We’re excited to announce the release of the latest book written by Rev. Abby Mohaupt ’18, Climate Justice, Climate Hope, published in October 2025.

You may learn more about the book here..

Congratulations, Abby!

Tom Traynor was recently recognized by the American Chemical Society (ACS) ES&T Engineering among the Best Research Articles of 2023 as he talks about the electrolytic seawater mineralization and the mass balances that demonstrate carbon dioxide removal. You can also read more about Tom’s research here. Congratulations Tom!

Vanessa Dremonas ’08 and her husband Cris, recently welcomed twins, Paul and Magdalene to the world on October 22nd. 2023! Congratulations to the both of you!

Jenny Douglas ’08 became Director, Operations & Services, Residential Services at Northwestern University. Congrats, Jenny!

Lauren (Giannini) Herrington-Gilmore ’08 and Andrew Herrington-Gilmore ’09, founders of The Gilmore Family Foundation, recently had a very successful Fundraising Gala that was held in Chicago. At this Gala, there were 300 people who attended, 20+ sponsors, and nearly 70 IWU alums. They raised over $250,000, all of which will go to The Rare Disease Program at Children’s Wisconsin to “support both the infrastructure required to provide coordinated clinical care and provide opportunities for ongoing research collaboration in pediatric rare diseases.” You can read more about The Gilmore Family Foundation here.

Lindsay Orr ’08 has recently been named Manager of Customer Onboarding at Fastpath Solutions, LLC.

Lauren (Giannini) Herrington-Gilmore ’08 and Andrew Herrington-Gilmore ’09 were recently featured in the Pantagraph to share more about their organization, The Gilmore Family Foundation. This foundation was cofounded by Lauren and Andrew and their mission is to “raise money to support childhood rare disease treatment, discovery, diagnosis, awareness and research.” You can read the Pantagraph article about the journey of this foundation here.

Laura Litton ’08 married Tim Luo in November of 2022. Congratulations to you both!

Michael G. Wolf ’08 has been appointed Vice President of Farnsworth Group, Inc., a national engineering, architecture, and survey firm based in Bloomington, IL.

“Mike offers a unique background that blends his electrical engineering skillset and a thorough understanding of building systems with business development, marketing, and strategic planning,” said Karen Jensen, PE, President and CEO of Farnsworth Group. “Mike’s appointment as Vice President is reflective of his demonstrated leadership, our expanded business operations, and his passion for making clients successful through design solutions.”

Read the full article here. Congratulations, Mike!