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#

Larry Neumann, Jr. ’81 was nominated for a Jeff Award for actor in a principal role for “In God’s Hat,” a production with Profiles Theatre. In addition, First Folio Theatre, with Alison C. Vesely ’79 as artistic director and co-founder, is up for multiple awards.

Here’s a link to the article: http://www.jeffawards.org/

On a personal note from Bob Poynton; I’ve know Larry since high school days where he was always recognized as one of the most outstanding actors in our area.  I couldn’t be more proud of his accomplishments.  Alison Vesely was also a classmate of mine in the Drama department at Wesleyan.  She was one of the most dedicated and hardest working students in the school.  It’s wonderful to see her being recognized for her outstanding talents.

Lisa is a Plain Language Writer at Health Literacy Missouri (HLM) in St. Louis! HLM is the largest nonprofit in the country that promotes understanding of healthcare and health insurance information through clear writing and other communications.

Enjoy your work, Lisa!

Charles Gebeck ’83 will return to his native county to perform in the Homestead Talent Showcase!

Bob currently works at Appirio, as Vice President of Sales + Marketing – EMEA!

For the past 6 months, he has been living at 45 Pottery Lane, London, England W114LY.

If you’d like to reach out to Bob, send him an email at bob.tricarico@gmail.com.

More than 5,000 alumni showed their support by making a gift to IWU in fiscal year 2014!

And for the second straight year, Illinois Wesleyan alumni have grown our alumni giving percentage. We are now at 23%!

THANK YOU for doing your part to keep IWU strong.

Michael Greenberg is serving a two-year term as Grand Consul of Sigma Chi. In this position, he will serve as president of the international fraternity, as well as chairman of the executive committee, the grand chapter and the Sigma Chi Corporation. While a student, he served two terms as magister, or pledge trainer, for IWU’s chapter. He previously served in several leadership roles with the organization, including chair of the Grand Council, and has been a facilitator at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop 30 times. Michael owns Interior Investments, a Chicago-area furniture retailer, as well as Journey 360 Degrees, a leadership development organization.

IWU’s fiscal year ends TODAY – July 31 – Thank you if you’ve already made your annual gift!

Now help us find the 47 additional alumni donors we need to reach our participation goal by today. Organizations view alumni participation as the metric that measures alumni satisfaction. It affects IWU’s ranking, bond rating, and ability to earn grants, so make your gift today at iwu.edu/give to keep IWU strong!  Every donor counts!

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!!