Continuing the succession plan that began with his appointment as CEO, Mike Tipsord ’81 has been named Chairman of the Board at State Farm, following Ed Rust Jr. ’72.

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James Bishopp ’80 has been named Vice President of Information Technology at OSM Worldwide, a leader provider of domestic and international parcel delivery solutions.

Here is a link to the article with more information:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/promotions/chi-ugc-article-osm-worldwide-names-james-bishopp-new-vice-pr-2016-05-31-story.html

Singer/songwriter, Kathy Greenholdt (IWU ’86)  will be releasing her sixth album, The Pilgrim, with a concert at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music on Saturday, June 11, 8 pm. More information, including audio tracks of some of the songs, can be found on her website, http://KathyGreenholdt.com.

Christine McHugh ’82 was recently elected President of New Mexico Women In Film the NM regional chapter of Women In Film and Television International. Her award winning short comedy film, “On The Nature Of Hotness” and her 50 million views viral video “Older Ladies” led her to this New Mexico-based outreach network which is committed to the professional development and achievement of women in the film and television community through Mentorship, Networking, Education, and Community. She currently resides in Santa Fe, NM.

Lorilei (Semple) Palmer RN BSN. MS HSA.
Promoted to Director of Clinical Services with Christie Clinic.
Christie Clinic’s Corporate office is in Champaign Illinois. There are 22 Christie locations throughout East-Central Illinois.
As one of the largest physician-owned multi-specialty group medical practices in Illinois, Christie offers 40 departments and 35 specialties.

www.christieclinic.com
Medicine for your life

Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon Race Weekend April 28-30, 2016 www.IllinoisMarathon.com

Demetria Kalodimos ’81 came back to IWU to tell her story to alumni and current students.

Here is a link –
https://www.iwu.edu/news/2016/successful-alumni-share-stories.html

Stephen Ondra ’80 came back to IWU to tell his story to alumni and current students.

Here is a link to the article –
https://www.iwu.edu/news/2016/successful-alumni-share-stories.html

Dawn Upshaw ’82, who found fame singing opera classics but has discovered a passion for contemporary works, hit notes both timely and timeless during concerts with the Columbus Symphony.

Here is a link to the article –
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2016/04/14/1-classical-music-dawn-upshaw-profile.html

As an activist against fracking, Sandra Steingraber ’81 weighed in on presidential candidates’ positions on climate issues and the oil and gas industry.

Here is a link to the post –
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/us/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-climate-change.html?emc=eta1&_r=1

George Vinyard ’71 and Jean Baird ’80 took part in the inauguration of IWU’s 19th president, Eric Jensen, by presenting him with the silver presidential medallion. Kathleen Murray ’79 came across the country to watch the inauguration, as she first suggested the position to Eric Jensen.

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https://www.iwu.edu/news/2016/inauguration-of-eric-jensen.html