Chicago Bears’ Jay Cutler gives credit to team chiropractor Josh Akin, a former IWU quarterback, for a role in his quick recovery. Akin was featured in a past issue of the IWU Magazine.
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Krista (Vogel) Cardona ’03
Krista Cardona and husband Alex welcomed their son, Sebastian Alexander Cardona on November 1, 2013. Sebastian’s sister Mariella is excited to have a younger brother.
Luke Harding ’03
Luke Harding and Alison Victoria Gramenos marry in Chicago on November 2, 2013.
Congratulations, Luke and Alison!
John Buckley ’03 and Brandy (Burger) ’03 Buckley
John Buckley and Brandy (Burger) Buckley –both of 2003 — added Miss Katharine Therese to their family on October 18th, 2013! Congrats!
Corinne (Kowalski) Bell ’03
Corinne (Kowalski) Bell ’03 married Mike Bell on 11/30/2012 in Streamwood, IL
Alumni in attendance are pictured from left to right: (front row) Jessica (Clemmensen) Shull ’03, Kirstin Kay ’03, Gina (McCormally) Leahy ’03, the bride, the groom, Christy (Marchessault) Heins ’03 (second row) Natalie (Jordan) Fitzgerald ’03, Tina Auxier ’03, Kelly (Keating) Hills ’03 (third row) Kristin (Stavnes) Rosales ’03, Amanda (Hill) Donahue ’03, Kristen Carstensen ’04, Katrina (Roloff) LeBlanc ’03, (fourth row) Dana Barabas ’03, Brooke (Akin) Hendrickx ’03, Denise (Lorenz) Cudiamat ’03 (back row) Josh Shull ’02, Roy Heins ’03
Matthew Melick ’03 Completes Ironman
Matthew Melick ’03 and alumni Brian Rawlins ’01, Van Miller ’04 (aka “IronVan”), and Gena (Rawlins) Melick ’05 completed the 2013 Ironman Louisville competition, held on Aug. 24 in Louisville, Ky. Competitors swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and ran a marathon. See the results.
Gretchen Grabowski ’03
I’m thrilled to finally be able to report that, as of November 13, I’ll be taking on the role of Research Manager at FUSION, a new TV network that launched TODAY as a partnership between ABC and Univision. The network will air news and entertainment programming targeting Millennials, Hispanics, and generally diverse viewers. It has a great new lineup planned, and by now you may have seen launch coverage on any of the three networks. I’m really excited about the opportunity, and the chance to get in on the ground floor of such a new and exciting venture! You can read more about FUSION on the new website, http://fusion.net/Taking this position also means that a move is in my near future, and that as of November I’ll be saying goodbye to Chicago and the cold winters and heading south to sun and Miami! I’ll send out the new address soon, but in the meantime my cell number and email will be the same.I hope you’re all doing well!!
Kristin Stewart ’03
If you took a double take in seeing a full sized teacup you’re not alone. Kristin plays the crowd favorite – Mrs. Potts – in the national tour of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”. She performed at the Bloomington Arts Center, Oct 26, and now is back on the road. To read her lively bio please click on the hyperlink provided!
Liz Jurcik ’03
Liz Jurcik hosted two current students visiting the Seattle area to do research on the Tool Library.
Laban Cross ’03
Laban recently earned his Ph.D. in mathematics education in August 2013 at Illinois State University. His dissertation was titled Development and Use of Internal Representations When Solving Algebraic Tasks. Laban is a math teacher at Tri-Valley High School in Downs.