Diane Wuthrich ’05 was featured in the Peoria Journal Star for her “musician’s life.” Diane started playing the viola in the sixth grade, and continues playing as a teacher and performer. You can read more about her journey here.
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.
I couldn’t be more grateful to the donors who made my four years at IWU possible, and in that tradition, I am now honored to give to the next generation of Titans each year. Donor dollars helped to pay for those early 2000s Macs in Buck, soundproofing for the smelly basement practice rooms in Presser, and those lounges in Ames where I took many a nap. 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!
Jill ’05 and Gregory Tester ’05 welcomed Zeke Donald Tester on December 31st, 2016. Congratulations, Testers!
Brandon ’05 and Margaret ’04 Fox welcomed their son Nolan Emerson Fox into their family on December 21st, 2016. Congratulations, Foxes!
Ryne Haag (’06), Lauren Waidzunas (’05), and Andrew Sperry (’98) are IWU alumni working at the Zurich North American Headquarters. Ryne is an Operations Consultant in the Operational Excellence Group in Underwriting Support & Services. Lauren and Andrew are Mass Litigation Claim Professionals in Latent and Environmental Claims.
Jonathan Charak ’05 and Leia Charak welcomed their first child, Liora, on November 22, 2016.
Congratulations!
Jonathan is Associate Vice President – Business Insights at Zurich Insurance Group, North America.
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!
Bill Brumett ’05 and Amy welcomed Emma Bernadette on September 14, 2016. Congratulations!
Laura ’05 and James Phelan ’05 welcomed daughter Kathryn Ann Phelan into their family on November 10, 2016.
Congratulations, Phelans!
Presenting a reading of her newest work as part of the Colwell Lecture and Reading Series, author and former English major Jac Jemc ’05 also spoke to Professor of English Kathleen O’Gorman’s “Short Story” course.
Jac Jemc speaks to students in Prof. Kathleen O’Gorman’s “Short Story” course. (Photo by Marc Featherly)
Jemc’s senior project became the first draft of her book My Only Wife, which was a finalist for the 2013/PEN Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. Chicago-based Jemc’s third book, The Grip of It, is forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.