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Thank-A-Giver Day

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Thank-A-Giver Day (TAG Day) is on Monday, February 11. This day provides the IWU campus community with the opportunity to thank the 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 tuition dollars run out and support from alumni and friends, our endowment, and external grants kicks in for the remainder of the year.

Thank you to all donors who help make the IWU experience possible!

Tim Daugherty ’91

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Tim Daugherty ’91 was appointed by Mercy Medical as Vice President of operations and strategic planning. He will have responsibility for Business Development and Clinical Services as well as the Mercy Network Hospitals. You can read more about Tim‘s accomplishment here.

 

Congratulations, Tim!

All In for Wesleyan

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Tuesday, April 3rd is our day of giving at Illinois Wesleyan and this year’s theme is
Think Bigger! 
Not only is today a day for giving, it’s a day to celebrate IWU and all of the things that make it special.  Last year, our class had an impressive 19 donors, and we contributed $2,830. Let’s think bigger and surpass last year’s donors and dollars contributed! Think of the impact this can make for IWU students and their families!

Click here to learn more and to donate on Tuesday, April 3rd.
Help spread the word using #AllInForWesleyan and take advantage of our social media toolkit.

Karen Manley-Kahler ’91

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Karen Manley-Kahler ’91 was featured as a soprano in the Dekalb Municipal Band at “A Star Gazing Event” concert on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Karen received a degree in music theatre from Illinois Wesleyan University. She is from Belvidere where she works for her family’s car dealership, Manley’s Belvidere Ford Lincoln. She is heavily involved in coordinating efforts to raise money for the Belvidere schools and nonprofit organizations through Drive Events sponsored by Ford and Lincoln. Karen also serves as a section leader for the Mendelssohn Chorale which sings with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and is the choir director at First Presbyterian Church in Belvidere.
This summer was her third year directing the community choir in the annual community worship service as a part of Heritage Days.
You can read more about the concert and Karen’s music career here
Congratulations, Karen!

Darcia Kunkel ’91

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Darcia Kunkel ’91 released both paperback and kindle versions of her debut book, 40-Something and Fried in April. With humor and honesty, Darcia documents the ups and downs of a 40-something mother of three, wife, author, and editor. A former military spouse, she writes on topics including motherhood, Christian inspiration, military spouse transition, practical cooking, and the struggles of perfectionism.

You can find this and more in the Spring 2017 edition of the Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine – the excerpt above was on page 32.

Congratulations Darcia!