“I am finishing my final semester at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School working on a Masters in Divinity with focus on pastoral care, and a Master of Arts in Bioethics. I will be doing my internship at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity in Bannockburn Illinois for the spring semester of 2014.”
Congratulations on your achievements, Marie!
Deanna Jent, professor at Fotnbonne University in St. Louis, was featured in the Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine FAll 2013. The article discusses the play, “Falling” she wrote from the personal experience of parenting a teen son with special needs.
Jent held her son Andy’s hand after he became distracted by the
sound of an ambulance siren. (Photo by Emily Rasinski for the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Steve Seibring is taking on a new role in the Advancement Office as associate vice president for gift planning. He will direct all aspects of the IWU planned giving program, and continue to oversee the major gifts program.
Demetria Kalodimos discusses her documentary, Indelible: The Case Against Jeffrey Womack.
Recently, Scott was highlighted on J.W. Terrill’s TerrillConnect webpage. He has lived quite the life since his IWU days and is responsible for creating the Public Entity and Academic Institutions’ Team and “establishing J.W. Terrill as an employee benefits brokerage and consulting market leader in this specific area”. To read his full bio please click on the hyperlink provided.
Renee McGinnis had a solo show of her work in November titled “The Girls” at Packer Schopf Gallery in Chicago. Critic Marc Vitali wrote a delightful piece on her exhibition. To see more of her beautiful work please click here. Renee also has her own website.
Check out this article written by Marc Vitali on Renee’s exhibition:
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/11/12/ship-shape#.Uo4fJhwOzUw.gmail
Award-winning journalist Allison Keyes has been reporting with the NPR national desk since 2005.
Tim Black was the leading vote-getter this spring among three candidates for two six-year terms on the Black Hawk College Board of Trustees.
On July 17, over 2,500 alumni and friends made gifts to IWU totaling over $450,000. Unless otherwise specified by donors, all the money raised went to student scholarships and financial aid. The “All in for Wesleyan” challenge began when Illinois Wesleyan Trustee John Horton ’82 and his wife, Joann, offered a gift of $100,000 if alumni and friends could raise $50,000 in one day. When that challenge was met, several more challenges followed — and each was fulfilled. Howard ’60 and Sharon ’60 Fricke offered a $10,000 gift if 600 donors participated. Ed ’62 and Lin Phelps then offered $25,000 for 1,000 total donors. Korey ’00 and Heidi Coon offered a $15,000 challenge for 1,200 donors. Dr. Mike Sombeck ’83 offered $25,000 if we could reach 1,500. Finally, at the end of the day, Dr. Randy ’73 & Jodie Reed offered $25,000 and Ed ’62 & Lin Phelps added $10,000 more to match every new gift, dollar for dollar…up to a total of $35,000 in gifts before midnight.
It was an exciting day to be a Titan. The challenge became about so much more than numbers and dollars and donors. It provided our alumni and friends with a chance to share their pride and explain how much IWU means to them. If you weren’t following these conversations on social media, you can click here to read them now. THANK YOU to all of our loyal alumni and friends who made July 17 an incredible day for our school and our students.
