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Amelia Smith ’15 Fulbright Future
Amelia Smith won a fellowship to teach english in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, an Austrian city located in the Southern Alps. Afterwards Amelia will be applying to graduate school in philosophy. Read the full article here.
Congratulations Amelia!
Senior Success at the Student Composition Concert
On April 21,2015 Illinois Wesleyan’s School of Music presented a concert featuring student compositions. Seniors that performed at the concert include:
- Hadrian’s Wall by Zach Siegel
- Zach played the trombone
- Cathryn Volk played the piano in From Theories and Dreams, by Megan Cherry ’17 and in L’hiver coule en rouge, by John Gardner ’17
- Natalie Hoijer played the flute in Solve for X, by Samuel Mullooly ’16
- John Cossio sang Because I Could Not Stop For Death (Text: E. Dickinson), by Tommy Bravos ’17
- Old Flames, by Ayethaw Tun ’15, Ryan Donlin ’17, Robert Kuntz ’18
- Ayethaw Tun played the guitar
- Ayethaw Tun played the electric bass in Teeth, by Ryan Donlin ’17
- Lauren Schafer ’15 sang soprano in Teeth, by Ryan Donlin ’17
- Other performers:in Teeth, by Ryan Donlin ’17 include Eric Novak ’15, Nick Castellanos ’15, Jordan Lipes ’15, Kate Ford ’15
The full article can be read here.
Congratulations to the student composers, conductors, and performers!
Seniors honored for their service
On April 16,2015 members of the Illinois Wesleyan community gathered at the Civic Engagement Banquet to honor the service of IWU students. Honored members of the class of 2015 are: Nathan Douglas, Lexia Swope, Amanda King, Jordan Collins, Emily Bugg, and Blair Wright. Read the full article here.
Congratulations Nathan, Lexia, Amanda, Jordan, Emily, and Blair!
Meghan Gradle ’15 and Benjamin Lamm ’14: Magical Marriage
Meghan Gradle ’15 and Benjamin Lamm ’14 of Columbia, SC were married March 9, 2015 at Walt Disney World Resorts in Orlando, FL. In attendance were other IWU alumni including Amy Gradle (History, 2012), Jennifer Bjorklund (Chemistry, 2015) and Kevin Roenitz (Chemistry, 2015).
Congratulations on your marriage Meghan and Benjamin!
Maddie Greybar ’15 and Juan Gomez ’14: A Beautiful Proposal
Following the commencement ceremony on May 3,2015 Juan Gomez ’14 proposed to Maddie Greybar ’15. President Wilson stood nearby and witnessed the proposal.
Congratulations Juan and Maddie on your engagement!
Kyle Connour ’15 pursues his passion for asteroids
Physics major Kyle Connour became the first to publish research conducted at Illinois Wesleyan’s observatory. His detailed observations led to the observatory’s designation as an official observing site. Kyle is taking the next step towards his goal of working for NASA as he joins the University of Colorado Boulder’s Ph.D. program in planetary science. Read the full article here.
Congratulations Kyle!
Graduation and New Editor
Congratulations class of 2015! It is hard to believe that we graduated on May 3, 2015. Our years at IWU seemed to fly by.
My name is KiriLi Stauch. As the new editor for the class newsletter, I am excited and honored to play a role in keeping our class connected.
Daniel Truesdale ’15
Economics and political science double major Daniel Truesdale ’15 was selected to present his study on the implications of incentives for organ donation at a national ethics symposium. Read the full article here.
Congratulations Daniel!
Dylan Overstreet ’15
Dylan Overstreet ’15 was one of 10 finalists for the 2015 Jostens Trophy, recognizing the outstanding student-athlete in NCAA Division III men’s basketball. Read the full article here.
Congratulations Dylan!