Shavantay Thomas ’12 was among the 2022 graduates of the Multicultural Leadership Program (MCLP) honored in a Facebook live event on April 2, 2022. Shavantay is a retention specialist in State Farm’s Customer Care Center. MCLP is the flagship program of the Multicultural Leadership Institute, a nonprofit located on Illinois Wesleyan’s campus and recognized among the University’s affiliate programs.

Erika (Olsen) Ohlendorf ’12 has been named to The Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders awards list. You can read more about it here.

Ronald Fowle Grider ’12 graduated Dec 11, 2021, with a PhD degree from Washington University School of Medicine. He is originally from East Peoria, IL and graduated with honors in 2012 from IWU with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He resides in St. Louis, where he is employed by the Washington University Graduate School of Medicine Laboratories.

Ian Coulter-Buford ’12 is among the cast of Hadestown, which opened March 2nd at Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. Congrats! Click here to see if Hadestown is playing in a city near you.

Erick Henderson ’12 was interviewed by the American Optometric Association about his recent Young Optometrist of the Year award and his other career ventures. Read the full article here.

Erick Henderson ’12 was recently awarded “2021 Young Optometrist of the Year” by the American Optometric Association for his hard work thus far in the field of optometry. Congratulations Erick!

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