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!
On April 21,2015 Illinois Wesleyan’s School of Music presented a concert featuring student compositions. Seniors that performed at the concert include:
The full article can be read here.
Congratulations to the student composers, conductors, and performers!
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 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!
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!
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!
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.
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 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!
We are pleased to announce Adriane Powell as the Director of Alumni Relations at Illinois Wesleyan University. Adriane has been an adopted Titan since 2010, and has lived in the Bloomington-Normal community for over 30 years. She loves to meet IWU alumni where they live, work, and play. Adriane has experience working with a diverse group of IWU alumni and is looking forward to continuing to connect with Titans all over the world!