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Dear Class of 1987,
Homecoming and our 30th Milestone Reunion Celebration are quickly approaching, we hope you make plans to return to campus and celebrate. Below are a few reunion updates we want to make sure you are aware of. Keep in mind future details and updates will continue to come as developed.
October 13
President’s Reception | President’s House | 4PM – 5:30PM
Windjammer Lounge | 80’s Band – RETROFIT | 7PM-11PM
October 14
Dinner and Cocktails | Marriott Hotel, Redbird B Room | 7PM
If you are interested in booking your hotel stay, room blocks are available at Marriott (view here) on a first come, first serve basis. Book early!
The homecoming schedule of events and registration are now available on the IWU homecoming page. To stay in touch with our class, join our Class Facebook Group for news and updates regarding reunion information. Please feel free to use this page to post photos and memories of your time at Illinois Wesleyan University and share what you have been doing for the past 30 years! Additional, we are putting together a slide show for our Milestone Reunion Evening. If you have some photos to share, please send them to: iwuevent@iwu.edu with “30th Reunion” in the subject line.
Sincerely,
David Pires ’87 Class Chair
Gary Ohler ’87 Class Chair
There was a wonderful SK showing at Homecoming last weekend. Lots of great memories and a lot of laughing!
Back Row l-r: Maggie Houlihan Andersen ’81,Mindy O’Neill Bolin ’84, Sue Winkler Swanlund ’80, Kendra McGinn Franklin ’80, Jane Hasselbring Locascio ’79, Bonnie Tria-Roy ’85, Lori Poling Glaze ’82, Laura Reichert Daehler ’81, Darlene Roe-Poundstone ’82, Sally Jameson Allhands ’84,
Front Row l-r Lisa Bailey Schaibley ’81, Bonnnie Schuessler Swanson ’81, Kassie Kuhle Landry ’82
Jase Hoffman, Bobby Threm, Megan Threm (Hoffman) ’11, Mitch Hoffman, Jane Hoffman (Raab) ’84, Landon Hoffman ’16
Phi Gamma Delta alumni gathered at Boundary Tavern in Chicago on December 4, 2015, to celebrate the 149th anniversary of the fraternity’s chartering at IWU in 1866. The event also kicked off the chapter’s sesquicentennial year, which will culminate with an event in Bloomington during IWU Homecoming on October 1, 2016. Among those attending, pictured (left to right) are: Vas Zimbrakos ‘89, Jeff Alsen ‘89, Jeff Lambert ’86, Paul Orchard ’88, John Sorensen ’68, Steve Pilipchuk ’88, Todd Torstenson ‘89, and Scott Huch ’86. For more information, visit www.fiji150iwu.com.
IWU Athletic Equipment Manager Tony Robbins ’83, who survived a heart attack last fall, had an emotional day watching the Titans win as his son played for their rival Millikin.
Photo by Steve Smedley, The Pantagraph
You can view the entire article here.
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
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
As a part of Homecoming 2014: Off the Charts, Illinois Wesleyan University will recognize the Alumni Award winners Oct. 18 at a luncheon at the Shirk Center.
Kris Condon ’84 is the Loyalty Award winner!
Recognizing alumni who have benefited Illinois Wesleyan—either through service to the University, financial support, or both—the 2014 Loyalty Award will honor Condon’s service as a volunteer class newsletter editor for 29 years.
She was a member of the IWU Alumni Council Executive Board and the IWU Alumni Fund Board. Condon also served as a member of each of the reunion committees for the Class of 1984, and has returned to campus several times to mentor and advise students. Currently, Condon is a professor and program coordinator in paralegal/legal studies at Kankakee Community College.
All honorees will be featured as “Back to College Classes” speakers during Homecoming weekend. On Oct. 17, Condon will present “Order in the Court! Or, How I Spent My Summer Vacation at the U.S. Supreme Court” at 1 p.m. All classes will be held in Beckman Auditorium at The Ames Library.
Congratulations, Kris!
Message from Ann Harding, Director of Alumni Relations
Thank you for reading and contributing to your class newsletter. What a great way to build class loyalty and to stay connected. Reading about each other is great, but coming back to homecoming is the BEST way to reconnect with IWU.
This year, homecoming is October 11-13. You will be receiving the homecoming brochure in the mail very soon. Plus you can review all the details and get yourself registered on titanpride.org
Our theme this year is A Class Act. I think you’ll see that everything we have planned this year will offer you a fun filled weekend with most activities free for everyone!! Class years ending in 3 and 8 are reunion years.
Besides registering for homecoming; I have one more request of you. I would like each of our 565 incoming first year students to have a welcome letter in their mail box when they arrive on August 20. Would you please write a note and send it to me at 1001 N. Main St., Bloomington, IL 61702-2900? Offer this new Titan a piece of advice, something to look for on campus or in the Bloomington Normal community or a fond memory you had of your first semester on campus. Be sure to sign it! If you’re able, please make several copies of your letter. I need 565 letters!!!
Lastly, thanks to all of you who made a gift to IWU this year. I’m sure you have read President Wilson’s messages about the increased need for financial aid to attract the best and the brightest to fill our classes. Without your generous support to the Wesleyan Fund, we will lose young people who really want to be a Titan, but need more help, financially.
My best~
Ann