Denise was inducted as a Fellow in The Academy of Leisure Sciences which recognizes outstanding scholars and service to the Academy in the field of Leisure Sciences. In addition, Denise is currently serving as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Faculty Success, and Well-Being in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences at Clemson University. Congratulations, Denise!
Laura (Walz) Anderson ’92 recently retired after 30 years at Abbott / AbbVie where she had been a Regional Sales Director for the last 15 years.
Marla (Talbott) Maloney ’92 was recently promoted to President of Americas Services at Cushman & Wakefield. Congratulations, Marla!
Mark Yakich ’92 published his new book Football (Object Lessons), on January 13, 2022.
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. When is the “beautiful game” at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens through which so many view their daily lives? What’s right in front of fans that they never see? Football celebrates and scrutinizes the world’s most popular sport—from top-tier professionals to children just learning the game. As an American who began playing football in the 1970s as it gained a foothold in the States, Mark Yakich reflects on his own experiences alongside the sport’s social and political implications. You can read more about the book here.
Congratulations Mark!
Commencement 2021
back row: Ann Monken ’92, AJ Monken ’21, Tom Monken ’92
Reid Monken ’29, Emilee (Monken) Lieser ’18
Not pictured: Erich Lieser ’18 (due to Army basic training and officers training)
David Zimmerman ’92 has become publisher of NavPress. He first joined NavPress in 2014 and has worked in multiple roles since then. Read more here.
Mark Yakich ‘92 published a fifth collection of poetry, Spiritual Exercises, in July of 2019. Mark’s work was published by Penguin Books. Spiritual Exercises is a discerning and dynamic journey of devotion and temptation in pursuit of the divine. To read more about Mark’s work, head over to the IWU Magazine spring 2020 issue. Spiritual Exercises is widely available.
Congratulations, Mark!
Thank you very much to Jamie Loggins ’92, who is rounding in the ICU on suspected COVID-19 patients at Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA.
In March of 2019, Bob Cofield ‘92 assumed the position of Director of School District Partnerships at Waubonsee Community College. You can read more about his accomplishment here.
We hope you are enjoying your new role, Bob!