Brandy Buckley and her husband John (’03), welcomed Felicity Alice Buckley on March 13, 2017.
Congratulations on your tiny Titan!
Brandy and John Buckley (’03)
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Tune In for All In
April 5, 2017 is our day of giving at Illinois Wesleyan and this year’s theme is Tune In for All In! Not only is today a day for giving, it’s a day to celebrate IWU and all of the things that make it special.
Visit https://www.iwu.edu/all-in/ to learn more and donate.
Donate today, Class of 2003…let’s make this our biggest year yet! Go Titans!
Jason Han ’03
Tom Howard ’02, Byron Lubenkov ’03, and Lindsay Carlson ’09
Thank a Giver Day
Today, students, faculty, and staff across campus are celebrating donors and the impact they have on campus. Thank A Giver Day marks the symbolic point during the year — about 70% of the way though — when tuition dollars run out and the University relies on the generosity of donors, the endowment, and external grants for the remainder of the year. Share how your IWU experience was impacted by donors using #IWUThanks.
Donor support allows IWU students to continue to have experiences that make being a Titan unique and transformative. To be among those celebrated today, make a gift at www.iwu.edu/give. If you have already made a gift this year, thank you!
Karoline Carstens (’03)
Karoline Carstens, who graduated with a degree in Sociology from IWU in 2003, has just recently been recognized as one of this year’s “40 under 40” Attorneys by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Her passion for public service has taken her along a most unique path from the McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office to private practice with the Alton office of Simmons Hanly Conroy where she continues to focus on the relentless pursuit of community justice. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin published a detailed biography on her linked below. Links to her firm bio and to the NIU Law press release are also below.
ALTON, Ill. (Jan. 9, 2017) – Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms, is pleased to announce that the firm has grown its shareholder ranks with the elevation of 14 attorneys, effective Jan. 1. Among the firm’s new shareholders includes Karoline Carstens ’03.Based in the firm’s Alton office, Carstens focuses her practice on helping those affected by asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma. She earned her law degree from Northern Illinois University and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Illinois Wesleyan University. In 2016, Carstens was selected by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of its 2016 “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch,” the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year and Northern Illinois University College of Law Young Alumna of the Year. Carstens is active with the Illinois State Bar Association on multiple committees and is a founding member of Young Friends of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation.
Link to CDLB Carstens Bio
Link to SHC Carstens Bio
Link to NIU Law Press Release
Christy (Marchessault) Heins ’03 and Roy Heins ’03
Important Year-End Gift Reminders
Remember to make your gift to Illinois Wesleyan by December 31 to be eligible for 2016 tax benefits. Gifts can be made online, by calling 1-800-689-9743 before December 23, and by check. If sending a check, it must be postmarked by December 31.
Thank you for your support!
Patrick Spangler ’03
Patrick Spangler ’03 joined the Board of Directors of MYSI Corporation (f/k/a Methodist Youth Services), a not-for-profit social services agency serving disadvantaged youth and seniors in the Chicago Metropolitan area. Among its programs, MYSI provides emergency and transitional shelter services to individuals exiting the Illinois juvenile justice and foster care systems.