Todd French ’93 owner and Evan Lowery ’08, vice president of StringWorks, recently opened the company’s new facility in Geneva, Illinois. They have a new showroom to showcase their violins, violas, cellos, and accessories.  A story recently appeared in the Kane County Chronicle and can be found at the following link.

http://www.kcchronicle.com/2015/09/11/stringworks-store-opening-in-geneva/af6boi2/

Congratulations to Todd and Evan!

On a side note, my daughter Kaylee is the proud new owner of a hard to find Lime Green Fiberglass cello case from StringWorks, and she loves it!

Elizabeth Laidlaw has a starring role in the film “Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party” scheduled to  premiere sometime during the Chicago International Film Festival, Oct 15-29.  Here is a link to the story in the Chicago Tribune.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-elizabeth-laidlaw-actress-profile-20150903-column.html

THANK YOU to all of our fiscal year 2015 donors! Illinois Wesleyan University‘s alumni participation rate has increased for the third year in a row thanks to the generosity of donors like you! Your support helps to ensure IWU is stronger and more affordable for current and future generations of Titans. You’ve done well, and you’ve done good! Go Titans!

Former Illinois Wesleyan football player Jeff Fisher ’93 has been hired as a tight ends coach at Washington University in St. Louis. He spent the past three seasons as head coach at NAIA school Lindenwood University-Belleville.  Jeff resides in St. Louis with his wife Meg, and their two children, Nicholas and Elizabeth.

Below are links to articles with more information on his new position.
http://www.bnd.com/sports/college/article30093339.html

http://bearsports.wustl.edu/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20150805fndqzo

Congratulations, Jeff!

Todd French ’93 was among the guests of a recent Titan wedding.  Elizabeth (Stith) Lowery ’08 was married to Evan Lowery ’08 in Naperville, Illinois on July 11, 2015.  Many IWU alumni were in attendance and a special appearance was made by Tommy Titan!

Attendees included (from the left): Randy Krepel ’08, Lindsey (Miller) Marks ’08 and Christopher Marks ’08, Vanessa Dremonas ’08, Amanda LaMonica-Weier ’08, Sara (Longtin) Davis ’08 and Donovan Davis ’07, Herb Stith ’76, Jack Herrmann ’74, Kerry Sindewald ’08, Kimberly (Stabosz) Zimmerman ’09, Ronni Tansey ’10, Todd French ’93, Laura Bales ’08, Rich Patenaude ’08, Lindsay (Perala-Dewey) Schlemmer ’09, and Sarah Campbell ’07.

Marybeth (Mathison) Timmermann ’93 co-edited, with Margaret A. Simons, Feminists Writings by Simone de Beauvoir. She is also a contributing translator to this volume, which is the sixth volume in the Beauvoir Series, as well as contributing translator and editor to several other volumes in the Series. She lives in Greenville, IL with her husband and four children. 

Here is a link for more information on the publication.

http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/85dre8ma9780252039003.html

Shaye Mandle, CEO of the LifeScience Alley trade group, was quoted in an article on Minnesota’s medical-technology.  The following link is for the article.

http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-med-tech-among-12-key-manufacturing-regions-designated-in-u-s/312711931/

Illinois Wesleyan’s fiscal year end is quickly approaching on July 31. Have you shown your Titan Pride by making a gift this year?

Check out the new Tommymometer to see where we stand by clicking here. 

If you have already made a gift this year, thank you! If you have not yet made your gift, there is still time for you to make a difference this year. 

By making your gift  before July 31, you will not only add to the Tommymometer for alumni donors, but you will help to keep current Illinois Wesleyan students enrolled and our alma mater strong. The percentage of alumni donors is important to IWU because outside organizations view it as a metric to measure alumni satisfaction. It affects Illinois Wesleyan’s rankings, bond rating, and ability to earn grants.

Thank you for doing your part to fill the Tommymometer before July 31 and keep Illinois Wesleyan moving forward!

On April 9, Titans of all generations pulled together and showed their pride on the third annual All In For Wesleyan. More than 1,800 gifts of all sizes from 49 states and 17 countries totaled over $500,000 in support of Illinois Wesleyan University and our students. Our collective philanthropy served as an inspiration to the next generation as All In For Wesleyan firmly established itself as an Illinois Wesleyan tradition, both on campus and off. The class of 1993 had 24 donors on April 9th and donations totaling $7,040.00.

Thank you 1993 Alumni for being “all in” all the time, and for continuing to make Illinois Wesleyan one of your giving priorities. If you have already made your gift this year, thank you! If you have not made your gift this year, I hope that you will join me as a donor and put us one more gift closer to our participation goal. You can make your gift by visiting iwu.edu/give. It is your support that keeps Illinois Wesleyan strong, and develops the next generation of leaders.

Mark Denzler ’93, vice president and COO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association was re-appointed to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board by Governor Bruce Rauner.  Congratulations, Mark, on your new position.