Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics Robert (Bob) Leekley

Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics Robert (Bob) Leekley passed away on Tuesday, Jan.1. Prof. Leekley started teaching at Illinois Wesleyan in 1974, and from his first year to his 44th, his commitment to IWU and our students remained unchanged. His positive impact on generations of students and colleagues will not be forgotten. Read an obituary. A service will be held in the IWU Evelyn Chapel from 11-12 on Wednesday, January 9th.

New Role for Kristin Schleiter ’04

Kristin Schleiter, JD, LLM, has taken a position with the American Board of Medical Specialties as the Vice President of Policy, Government Relations and Strategic Engagement. Kristin will play a key role in providing strategic and operational oversight for ABMS policy development and advocacy initiatives and will lead strategic engagement with governmental, professional and health care organizations, as well as other public stakeholders of specialty certification to strengthen and increase the value of ABMS specialty board certification. Kristin worked in Advocacy for the American Medical Association prior to her role at ABMS.

Congratulations to Kristin in her new role!