At Homecoming 2019 the Loyalty Award was presented to Jean (Sullivan) Baird ’80 for her service to Illinois Wesleyan. Jean was featured in the inset of page 24 of the IWU Magazine that can be found here. Her Homecoming Back to College Class, “Oh Yes, You Can: Create a Culture of Collaboration” can be seen in the video above.
Thank you to Dave Moravec ’84 for speaking to Fred Hoyt’s Marketing 339 class in October about his experience as the President of Sales Managers for Rent!
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.
Kevin Klockenga ’89 was recognized by the North Bay Business Journal as a “healthcare leader you should know”. Click here to read more. Congratulations, Kevin!
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.
The IWU campus extends it’s thanks to Barb Nathan ’80 for volunteering at the Hart Career Center Professional Etiquette Dinner, Tuesday, March 21st.
The IWU campus extends it’s thanks to Desiree Quizon-Colquitt ’89 for volunteering at the Hart Career Center Professional Etiquette Dinner, Tuesday, March 21st.
Thank you very much to Patrick Verda ’89 for speaking to Fred Hoyt’s Marketing 339 class about experience as Director of Regional Development for Cengage Learning!
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! 
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.
