Niki Burkey ’93 graduated from Aurora University on May 1, 2021 with her doctorate of Leadership in Educational Administration. Niki is the principal of Lincoln Prairie Elementary School in Community Unit School District 300, Algonquin IL.
Jason Chambers was sworn in as a Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, covering Ford, Livingston, Logan, McLean and Woodford Counties. He was elected circuit-wide on November 3, 2020 in the circuit covering a portion of Central Illinois. He is currently presiding over cases in McLean County. Before being elected to a full term, he had been appointed to fill a vacancy on the bench by a unanimous order of the Illinois Supreme Court beginning in August of 2018. Prior to that, he was twice elected to the position of State’s Attorney for McLean County.
Mark your calendars and go All in for Wesleyan on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Remembering classmate Tony Kelley who passed away last summer.
Anthony Kelley ’93 of Ames Iowa, died July 11, 2020. He was 49. Tony studied risk management and financial services at Illinois Wesleyan. He went on to a career in banking and finance, most recently serving as the vice president in charge of compliance for Varo Money. Tony enjoyed going to the gym, running, and golfing. He was an avid sports fan and loved the Iowa Hawkeyes. He is survived by his two children, his parents, two siblings, grandmother, and several nieces and nephews.
Michael Howard ’93 was featured in the Sheridan Road Magazine, here, for serving the community on the frontlines of the oncoming pandemic. Congrats!
Julie Brown-Haapapuro ‘93 has served as the head of Human Resources for PBS Distribution, in Arlington, Virginia, since 2018. She previously served in a variety of human resources roles, most recently at MicroStrategy and Freddie Mac. She also serves as President of JBH Consulting, Inc., a human resources consulting service she founded in 2010.
Shaye Mandle ‘93 took part in a panel discussion on the technological and economic renaissance taking place in Rochester, Minnesota, hosted by Finance and Commerce. Shaye has served as president and CEO of the Medical Alley Association since May 2014, overseeing a period of dramatic growth and transformation for the association.
Thank you to Todd Stocke ’93 who gave a virtual Titan Career Chat called Book Publishing 101 on 4/20/20, concerning his experience as Senior Vice President and Editorial Director of Sourcebooks, one of the world’s leading independent book publishers.
In an IWU Webinar, Mark Denzler ’93, president and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers Association, discussed the pandemic response led by the Illinois Essential Equipment Task Force, which he co-chairs. You can view the webinar here.
Thank-A-Giver Day (TAG Day) is Monday, February 10. This day provides the IWU campus community with the opportunity to thank 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 we rely on support from alumni and friends, our endowment, and external grants.
If you would like to be celebrated as a donor today, you can make a gift at iwu.edu/give.
