Shannon O’Rourke, who was selected as a Rotary Peace Fellow to study at the Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, also received the special distinction of being selected to receive the Naohiro Tsuchiya Endowed World Peace Scholarship. As a result, her fellowship is fully funded by Mr. and Mrs. Naohiro and Ayako Tsuchiya from Japan.
Aisha Davis ’07 married her husband Cory Davis on Sept. 27, 2015, in Schiller Park, Ill., at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel.
IWU alumni who attended included (left to right) Kimberly Walls-Dale ’07, Monica Rose ’06, the bride, and Charlene Carruthers ’07.
Charlene Carruthers ’07 of the Black Youth Project’s BYP 100 discussed the shooting of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer during an MSNBC news segment. Her interview begins about 5 minutes into the video.
Chris Seps ’07, an attorney in Chicago with the law firm of Ulmer & Berne LLP, authored his first book, “How To Be A Good Baby: Tips From The Dog.” It is available on Amazon.
Three Illinois Wesleyan alumni were featured in the Streator (Ill.) Community Messiah performance Dec. 13: accompanist Louise Collins ’69, conductor Nancy Mueller ’72 and mezzo-soprano Kate Tombaugh ’07. Read more about it.
Emily Bingaman celebrated her first IWU Homecoming with friend Kyle Brigham ’06 and dad Craig Bingaman ’07. Not pictured: Emily’s mom, Laurel ’06.
Amanda ReCupido ’07 married Matthew Lynch ’09 on Sept. 5, 2015. Congratulations to the happy couple!
Katy Benjamin ’07 has started the business Sankalpa Yoga Retreats on the big island of Hawaii. Read more about her retreats on her website.
Soprano Ariana Strahl ’07 will perform Dec. 13 at the Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts in Berkeley, Calif. Read more about her upcoming performance.
Save the date for this spring, when Ariana plays the role of Blanche DuBois in Opera San Jose‘s production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” running April 16 through May 1, 2016.