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 1998 meet this Challenge. Click this link to donate https://www.iwu.edu/all-in You can also see how 1998 is doing in the challenge.
You can see All In on campus by clicking here.
In a wide-ranging Q & A, Jeffrey Klemens ’98, Nardiello-Flick Term Chair in Biology & Design at Philadelphia University, describes his academic career since graduating at IWU, including years of field studies in Costa Rica and his current work at PhilaU.
Check out the whole interview here.
One of the perks of being the newsletter editor is posting news about your own friends, which I get to do today. Rhonda ’01 and Joel ’98 Ansier welcomed Collette Rosemarie Ansier on May 12, 2015. She joins big brother Connor. What a cutie! Congratulations, Rhonda & Joel!
Karen LaShelle ’98, executive director of Creative Action, was named Nonprofit Executive of the Year by Mission Capital at its 2015 Party for Good gala. Creative Action‘s mission is to spark and support the academic, social, and emotional development of young people through creative programming in and out of school.
Click here to read more about Karen’s recent award.
Congratulations, Karen!
Krystina Kelley ’98 and Mary Beam ’87 were recently honored among 102 St. Louis-area educators to receive an Emerson Excellence in Teaching award. Now in its 26th year, the awards pay tribute to area educators – from kindergarten teachers to college professors – for their achievements and dedication to the field of education. Each honoree received a Tiffany & Co. crystal apple, as they are honored for their vital role in shaping students’ lives.The Excellence in Teaching Awards program is sponsored annually by St. Louis-based Emerson, a diversified global manufacturer and technology leader.
Well done, Krystina and Mary!
Trissa A. Babrowski ’98, M.D., a board-certified vascular surgeon at the University of Chicago, gave a talk on October 26, 2015 to current pre-med students at IWU about medical school interviews.
Illinois Wesleyan University Alumni Association thanks Rich Marvel ’98 and Jen Shaughnessy ’98 for renewing their commitment to serve IWU as a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Rich and Jen, thank you for your service to IWU!
Read more about the executive committee and board of directors here.
Michael Davis ’98 has been doing some High Altitude Ballooning with students from Chicago. They send balloons up in to near space (20 miles above the earth!), and then retrieve them when they come back. They collect data the entire time.
Check out these photos, taken from the balloons!
Andy Anderson, ’98 was recently a contestant on Jeopardy! The show aired September 15, 2015. Way to go, Andy!
