Hannah (Smith) Phelps ’14, a graduate from the school of nursing, married her high school sweetheart Neal Phelps in Champaign, IL on May 25, 2019.
Jennifer Sloboda (Boll; third from left), Laura Hardisty (Woodsmall, fourth from right), and Melissa Woo (third from right) were bridesmaids and 2014 IWU school of nursing classmates of Phelps.
Audra Shields ’14 and Kody Shields welcomed Asher James on March 3, 2019.
Matt Pankau ‘14 and Jill Kawasaki ‘14, got married in September of 2018, with multiple IWU alumni in attendance.
From L to R: Jane (Mizuno) Kawasaki ‘82, Jason Pankau ‘11, Hope (Schulte) Pankau ‘11, Bethany Presutti ‘14, Cody Collinson ‘14, Tara Gracer ‘13, Matthew Pankau ‘14, Gabe Chanez ‘14, Jill Kawasaki ‘14, Joel Backs ‘14, Leah (Allen) Wheeler ‘08, Alexandra Bidner ‘15.
With a ceremony in Miami, Xinran Ma ’14 and Peng Jin were married with several Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy alumni participating– Zongda Tu ’14, Jiacheng Zhang ’14, Yichen Shao ’15, Tiancong, Xuewen Zhou ’14.
Congratulations!
Vanessa (Rodriguez) Macias ’14 and her husband Alex Macias welcomed their daughter Emiliana Addison Macias on May 2nd, 2017. Emi weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and measured 19 inches. Congratulations to the parents!
DeVonte Jones ’14 got married to his high school sweetheart, Shayna Parker, on March 30th. Congratulations!
On 16 February 2017, Ashley Spain ’16 and her partner, Jeremiah Barnes ’14, welcomed their daughter, Zion Naomi Barnes. Congratulations to the family!
On June 24th, 2016 James J. Schiffer ’14 and Kathleen E. Zeman were married to each other in Inverness, IL. Many of their alumni friends from IWU attended. Congratulations to the newlyweds!
Row 2 (Left to Right): Brady Olson ’14, Joe Lewis ’14, Vince Cefali ’13, Ben Sterrett ’12, Jordan Kuhns ’13, Matt Hohmann ’14, Brandon Carey ’12, Kassie Carey ’11, Brian Schaeffer ’10, Cara Filipiak ’11, Mike Filipiak ’10, Emily Szymski ’11
Jennifer Boll Sloboda ’14 and Michael Sloboda ’12 wedding party
Jacob Bach ’14 married Holly (Koehler) Bach in Harvard, IL on April 25th, 2015. Alumni who attended included (from left to right) Brianna Yarwood ’14, Diane Trevor ’14, Emma Alcock ’17, Svenja Schroeder ’14, Nick Nelson ’13, Michael Resurrection ’14, Craig Rapp ’14, the groom, the bride, Aaron Guenther ’14, Mark Schuette ’14, Erin McMahon ’14, Tara Drazner ’14.
