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!

Andrew Anderson ’98 is going to be a contestant on Jeopardy in Chicago!

The air date is set for September 15, and air times can be found on this website.

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Bob Geraty ’98 has been named the interim dean of admissions starting August 1st, 2015.

Geraty, Bob

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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!

Trissa Babrowski ’98 is a vascular surgeon at the University of Chicago Medicine. Last year, they had around 200 amputation procedures, of which one can cost up to $80,000. The U of C has a plan to reduce the amount of amputations by one half, however Dr. Trissa Babrowski says, “That goal won’t be met immediately.” The plan is to use preventative strategies to reduce the number of amputations.

Photo by Manuel Martinez

Drs. Ann Zmuda, Christopher Skelly and Trissa Babrowski, in an operating room at University of Chicago Medicine: “A lot of this is long-term preventative strategy,” Babrowski says.

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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 1998 had 30 donors on April 9th and donations totaling $2,895.84.

Thank you 1998 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.

Your partner in support,

Van Miller ‘04

Director of Annual Giving

Opera singer Seth Keeton ’98 will perform in the world premiere of The Rage of Achilles at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, part of its Jazz in the Target Atrium series.