Lori (Piper) Kaufman ’88 and Tony Kaufman ’90 with daughter legacy graduate Alyssa Kaufman.
Photo: Robert (Trey) Frank ’14
Lori (Piper) Kaufman ’88
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Stephen Ondra ’80
Stephen Ondra ’80 gave the 2019 commencement address and received an honorary degree from the university for his successes.
Here is a link to recent article about Mr. Ondra’s career. https://www.wglt.org/post/former-obama-health-care-advisor-give-illinois-wesleyan-commencement-speech#stream/0
William (Bill) Damaschke ’85
The Prom, produced by Illinois Wesleyan University alum Bill Damaschke ’85, has been nominated for seven Tony Awards including Best Musical. You can read more about it here.
Congratulations Bill!
Linda Bollivar ’88
Linda Bollivar ’88 was recently awarded the Communication Innovator Award, one of three Crystal Awards from the Association for Women in Communications – Bloomington/Normal. The Communication Innovator Award recognizes someone who has achieved excellence in communicating a project, mission, or event that benefits the Bloomington-Normal community.
To read more about her accomplishment, click here.
Congratulations, Linda!
All IN FOR WESLEYAN
You did it, Titans! You were the key to our success. On April 11, 2,205 donors collectively raised $518,316. And thanks to the generosity of our pacesetter challenge donors, our grand total is $776,316 (and still counting!)
This video captures a few successes from #AllInforWesleyan. Check out the social media activity and revisit iwu.edu/all-in to see how your gifts made a difference.
Thank you for your support!
Demetria Kalodimos ’81
Demetria Kalodimos ’81 visited Lipscomb University to speak to communication students about her experiences working in broadcast news and her perspectives on the journalism industry. Here is the article published about her interview at Lipscomb.
Lou Bury ’80
Lou Bury ’80 is the associate pastor of Downers Grove Community Church and they are using music in its “Building Bridges Series” to link its congregation with worshipers from different ethnic backgrounds. Here is the article where he describes the mission of the “Building Bridges Series” and what other ethnic backgrounds have been incorporated into the congregation.
Steven Riesenberg ’87
Captain Steven Riesenberg (’87) retired from the
Illinois State Police following a 31 year career in law enforcement. He
served in patrol, investigative, and covert operations assignments while
earning three department service ribbons. A bagpiper with the State Police
Pipes and Drums, he performed solo before three Illinois Governors
(Thompson, Quinn, Rauner) and twice on the floor of the Illinois House of
Representatives. In 2012 he performed with the IWU Wind Ensemble at the
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts in Michael Schelle’s “The End of
the World.” Captain Riesenberg concluded his career as the Commanding
Officer of District 6 State Police in Pontiac and District 8 State Police
in Peoria. His daughter, Kelsey Riesenberg (National Honor Society,
Bloomington HS) will attend IWU this fall as part of the Class of 2023. He
resides in Bloomington with his wife, Jill.
Congratulations to Steven on a successful career!
Bill Damaschke ’85
Bill Damaschke’s Broadway production of “The Prom” will be adapted into a film for Netflix. You can read more about it here.
All In–Happy Hour Events
Check out the All In Happy Hours taking place around the country. Show your Titan pride by spreading the word about All In for Wesleyan to your personal networks via social media, calls, texts, emails, etc.
You’ll have a great time while encouraging others to make an additional gift on All In and share stories about how IWU Unlocked Opportunities for each of us. Visit our webpage for more information and registration.