Suman Gautam ’10 married Sushmita Subedi on December 14, 2015

Suman Gautam ’10 married Sushmita Subedi on December 14, 2015 at the Nepalese Army Officer’s Club in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Suman Gautam In attendance from left to right: Stefan Stoev ’10, Bibek Parajuli ’10, Suman Gautam ’10 (Groom), Sushmita Subedi (Bride), Pearl Huang ’10, Sneh Rajbhandari ’09, Jyotirmay Nirjhar ’10 (not captured in photo).
Please join in congratulating Suman and Sushmita on their nuptials!

MacArthur Foundation Congratulates Juan Salgado

Congrats to Class of 1991 Illinois Wesleyan alumnus Juan Salgado, a Chicago-based community leader, who has been named one of the 24 MacArthur Fellows for 2015!

Each of the so-called “genius” grant winners receives a monetary award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, with no strings attached, as an investment in the person’s originality, insight and potential.

Salgado gave our Commencement address in 2013 and received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during the ceremony. He joins alumna Dawn Upshaw, Class of 1982, who was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2007.

It’s a great day to be a Titan!

As a member of the Finance staff at John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, I was very excited to learn Joan Salgado won the Genius Grant! I was very proud to say he is a fellow alum!

Brett Moore ’10, University of Illinois Assistant Director for Athletics Communication

Brett Moore.  Photo taken on Wednesday, September 25, 2013.
Brett Moore. Photo taken on Wednesday, September 25, 2013.

Brett Moore ’10 joined the University of Illinois staff as an assistant director for athletics communication in September 2015. Moore is the primary contact for the Illinois baseball team and an assistant contact for the Fighting Illini football team.

Moore spent two years at Stanford working with the baseball, football and women’s swimming and diving programs before coming to Illinois. He was a part of two bowl trips with the football team, including the 2014 Rose Bowl Game, a Super Regional appearance with the baseball team and two top-three finishes at the NCAA Championships with the women’s swimming and diving team.

Prior to Stanford, Moore spent two years on the athletics communication staff at Harvard. His time in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was highlighted by a trip to the 2012 NCAA Tournament with the men’s basketball team.

Moore graduated with a degree in business administration from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he was a member of the 2010 national championship baseball team as a senior. He earned a master’s degree in recreation, sport and tourism from the University of Illinois in 2012.

Please join me in congratulating Brett on his success! Way to go Brett!

Ronni Tansey ’10 attended Elizabeth & Evan Lowery ’08 wedding

Elizabeth (Stith) Lowery ’08 was married to Evan Lowery ’08 in Naperville, Illinois on July 11, 2015. Many IWU alumni were in attendance and a special appearance was made by Tommy Titan!

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Attendees included (from the left): Randy Krepel ’08, Lindsey (Miller) Marks ’08 and Christopher Marks ’08, Vanessa Dremonas ’08, Amanda LaMonica-Weier ’08, Sara (Longtin) Davis ’08 and Donovan Davis ’07, Herb Stith ’76, Jack Herrmann ’74, Kerry Sindewald ’08, Kimberly (Stabosz) Zimmerman ’09, Ronni Tansey ’10, Todd French ’93, Laura Bales ’08, Rich Patenaude ’08, Lindsay (Perala-Dewey) Schlemmer ’09, and Sarah Campbell ’07.

Way to go Titans!