Nive (Niveditha) Hasthak ’95

Posted on August 27, 2025 by classnews

After a Masters in Economics from Tufts University and a long India-based career with various global IT companies, Nive (Niveditha) Hasthak ’95 decided to completely switch tracks. Nive took a long sabbatical and then went back to college for a Masters in Counselling Psychology. Nive is now in private practice working with adults as a psychological counsellor and therapist. Nive is very glad to have made this career transition and thinks the liberal arts background and a desire for lifelong learning had a lot to do with this. Congrats Nive!

Scott Searles ’95

Posted on October 13, 2022 by classnews

Scott Searles ’95 was recently featured in an IWU news article titled “Titans Hiring Titans: Searles ’95 Finds Alumni Ready for Multifaceted Careers.” Read the full article here.

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2022

Posted on August 31, 2022 by acrumba1

In the past two years we’ve witnessed the Titan community come together in new ways to share stories, expertise, and friendship. However, we have long awaited the chance to welcome you back to campus for a true Illinois Wesleyan Homecoming! We look forward to sharing a meal, a drink, and a story with all of you in person, September 23-25, 2022.

Click here for a full schedule of events and to register.

Krishna (Drummond) Lynch ’95

Posted on December 7, 2021 by acrumba1

Krishna (Drummond) Lynch ’95 was recently named as one of Insurance Business Magazine’s Hot 100 for her work with Zurich North America. You can read the full article here. Congratulations, Krishna!

Sara (Wible) Guido ’95

Posted on November 18, 2021 by classnews

Sara Guido ’95 started her new job as a High Net Worth Client Consultant at Vanguard in July ’21. Congrats!

Rod Adams ’95

Posted on July 7, 2021 by classnews

Rod Adams ’95, a U.S. and Mexico talent acquisition and onboarding leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, was named principal by PwC beginning July 1, 2021.

Shannon Zenk ’95

Posted on May 14, 2021 by classnews

Shannon Zenk ’95 was selected to be the director of the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Nursing Research. A registered nurse and leading population health researcher, Dr. Zenk was previously Nursing Collegiate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing and a fellow at the UIC Institute of Health Research and Policy. She started her new role early last fall.

Christopher Baron ’95

Posted on April 22, 2021 by classnews

Christopher Baron ’95 (Associate Professor of Classics, Notre Dame) is the editor of The Herodotus Encyclopedia. This is a three-volume set with over 2500 entries written by 180 contributors from across the world. It is the first work of its kind, providing a comprehensive gateway to Herodotus, the fifth-century BCE Greek author known as the “Father of History.”

Jennifer Keeney ’95

Posted on April 21, 2021 by classnews

Thank you to Jennifer Keeney for your service to the Class of 1995 as Class Newsletter Editor. We appreciate your dedication to your classmates and work to keep your class connected. Jennifer has stepped down from the position, and we wish her well.

Susan (Nielsen) Frances ’95

Posted on March 29, 2021 by classnews

Susan (Nielsen) Frances received her Master of Divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School in May of 2019 and was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister in August of 2020. Susan and her spouse, Mickey Kennedy (IWU ’03), live in Chicago, IL. Susan spent 18 years practicing law and now serves as part of the ministerial team at the Unitarian Church of Evanston.

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