Congratulations to Alicia (Johnston) Joos ’04, who recently competed on Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Challenge with her incredible sugary creations!
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Abby Reel ’04
Abby Reel ’04 recently added to her business, The Barn III Dinner Theatre and Event Center, by introducing a sustainable Christmas tree farm called The Barn Tree Farm. You can read more about it here. Congratulations, Abby!
Emily Meyer ’04
Emily Meyer ’04 will perform violin and vocals for the production of Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol as told through puppetry and music at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Illinois. You can read more here.
Laura (Cavallari) O’Connor ’04
Laura (Cavallari) O’Connor ’04 is a fiber artist whose current show will be on display at the Blue Moon Gallery in Grayslake, Illinois from October 22nd to December 18th. Laura’s current show features small, embroidered pieces with a political theme and embroidered, vintage photographs. The link to the upcoming gallery can be found here.
David Zohfeld ’04
David Zohfeld ’04 and Vanessa Ramirez welcomed Emma Zohfeld to the world on September 2nd, 2022. Congratulations to them!
Byron Lubenkov ’04
Byron W. Lubenkov ’04 recently married Sarah Gillaspey in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 20th, 2022. They currently live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Plenty of Titans were in attendance celebrating, including: Alexander J. Laurie ’03 (Best Man), Elizabeth (Fischer) Laurie ’04 , Erin Milligan ’04, Tyler Bennett ’04, Jake Osterberg, Justin Gorson ’07 (groomsman), Jon Charak ’05, Jessica (Hohl) Achstetter ’07, Tim Achstetter ’06, Sean Moran ’05 (groomsman), Jeni Jena ’05, Prakrit Jena ’05, and Ajeet Bajaj ’04.
Homecoming & Family Weekend 2022
In the past two years we’ve witnessed the Titan community come together in new ways to share stories, expertise, and friendship. However, we have long awaited the chance to welcome you back to campus for a true Illinois Wesleyan Homecoming! We look forward to sharing a meal, a drink, and a story with all of you in person, September 23-25, 2022.
Click here for a full schedule of events and to register.
Lindsey Fitzharris ’04
Lindsey Fitzharris’s new book The Facemaker debuted at #13 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers list. You can read more about the book here. Congratulations, Lindsey!
Joe Binder ’04
Joe Binder ’04 recently received the Carl Dahlquist Award from the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council for his paper, “Designed Polymer Particle Architectures for Waterborne Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives.” You can read more about the award here. Congratulations, Joe!
Van Miller ’04
Van Miller started his new job as IWU’s Associate Director for Advancement on March 1st. Congratulations!