Dr. Boatman has recently been named to “topDentists” in 2014 and 2015. He has a solo dental practice in Troy, IL that he opened in 1989.

Scott Lovero ’80 received his Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from Concordia University Chicago on May 7th, 2015. Scott has been teaching in a self-contained bilingual 3rd grade classroom at Pershing Elementary in Berwyn, IL for the past three years and will be returning for the 2015/2016 school year.

On April 9, Titans of all generations pulled together and showed their pride on the third annual All In For Wesleyan. More than 1,800 gifts of all sizes from 49 states and 17 countries totaled over $500,000 in support of Illinois Wesleyan University and our students. Our collective philanthropy served as an inspiration to the next generation as All In For Wesleyan firmly established itself as an Illinois Wesleyan tradition, both on campus and off. The classes from 1980-1989 had 214 donors on April 9th and donations totaling $68,836.83.

Thank you 1980-1989 Alumni for being “all in” all the time, and for continuing to make Illinois Wesleyan one of your giving priorities. If you have already made your gift this year, thank you! If you have not made your gift this year, I hope that you will join me as a donor and put us one more gift closer to our participation goal. You can make your gift by visiting iwu.edu/give. It is your support that keeps Illinois Wesleyan strong, and develops the next generation of leaders.

Your partner in support,

Van Miller ‘04

Director of Annual Giving

Bill Braksick ’88 was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on May 2, 2015.  You can click here too view a Pantagraph article on Bill’s accomplishment.

Congratulations, Bill!

The Knights with Eric Jacobsen, Conductor and Dawn Upshaw, Soprano will perform at Ravinia 2015 at Martin Theatre,Sunday, July 05, 2015.  Gates open at 1 pm and performance at 7 pm.

https://www.ravinia.org/ShowDetails/Index?id=999

Renee’s new painting STORM PORT, oil on panel, will show in the Lower Gallery at Packer Schopf Gallery.

http://www.packergallery.com

Today is All in for Wesleyan 2015!  All gifts made today will be matched by an anonymous donor (up to $75,000).

And this year, there’s a twist.  Let me explain.

Gifts to the Wesleyan Fund support student financial assistance and also the little, but essential, things that create the Illinois Wesleyan experience.  So today we’re celebrating these little essentials — the unsung heroes.  Make a gift today and your name could appear next to one of these items for a limited time.*

Give today and your name could be selected to grace the hot spot, the WESN microphone, and other pieces of campus that will be announced throughout the day. (Learn more)

Give today and your gift will be matched by an anonymous donor.

Give today and show that you’re proud to be a Titan!

Longtime senior executive with State Farm Insurance Co.,  Jean Baird, will lead the presidential search committee at Illinois Wesleyan.
The link to the full article is here.

Scott Zeller ’82 was named “National Doctor of the Year” for 2015 by the National Council for Behavior Health.  The award comes with a $10,000 prize to a charity in his name and will be given out as one of 18 national awards at “The Oscars of Mental Health” April 21st in Orlando, Florida. The event will feature keynote speaker Gen. Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State.

Meg McDonald has been promoted to Assistant Vice President for Research at Northwestern University.