This month, Dr. Aaron Gierhart ’09 successfully defended his dissertation on digital pedagogy of elementary teachers and earned his EdD. He will graduate in May and begin his new job as an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in August.
Congratulations to you, Dr. Gierhart!
Congratulations to Claire Sheehan ’09, who won a Jodie Harrison Lifetime Achievement Award for her performance in basketball. She earned the Daily Herald’s All-Area Honorary Captain honors in 2004 and 2005, and was named to the IBCA All-State Team in 2005. Read more about her accomplishment here.
Thank-A-Giver Day (TAG Day) is Monday, February 10. This day provides the IWU campus community with the opportunity to thank donors who support Illinois Wesleyan. IWU celebrates each year in mid-February because it marks the symbolic point during the academic year – about 70% of the way through – when we rely on support from alumni and friends, our endowment, and external grants.
If you would like to be celebrated as a donor today, you can make a gift at iwu.edu/give.
The IWU campus extends it’s thanks to Corey Burgess ’09 for volunteering at the Hart Career Center Professional Etiquette Dinner, Tuesday, March 21st.
Bradlee Boyd ’09 of Bloomington, Illinois, died Nov. 26, 2019. He was 33. Brad studied business administration and mathematics at Illinois Wesleyan, where he earned the Harold E. and Edith B. Hall Memorial Scholarship. Brad was the chief operating officer of Low Cost Interlock, Inc., and he often sought out opportunities to use his entrepreneurial skills in other business ventures. Brad was passionate about sports, hunting, fishing, music and craft beer. He is survived by his wife, parents, two sisters, including Kalynn Boyd ’19, grandmother, grandfather, two nieces, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Elizabeth Schlicht and her husband Joe welcomed baby girl, Harriet Jean Schlicht, on September 1, 2019.
Congratulations to the Schlicht family!
Thank you to Andrea Thompson ’09, who is utilizing her scenic design skills to help with IWU’s production of The Life, showing November 20-24.
Danielle O’Kelley ’09 and her husband Shawn welcomed baby boy Finnian Andrew O’Kelley on October 3, 2019.
Congratulations to the O’Kelley family on their newest addition!
Alex Roth ’09 has been promoted to private client services manager by RSM US LLP. To read more about his accomplishment, click here.
Congratulations, Alex!
Amy Ehmen ’09 and her husband Ryan welcomed baby girl Mackenzie Mae Ehmen on July 29, 2019. Congratulations to the Ehmen family!