We are pleased to announce Adriane Powell as the Director of Alumni Relations at Illinois Wesleyan University. Adriane has been an adopted Titan since 2010, and has lived in the Bloomington-Normal community for over 30 years. She loves to meet IWU alumni where they live, work, and play. Adriane has experience working with a diverse group of IWU alumni and is looking forward to continuing to connect with Titans all over the world!
Greetings, Titans!
For all of you who attended Homecoming, I hope you had a wonderful time visiting campus, reuniting with fellow classmates, and making memories to last a lifetime. If you took photos while you were here, please send them to classnews@iwu.edu with names and captions. We will post them to your Online Class Newsletter. Check here to see if you or your friends were featured in the campus Homecoming Album.
We were thrilled to offer outstanding Back to College classes taught by our talented alumni and esteemed faculty. If you weren’t able to attend the Back to College classes, you’re in luck! Click here to view the classes available.
Alumni award winners, Kyle Pfortmiller ’92, Sean Parsons ’01 and Kris Condon ‘84 gave heartfelt tributes to faculty mentors and their alma mater at the Oct. 18 Homecoming luncheon where they were honored. Those speeches can be viewed here.
Please take a few minutes and give us your feedback so that we can make Homecoming even better. We hope to see you next year. Mark your calendars for October 9-11, 2015!
Go Titans!
Adriane Powell
Office of Alumni Relations
Illinois Wesleyan University
This summer I sold my Commercial Casting Studios that
I had built with my late wife casting director Melissa Martin in 2006. 310
Casting Studios was our second studio business and was the leader in all
digital casting facilities in Los Angeles.
In our 6 years in operation we have frequently had several IWU actors come
through our facility including two of my favorites David Pires, and John
Kaisner.
I am currently partnered in a new business developing software for use in
casting and working on opening a nano-brewery for my beer making skills.
As a part of Homecoming 2014: Off the Charts, Illinois Wesleyan University will recognize the Alumni Award winners Oct. 18 at a luncheon at the Shirk Center.
Kyle Pfortmiller ’92 will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award!
The Distinguished Alumni Award is annually presented to an alumnus/a who has made a distinguished contribution to society, achieved professional distinction, or demonstrated civic leadership. A performer in operatic and non-operatic roles, Pfortmiller has garnered acclaim across the United States and Europe.
Pfortmiller has appeared with numerous opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre and Opera Saratoga. Pfortmiller’s notable performances include: Papageno (The Magic Flute), Morales (Carmen), Billy Bigelow (Carousel), Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady) and the title role in Don Giovanni.
All honorees will be featured as “Back to College Classes” speakers during Homecoming weekend. Pfortmiller will discuss “Journey to the Met: More than practice, practice, practice!” at 3 p.m. All classes will be held in Beckman Auditorium at The Ames Library.
Congratulations, Kyle!
Thank you for reading and contributing to your class newsletter. I hope you enjoy receiving news about your classmates. Be sure to let us know when you have news to share!
Homecoming is October 17-19. Class years ending in 4 and 9 are reunion years. Our theme this year is Off the Charts. We are focusing on the 150th Anniversary of the School of Music, with many music themed events. Join us on Friday night for the Green Carpet Gala Concert & Reception at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. On Saturday morning, the Titan Pep Band Alumni Reunion will take place on the Quad while you enjoy the free Pancake/Sausage Breakfast. Saturday night, join us in the Young Main Lounge for Club Tommy. Check the brochure or www.titanpride.org for more details. Please register soon!
I look forward to seeing you at Homecoming or another alumni event very soon.
Adriane Powell
Bloomington-Normal was ranked among the 50 best college towns in America!
More than 5,000 alumni showed their support by making a gift to IWU in fiscal year 2014!
And for the second year straight, Illinois Wesleyan alumni have grown our alumni giving percentage. We are now at 23%!
THANK YOU for doing your part to keep IWU strong.
Laura, an Illinois Wesleyan trustee, was featured in Pastelle Magazine along with her fellow surgeons at Twin City Plastic Surgery!
IWU’s fiscal year ends TODAY – July 31 – Thank you if you’ve already made your annual gift!
Now help us find the 47 additional alumni donors we need to reach our participation goal by today. Organizations view alumni participation as the metric that measures alumni satisfaction. It affects IWU’s ranking, bond rating, and ability to earn grants, so make your gift today at iwu.edu/give to keep IWU strong! Every donor counts!
Nancy and James would like to share their April 2012 wedding with the Class of 1992!
Top: Nanette Larson ’92, Karen (Foster) Funkhauser ’91, Jennifer Lutz ’91, Janet (Hohn) Tschosik ’91
Front: James Porte (spouse), Nancy (Mulder) Porte ’92, Sharon Van Dyke ’92
Nancy (Mulder) Porte ’92 and Insiyah Tyebjee ’92