Todd Pickens ’84 was named the Vice President of sales for Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels. Todd will be responsible for driving profitable sales and growing market share for Mickey Thompson segments, including street, race and light trucks. You can read more about Todd‘s accomplishment here.
Congratulations, Todd!
Beth Black ’81 has been appointed to the role of National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) Delegate, which acts as a liaison between Kappa and NPC and influences the future of the sorority experience. You can read more about it here.
A medal-winning Senior Olympian, Paul was remembered fondly by IWU athletics department colleagues Norm Esch ’75, Ron Rose ’88 and Stew Salowitz ’76 in a tribute in The Pantagraph.
Renee McGinnis ’84 had one of her oil paintings, “Tjelle” on display in a group show called Women Strong at ARC Gallery’s New Space on September 14. What a lovely painting! 
Susan Okuno-Jones ’86 was the 2018 recipient of The Annual School of Nursing Distinguished Alumna Award. She gave a keynote address at Homecoming 2018 titled “Don’t Forget Your WHY”
Doug Aldeen ’88 (third in from right) and Desiree Quizon-Colquitt ’89 (far left) were among the alumni who spoke at the Health Care Career Panel during Homecoming 2018.
Chris Kawolsky ’85 is a theater arts IWU alumnus and Producing Director of Downstairs Cabaret Theatre in Rochester, NY. He flew in from Rochester, NY when he heard that Chuck was retiring and met him for a drink after his last day at IWU. This was a “celebration” after Chuck’s retirement. Chuck Adam was director of Campus Security at IWU and retired after nearly 36 years. 
This is a pic with Chris Lemmon, son of Jack Lemmon, when he did his show at The Downstairs Cabaret Theatre. Chris Kawolsky is the Producing Director of DCT … since 1992. 
Steven Hopp ’87 recently opened PianoWorks Gallery & Clocks in Midtown, Texas where he is a Registered Piano Technician. Below are some pictures of his store.
Renee McGinnis class of 1984 BFA
My Next Solo Show ! Exhibition Dates: September 28 – October 31, 2018
Reception Time:Opening: Friday, September 28, 2018, 7 – 9 p.m.
Art Crawl: Friday, October 26, 2018, 6 – 9 p.m.
Artist Talk: Renee McGinnis is scheduled to give an artist talk during the Art Crawl at 7:00 p.m.
Gallery Space: Elizabeth M. Sinnock Gallery https://quincyartcenter.org
We are deeply saddened to announce that Laura Christine (Peterson) Roman ’85 recently passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018.
After her time at IWU, she received her MS in School Psychology from Illinois State University. Her devotion to children ultimately led to a career as a school psychologist in the Wheaton school district, and she received glowing reviews from colleagues, administrators and parents. When Laura left the district her friends created WWLD (What Would Laura Do?) bracelets, as a reminder of her ability to find solutions to almost any problem.
A link to her obituary can be found here.