More than 260 people – the largest crowd ever – attended the annual Benefactors Dinner, which brings donors and their student recipients together. Newly created scholarships are also announced, which this year included the Joni Williams ’82 Annual Scholarship. Williams (center) is pictured with her student recipients: Ryan Fisher ’17, a theatre arts major from Riverton, Ill., and Megan O’Donnell ’17, a financial services major from Bloomington. Monetary support from alumni and friends allows Illinois Wesleyan to provide more than $36 million in financial aid each year to more than nine out of 10 students.

(Photo by Marc Featherly)