Kristin Bandurski ‘07, Patrick Homan ‘07, Tyler Smith ‘07, Andrew Freeman ‘07, Zach Freeman ‘07

IMG_5634Kerri (Bandurski) Johnson ’09 and Sean Johnson ’11 were married on May 30, 2015 at Evelyn Chapel on the Illinois Wesleyan University campus. Alumni in attendance included: Corey (Hills) Burgess ‘09, Joe Burgess ‘08, Colleen Caplice ‘09, Jackie Hill ‘09, Jenny Brosius ‘09, Kristin Bandurski ‘07,  Erin (McKenzie) Roth ‘09, Dan McCarthy ‘09, Alex Roth ‘09, Michele Malinowski ‘09, Erin Murray ‘09, Erin O’Shea ‘09, Katie (Windsor) Duffy ‘09, Joe Duffy ‘09, Mira (Coleman) Kohorst ‘09, Carolyn (Shima) Gossett ‘09, Tanya (Hnastchenko) Sikorski ‘09, Claire, (Sheehan) Doran ‘09, Jordan Morris ‘09, Stosh Eichenauer ‘09, Tyler Swearingen ‘09, Patrick Homan ‘07, Tyler Smith ‘07, Andrew Freeman ‘07, Zach Freeman ‘07, Brian Nussbaum ‘08, Michael Kempf ‘11, Travis Rosenkranz ‘11, Doug Sexauer ‘11, Matt Schick ‘11, Duncan Lawson ‘11, Cailin (Bake) Lawson ‘11, John Koschnitzky ‘12, Caitlin Eskew ‘12, Stephen Rudnicki ‘12, Jake Sheley ‘05, Jordan Zimmer ‘12, Carolyn (Leonard) Zimmer ‘11, Andrew Gilmore ‘09, Lauren (Gianni) Gilmore ‘08, Edmond O’Callaghan ‘11, Kim Hess ‘83.

Charlene Carruthers ’07

Charlene Carruthers ’07, a noted leader in the anti-police-violence movement, says her passion for activism was sparked while studying abroad as an Illinois Wesleyan student. Read more in a recent interview.

She also explains how her chapter of the Black Youth Project has become what the Chicago magazine calls “the most vocal and arguably most effective activist group in town” in this article.

Beth Dennis ’07 and Kevin Latman ’06

Latman Dennis weddingBeth Dennis ’07 and Kevin Latman ’06 were married at the Meadowlark Botanical Garden in Vienna, Va., on Sept. 12, 2015. The couple met at an IWU alumni reunion in Washington, DC, in 2010.

Pictured from left to right are Jennifer Shaughnessy ’98, Rebecca Welzenbach ’07, Kyle Griffith ’07, Sarah (Zeller) Julian ’07, the bride, the groom, Chelsea Schafer ’08, Eric Johnson ’08 and Rob Barrett ’06.

Beth Dennis ’07

Beth Dennis is a Program Officer at the U.S. Department of State, working to promote better international relations through educational exchange. She earned a Master of Arts in International Affairs, with a regional concentration in Latin America, from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs in 2012.