News about Class of ’07 Benjamin Hjertmann’s 2014 Barlow Award was posted on the IWU website. Check out the story for details.
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Bethany Kearns ’07 and Nick Burge ’07
Bethany Kearns ’07 married Nick Burge ’07 on Aug. 9, 2014, in Chicago. Alumni who attended were: Joan Cinquegrani ’06, Allison Nicoletti ’08, Mike Nicoletti ’07, Erich Sauer ’06, Jason Somogyi ’07, Allison McKey’07, Lindsay Hubbel Paul ’07, Michelle Donnelly DeReus ’07, Jackie Wickham ’07, Erin Cruz ’07, Jessica Farrar Hirsh ’07, Allison Hoey ’07, Kate Weisenberger Kenny ’07 and Danielle Burge ’14.
Congratulations to the newlyweds!
From Adriane Powell, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
Thank you for reading and contributing to your class newsletter. I hope you enjoy receiving news about your classmates. Be sure to let us know when you have news to share!
Homecoming is Oct. 17-19. Class years ending in 4 and 9 are reunion years. Our theme this year is Off the Charts. We are focusing on the 150th anniversary of the School of Music, with many music-themed events. Join us on Friday night for the Green Carpet Gala Concert & Reception at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. On Saturday morning, the Titan Pep Band Alumni Reunion will take place on the Quad while you enjoy the free Pancake/Sausage Breakfast. Saturday night, join us in the Young Main Lounge for Club Tommy. Check the brochure or www.titanpride.org for more details. Please register soon!
I look forward to seeing you at Homecoming or another alumni event very soon.
Adriane Powell
Kate Tombaugh ’07
Mezzo-Soprano Kate Tombaugh ’07 will make her debut with the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Get all the details.
Tim Murray ’07
Tim Murray ’07 and Heidi (Adams) Murray ’09 had a baby girl, Anna Josefa, on Sept. 12. Congratulations on your Tiny Titan!
Chris Seps ’07
Chris ’07 and Traci Seps welcomed baby boy Carter Joseph on Sept. 2. Congratulations!
Benjamin Hjertmann ’07
Composer Benjamin Hjertmann ’07 has been appointed assistant professor of composition at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. Earlier this month, he was awarded the $12,000 Barlow Prize from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University. Selected out of 280 composer applications from 30 countries, the award will allow Benjamin to compose a major new work for saxophone quartet.
Chris Carter ’87
Did you see mentalist Chris Carter ’87 at IWU in 2007? You can see him again on Sept. 20, when he returns to perform at Family Weekend!
Kris Ford ’07 and Brandy Blackwell-Ford ’07
Congratulations to Kris Ford ’07 and Brandy Blackwell-Ford ’07, who recently welcomed baby girl Olivia Ford.
National Institutes of Health offers loan repayment program
From Sept. 1- Nov. 17, the NIH Division of Loan Repayment will be accepting applications for student loan repayment program for the areas of clinical research, pediatric research, health disparities research, contraception and infertility research, or clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
To qualify, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the contraception and infertility research LRP), and have educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of his/her annual institutional base salary.
In addition, applicants must devote at least 20 hours per week to research that fits within one of five program areas: clinical research, pediatric research, health disparities research, contraception and infertility research, or clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.