Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics Robert (Bob) Leekley passed away on Tuesday, Jan.1. Prof. Leekley started teaching at Illinois Wesleyan in 1974, and from his first year to his 44th, his commitment to IWU and our students remained unchanged. His positive impact on generations of students and colleagues will not be forgotten. Read an obituary. A service will be held in the IWU Evelyn Chapel from 11-12 on Wednesday, January 9th.
Jane Brue, 84, of Bloomington, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. this Friday, May 18, in Evelyn Chapel, with a visitation prior to the service from 9-10 a.m. in the Chapel.
The spirit of giving is all around us this holiday season, please consider giving the gift of bright futures to current and future Illinois Wesleyan University students. Your gifts provide opportunities and experiences that will be remembered for a lifetime.
Today is All In for Wesleyan at IWU. Dr. Randy Reed ’73 has offered to give $500 for each class year with 30 donors today, and an additional $500 for each class with 60 donors. Seriously – every dollar counts! Help the class of 1997 meet this Challenge. Click this link to donate https://www.iwu.edu/all-in You can also see how 1997 is doing in the challenge.
You can see All In on campus by clicking here.
The Illinois Wesleyan fiscal year is ending quickly on July 31. Have you renewed your support yet this year? *
It’s not too late to be added to the list!
We still need 163 alumni to step forward before July 31 to increase alumni participation 1% over last year.
*Check by visiting http://www.iwu.edu/annualreport/.
Michael McMorris was hired to direct the retirement plan services team for Trust Company of Illinois.
The class of 1997 had 29 donors for All In!
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Cari Stevenson, of Kankakee Community College, returned to campus to serve students by participating in Hart Career Center’s Crystal Ball Coffeehouse, What can you do with a psychology degree? She served on the alumni panel with Claire Karlen ’11 of The Autism Place, Kimberly Woodman ’99 of Mental Health Resource Center, Jessie Bricker ’00 of Skillsprout, and Hannah Jones ’11 of Springfield Public Schools..
Photographer credits: Jaka Vinšek.
Click the photo to see what exciting memorabilia Meg Miner – University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian – has requested.
