Class of 2012 member Marnie Gebhardt was recently awarded the OSF St. Joseph Medical Center Nursing Practice/Research Nurse of the Year award on May 8, 2014. She has worked as an RN for the Family Care Center at OSF since July of 2012. The Family Care Center is a general acute/medical-surgical unit at OSF.
Congratulations, Marnie!
Jacob Bisaillon ’12 married fellow Titan Brook Davis ’10 on June 21, 2014! The two were surrounded by other Titans, shown below!
Congratulations Jacob and Brook!
Left to right is Brad Campbell ’12, Drew Elston ’12, and Jamie Burchett ’11, with Brook and Jacob in the center of the photo.
Fellow Titans have once again shown their pride and support for IWU by making a gift during Fiscal Year 2014. More than 5,000 alumni made a gift this past year, raising our alumni giving percentage for the second year in a row! We are now at a 23% giving rate.
THANK YOU, Class of 2012, for doing your part to keep IWU strong.
Fellow Class of 2012 member and newsletter editor Tracy Lytwyn has taken a job with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. She serves as the Senior Specialist of Division Media Advocacy-Lakeshore. In this role, Tracy develops and implements media strategies that aim to advance cancer-related legislation and policy initiatives in the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. According to their website, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network strives “to make cancer issues a national priority.” You can find more information on their website.
Please join me in congratulating Tracy on her new role!
IWU’s fiscal year ends TODAY – July 31 – Thank you if you’ve already made your annual gift!
Now help us find the 47 additional alumni donors we need to reach our participation goal by today. Organizations view alumni participation as the metric that measures alumni satisfaction. It affects IWU’s ranking, bond rating, and ability to earn grants, so make your gift today at iwu.edu/give to keep IWU strong! Every donor counts!
Members of the Class of 2012 joined together with other recent alumni for the IWU Alumni Chicago Bar Crawl.
Pictured below includes: Kelly Cook ’12, Amelia Anderson ’11, Meagan Pavich ’12, Amanda Snell ’12, Alexa Cusick ’13, and Kathy Woods ’12
Comment below if you’re in this photo or know who else is!
Fellow class of 2012 member, Caitlin Eskew, has accepted a position at Ludlow Grade School in Ludlow, IL to teach fifth and sixth grades. As shown in the official article, the applicant pool for these positions was highly competitive with 90 individuals applying for just one of the open teaching positions.
Congratulations, Caitlin! We wish you luck as you start your teaching career!
The Illinois Wesleyan fiscal year is ending quickly on July 31. Have you renewed your support yet this year? *
It’s not too late to be added to the list!
We still need 163 alumni to step forward before July 31 to increase alumni participation 1% over last year.
*Check by visiting http://www.iwu.edu/annualreport/.
Ann Harding has retired as Director of Alumni Relations at Illinois Wesleyan after more than two decades of service to the university. Beginning her career with IWU at the Career Center in 1988, Ann moved into leadership with Alumni Relations in 2006. She is credited with assisting in the creation of affinity groups to help alumni stay involved with IWU. Ann is also thanked for her assistance with making Homecoming family friendly to include events for alumni and their families as well as current students. For more information, click here.
Thank you for your service to Illinois Wesleyan, Ann! The Class of 2012 appreciates your hard work and contributions.
Class of 2012 member, Katya Kobrina, has embarked on a 6-month, 20-country adventure to spread a positive message about veganism. Katya will hope to learn more about veganism practices around the world in addition to spreading the positive message. You can follow along with her travels here, or check out the full story on the IWU website!
Safe travels, Katya!