manager for the county for 11 years, and spent several years in various positions for the Illinois General Assembly and Minnesota House of Representatives prior to that. She recently visited the Illinois Wesleyan University campus with her 16-year-old daughter, a prospective student. “The campus looked beautiful with so many new structures since our days at IWU,” she wrote.

Congratulations on your promotion, Sheryl!