Gary Johnson ’75 penned a memoir detailing his legal career, Luck is a Talent: The True Story of a Trial Lawyer’s Experience Defending an Innocent Man Charged with Murder.
Read more Constable: Nicarico case at center of lawyer’s diverse career on from Daily Herald
Green Africa Airways, a startup airline founded by Babawande Afolabi ’10, has taken delivery of its second airplane.
Read more on After Returning From US, Man Starts Airline Company, to Begin Local Flight Operations from Briefly.
Jenise Klein ’06 has been promoted at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty to the role of North America regional head of property.
Read more on AGCS introduces new North America regional head of property from Insurance Business America.
Six Titans will represent the Illinois Wesleyan University track and field programs at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, N.C. next week, May 27-29. Student-athletes ranking in the top-19 nationally qualified for the national meet.
Read more on Six Titans Qualify for Track NCAA Division III Championships
The Illinois Wesleyan men’s golf team successfully defended its national title, winning back-to-back NCAA Championships.
Read more at IWU Wins 2021 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship
Information Literacy Librarian / Associate Professor Chris Sweet published the column Overdue: Incorporating social justice into the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, in College & Research Libraries News.
Read more on Incorporating social justice into the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education at College & Research Libraries News
Gerald Lee ’97, a professor of piano at West Liberty University, will perform at the Gold Derrick Gallery in Sistersville, West Virginia, as part of the ArtsLink’s Concert Series.
Read more on Concert pianist Gerald Lee to perform in Sistersville from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Nicolette Larsen ’16, an adult medical-surgical nurse at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois, was among those recognized in Kenosha News’ “Salute to Nurses.”
Read more on Love of kids drives Nicolette Larsen’s nursing career from Kenosha News
A photography exhibit from Karl Smith ’89 on display at the McLean County Arts Center documents his life as a Type 1 diabetic, from diagnosis at age 15 to organ transplant at age 50.
Read more on Datebook: Photographer Catalogs The ‘Stuff’ That Kept Him Alive With Type I Diabetes from WGLT-Radio
Rod Adams ’95, a talent acquisition leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, offered insight to new graduates as they prepare for their first job searches. Adams is a former recipient of Illinois Wesleyan’s Robert M. Montgomery Young Alumni Award.
Read more on How to Prep for Your First Job Search: A Two-Day Boot Camp from the Wall Street Journal.
Torri “T.J.” Newman ’06 used her experiences as a flight attendant as material for her first novel, which just helped her earn a seven-figure book deal.
Read more on ‘Jaws at 35,000 feet’: the flight attendant whose debut thriller sold for seven figures from The Guardian.
The women’s lacrosse team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to 10th-ranked Messiah University, finishing the season with an 11-4 overall record.
Read more on Women’s Lacrosse Closes Out Season in Second Round of NCAA Tournament
After winning its fourth straight College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament, the Illinois Wesleyan men’s lacrosse team will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Read more on Illinois Wesleyan to Host First Two Rounds of NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament
The American Institute of Physics lists the Illinois Wesleyan Physics Department as a top producer of graduates with bachelor’s degrees in physics among undergraduate-only institutions.
Read more on American Institute of Physics Recognizes Illinois Wesleyan
Illinois Wesleyan launched the Class of 2021 into the world, and welcomed back the Class of 2020 for an overdue celebration.