THANK YOU for continuing to make Illinois Wesleyan one of your giving priorities.  It is YOUR support that makes IWU a truly transformative place for young people.  

Courtney Lee Adams ’96 is the new director of technology for Lincolnwood School District 74.

The Posey family during Christmas 2013

Click the photo to see what exciting memorabilia Meg Miner – University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian – has requested.

Amy McInerney currently works as a booth director for DPN Talent in Beverly Hills, and prior to that she spent over sixteen years working as a casting director with Elaine Craig Voice Casting in Hollywood. She also continues to freelance as a private voice coach, guest director & demo consultant. Amy received her BFA in Music Theater from Illinois-Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois and completed her studies with an internship at Miramax Films in Los Angeles.

Old news but a good headline. David Brown was one of the first reporters to report when the USS Cole was attacked in Yemen. Jim Plath states, “he was working for one of the Armed Forces newspapers, perhaps Navy Times? Anyway, he was one of the reporters who broke the story that it was an act of terrorism, not what the Navy was saying. He’s now managing editor, I believe, of The Marine Corps Times. ” David indeed is the Managing Editor for the Marine Corps Times. Thank you David.

On July 17, over 2,500 alumni and friends made gifts to IWU totaling over $450,000. Unless otherwise specified by donors, all the money raised went to student scholarships and financial aid.  The “All in for Wesleyan” challenge began when Illinois Wesleyan Trustee John Horton ’82 and his wife, Joann, offered a gift of $100,000 if alumni and friends could raise $50,000 in one day.  When that challenge was met, several more challenges followed — and each was fulfilled.  Howard ’60 and Sharon ’60 Fricke offered a $10,000 gift if 600 donors participated.  Ed ’62 and Lin Phelps then offered $25,000 for 1,000 total donors.  Korey ’00 and Heidi Coon offered a $15,000 challenge for 1,200 donors.  Dr. Mike Sombeck ’83 offered $25,000 if we could reach 1,500.  Finally, at the end of the day, Dr. Randy ’73 & Jodie Reed offered $25,000 and Ed ’62 & Lin Phelps added $10,000 more to match every new gift, dollar for dollar…up to a total of $35,000 in gifts before midnight.

It was an exciting day to be a Titan.  The challenge became about so much more than numbers and dollars and donors.  It provided our alumni and friends with a chance to share their pride and explain how much IWU means to them.  If you weren’t following these conversations on social media, you can click here to read them now.  THANK YOU to all of our loyal alumni and friends who made July 17 an incredible day for our school and our students.