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!

Emily Shearer ’14 (left), Beth White ’11 (center)
Emily Shearer ’14 and Beth White ’11 met at the Háblame tables during their time at Illinois Wesleyan University. Both psychology majors later applied to Bradley University’s counseling program, enrolling in the Mental Health and School Counseling tracks.
Earlier this semester, both Emily and Beth passed the Counseling Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE) with Distinction! This honor recognizes the top 5% of counseling students in the country.
Congratulations, ladies!
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!
Athena Cocallas ’14 came back to campus to attend the 10th Annual Inquiries into Teaching and Learning Conference in conjunction with the John Wesley Powell Research Conference.
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!
Nick Anderson ’14 was a panelist on the CR Magazine’s COMMIT! Forum. He spoke about the future of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and about the steps industry leaders are taking to bring more social good into the business world.