Abigail (Csanda) Prescott ’07 and her husband, Hayden Prescott, welcomed Beatrix Rose into the world on April 18th, 2018 at 1:27 am.

Congratulations, Abigail and Hayden, on your newest Tiny Titan!

Nick and Bethany (Kearns) Burge, both of ’07, welcomed their daughters, Evelyn Donna Burge and Blair Carmella Burge, on May 7th, 2018.

Congratulations, Nick and Bethany, on your twin Tiny Titans!

Kristopher K. Ford, M.D. ’07 was named the John Stone Teacher of the Year at Emory University Hospital Midtown. On Tuesday, May 8th, Ford was a speaker for the Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on the topic: “Distrust of the American Healthcare System: A Brief Historical Account of the Abuse and Experimentation on African Americans”. Ford is currently an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine and is an Attending Physician at the Emory University Hospital Midtown.

Congratulations, Kristopher!

Kate Tombaugh ’07 along with another IWU alumna, Megan Koch ’17, is currently in Fort Worth, Texas singing with the Fort Worth Opera. Small world indeed. Megan is currently wrapping up her 1st year as a Masters student at the University of North Texas, and both she and Kate have the distinct honor of singing in Fort Worth’s ‘Frontiers’ showcase next Thursday, May 3rd at Bass Performance Hall at 7:30 PM. Megan will sing excerpts as ‘Mabel’ in “Mabel’s Call,” a new opera by composer-librettist Nell Shaw Cohen, and Kate will be singing excerpts as ‘The Dough’ in “Companionship” by Rachel Peters and ‘Clara Ford’ in “Fordlandia” by composer William Susman and librettist Stuart Rojstaczer. It will be a tremendous showcase for these great new works! Opera is alive and thriving  Go to this link to learn more: https://fwopera.org/frontiers2018/

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Tuesday, April 3rd is our day of giving at Illinois Wesleyan and this year’s theme is
Think Bigger! 
Not only is today a day for giving, it’s a day to celebrate IWU and all of the things that make it special.  Last year, our class had an impressive 58 donors, and we contributed $5,032. Let’s think bigger and surpass last year’s donors and dollars contributed! Think of the impact this can make for IWU students and their families!

Click here to learn more and to donate on Tuesday, April 3rd.
Help spread the word using #AllInForWesleyan and take advantage of our social media toolkit.

Steve Groetsema ’07, partner, Midwest Region, at Bridge Development Partners, is recognized among “Stars to Watch” as one of the commercial real estate industry’s top 10 professionals under 40. Read more on Commercial Property Executive’s website.

Shannon O’Rourke ’07 was one of 10 chosen out of over 300 applications to participate in the 2018 Rotary Peace Fellow Retreat in Nepal.

This retreat, typically held every two years, unites a small, focused cohort of peace fellows and peace fellow alumni to analyze, discuss, and develop courses of action related to key issues within the peace and conflict resolution field.

Shannon was one of the first students at IWU selected for a Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship during her time at IWU.  Since her first time abroad in Senegal, she has continued to work internationally and has also been selected for two Rotary Peace fellowships.

Nicholas Iovino was featured as part of Illinois Wesleyan University’s Thank A Giver Day. Join Nicholas in giving back to the University by making a gift at www.iwu.edu/give today.