We are pleased to announce at Illinois Wesleyan University. Adriane has been an adopted Titan since 2010, and has lived in the Bloomington-Normal community for over 30 years. She loves to meet IWU alumni where they live, work, and play. Adriane has experience working with a diverse group of IWU alumni and is looking forward to continuing to connect with Titans all over the world! 
Beth Uphoff Black (81) has been elected International President of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She lives in Washington and is a remarkable woman.
Here’s the link:
https://www.kappakappagamma.org/Kappa/MediaFraternity.aspx?pageid=3633&id=3631
Demetria Kalodimos ’81 news anchor and reporter at WSMV in Nashville, was among those honored by the Nashville Association of Talent Directors at its 2014 Gala. Those honored “lead, not only in their areas of expertise, but in their continuing support of education and scholarship.”
Greetings, Titans!
For all of you who attended Homecoming, I hope you had a wonderful time visiting campus, reuniting with fellow classmates, and making memories to last a lifetime. If you took photos while you were here, please send them to classnews@iwu.edu with names and captions. We will post them to your Online Class Newsletter. Check here to see if you or your friends were featured in the campus Homecoming Album.
We were thrilled to offer outstanding Back to College classes taught by our talented alumni and esteemed faculty. If you weren’t able to attend the Back to College classes, you’re in luck! Click here to view the classes available.
Alumni award winners, Kyle Pfortmiller ’92, Sean Parsons ’01 and Kris Condon ‘84 gave heartfelt tributes to faculty mentors and their alma mater at the Oct. 18 Homecoming luncheon where they were honored. Those speeches can be viewed here.
Please take a few minutes and give us your feedback so that we can make Homecoming even better. We hope to see you next year. Mark your calendars for October 9-11, 2015!
Go Titans!
Adriane Powell
Office of Alumni Relations
Illinois Wesleyan University
Michael Mason ’80, chief security officer at Verizon, was named one of the most influential security executives in 2014. (Free subscription required.)
Here’s a link to the article: http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/85752-the-most-influential-people-in-security-2014
Illinois Wesleyan University student Jenny Prochotsky ’16 has organized a gleaning project to distribute free fresh produce at pop-up produce stands in west Bloomington. Jenny has received help from IWU alumni and staff including, Karin McDowell ’00; Cheryl (Baller) Philippi ’81; Michael Gorman ’10, Information Technology Project Analyst; Deborah Halperin, IWU’s Action Research Center Program Coordinator; Manish Mandava ’14; and Bobby Castillo ’14, Admissions Counselor.
Here’s two article links:
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/pop-up-stand-produces-fresh-food/article_5f615a71-3672-56ef-a9c9-7f1c43da4700.html
From Adriane Powell, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
Thank you for reading and contributing to your class newsletter. I hope you enjoy receiving news about your classmates. Be sure to let us know when you have news to share!
Homecoming is October 17-19. Class years ending in 4 and 9 are reunion years. Our theme this year is Off the Charts. We are focusing on the 150th Anniversary of the School of Music, with many music themed events. Join us on Friday night for the Green Carpet Gala Concert & Reception at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. On Saturday morning, the Titan Pep Band Alumni Reunion will take place on the Quad while you enjoy the free Pancake/Sausage Breakfast. Saturday night, join us in the Young Main Lounge for Club Tommy. Check the brochure or www.titanpride.org for more details. Please register soon!
I look forward to seeing you at Homecoming or another alumni event very soon.
Adriane Powell
Dr. Douglas Carlson Named Chair of Pediatrics
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine alumnus Douglas Carlson, M.D., has been named professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics.
Among his many honors, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and received an Award for Clinical Excellence from the Society of Hospital Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a Senior Fellow of Pediatrics Hospital Medicine.
Carlson earned his bachelor’s degree at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington (1981) and his medical degree at SIU (1984). He completed a pediatrics residency at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis (1987). He is currently board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. His numerous presentations, book chapters and research publications focus on a variety of pediatric conditions, from child abuse and emergency care to procedural sedation and pediatric hospital medicine. A native of Decatur, he and his wife, Kate, have two children Erik, 24 and Emily, 11.
Bloomington-Normal was among the 50 best college towns in America!
This link leads to the article by Best College Towns: http://www.bestcollegereviews.org/50-best-college-towns-america/.
Michael Scudder ’82, Theta Chi, was featured in an article with Crain’s Chicago Business.
Here’s a link to the article: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140816/ISSUE01/308169978/this-bank-has-a-small-appetite#