Mike Maynard ’80

Congratulations to Mike Maynard, the University of Redlands’ head football coach, for his 200th career coaching victory on September 21, 2019. He has been coaching at the University of Redlands since 1988 and has won 13 conference championships.

TAG Day 2020

Thank-A-Giver Day (TAG Day) is Monday, February 10. This day provides the IWU campus community with the opportunity to thank donors who support Illinois Wesleyan. IWU celebrates each year in mid-February because it marks the symbolic point during the academic year – about 70% of the way through – when we rely on support from alumni and friends, our endowment, and external grants.

If you would like to be celebrated as a donor today, you can make a gift at iwu.edu/give.

Eric Gardner ’89

Eric Gardner ’89 was awarded his second National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship, which will provide $60,000 worth of funding to support his year-long study of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, a nineteenth-century African American writer, orator, and activist. Click here to read more about his work.

Congratulations, Eric!

Ron Ekstrand ’86

Congratulations to Ron Ekstrand ’86 for being named the president and CEO of Easterseals, a nonprofit providing support to people with disabilities and their families. He spent 10 years as an executive at Easterseals and another 20 years working at other businesses before that. Read more about his accomplishment here.

Peter Berg ’83

In September of 2019, Peter Berg ’83 was named the Director of the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations at Michigan State University where he has been a professor for 21 years.

Best of luck on your new adventure, Peter!