Head Swimming Coach, Teresa Fish, was elected to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Board of Directors.
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Chris Fusco ’94, who has presided over a growth period at the Chicago Sun-Times as editor-in-chief, has been named executive editor.
Read more on Sun-Times Names Nykia Wright CEO and Chris Fusco Executive Editor by NEWSWIRE from “Economy Watch”
Jim Ott ’91 was named the NCAA Division III Dave Williams Coach of the Year by the Golf Coaches Association of America for a second-straight year.
Read more on Illinois Wesleyan’s Jim Ott earns Division III Coach of Year award for second straight season by Jim Benson from “The Pantagraph”
Emily Cour ’02 was promoted by Brandt to associate general counsel and named assistant corporate secretary to a number of recently created Brandt subsidiaries.
Read more on Brandt promotes Cour to Associate General Counsel by By Lazzarini Sabrina from “North America Farm Equipment Magazine”
Before the COVID-19 pandemic began impacting international travel, members of Illinois Wesleyan’s Collegiate Choir sang in the Cape Town and Stellenbosch regions in South Africa during Spring Break, where they were subsequently honored for their performance at a renowned cultural festival.
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Four Illinois Wesleyan faculty members were invested as endowed 
professors during the 2019-20 academic year: Ann Eckhardt ’03, nursing; Robert Erlewine, religion; Will Jaeckle, biology; and Michael Theune, English.
Read more on Four New Endowed Professors Named.
Acclaimed actor Frankie Faison ’71 appeared on the cover of Theta Chi’s quarterly magazine, The Rattle, this winter. The issue includes an extensive Q and A interview covering a range of topics, including his decisions to attend IWU and pledge Theta Chi.
View the magazine here.
Dr. Sandra Steingraber ’81 is a biologist, author and cancer survivor. Sandra will be sharing her life’s work regarding links between human health, cancer, and environmental toxins during a virtual event hosted by Wellness House (a nonprofit that provides free programming for people impacted by cancer) on June 4 at 6:30 p.m.
For here for more information and registration.
Environmental studies major Leah Bieniak ’21 has been awarded a national Udall Scholarship for excellence in leadership, public service, and commitment to the environment.
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Salowitz, former Illinois Wesleyan Sports Information Director, is a recipient of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Lifetime Achievement Award.
Read more on 2020 Special Awards Salute: Stew Salowitz (Illinois Wesleyan), Lifetime Achievement Award by Randy Kindred from “The Pantagraph”
Burke Nihill ’00 was recently promoted to President/CEO of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans.
Read more on Titans Name New President: Burke Nihill Elevated to President/CEO as Steve Underwood Retires from Full-Time Role By Jim Wyatt from “Tennessee Touch”
Jamie Loggins ’92 rounding in the ICU on suspected COVID-19 patients at Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA.
Ben Killey ’99 is volunteering as an ER doctor with COVID Care Force (CCF). CCF is an organization founded by combining the resources of “Docs Who Care”, a staffing agency serving rural hospitals in the Midwest, and “Heart to Heart International”, a global disaster response organization. CCF was designed to quickly mobilize a group of healthcare professionals to deploy to hotspots and areas of critical healthcare staffing shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After signing up on April 27, Dr. Killey flew to the Navajo Nation in Gallup, New Mexico 4 days later.
The Navajo Nation is the largest Indian reservation in the United States at about 25,000 square miles, approximately the size of West Virginia. There are 5 healthcare facilities within this region, with Gallup Indian Medical Center the largest and busiest. After New York and New Jersey, the highest coronavirus infection rate in the U.S. is the Navajo Nation. Because of the overwhelming number of patients coming to GIMC, many patients are flown to Albuquerque or Flagstaff once stabilized. On May 1, the day Dr. Killey arrived, the Governor of New Mexico placed the city of Gallup on lockdown with all roads into the city closed to non-residents.
Before travel restrictions were put in place regarding COVID-19, a group of Illinois Wesleyan students opted for an Alternative Spring Break trip by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Avery County, North Carolina.
Read more on Students Support Families in Need During Alternative Spring Break
Illinois Wesleyan University graduating senior Tatum Zsorey ’20 has been awarded the 2020 Technos International Prize in recognition of her academic excellence and her great contributions to broadening global awareness and understanding.
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Director of the Hart Career Center Warren Kistner ’83 offered insight into what the job market might look like for graduating seniors. “We are going to come out on the other side of this [pandemic] and things may likely will look different,” said Kistner.
Read more on With Job Offers Pulled Back, Career Advisors Urge College Grads To Stay Open-Minded By Cindy Hernandez from “WGLT Radio”.
Chad McGehee ’03 was named the University of Wisconsin-Madison athletic department’s first director of meditation training. McGehee said, “From a neuroscientific perspective, we have so much untapped potential in our minds. So here’s a way that we can start to explore ways of training the minds to improve, both in well-being and performance. And I don’t think those are mutually exclusive things. They’re deeply intertwined.”
Read more on Unique position as Badgers’ director of meditation training offers Chad McGehee chance to explore mental performance by Todd D. Milewski from “Wisconsin State Journal”
Molly (Ehlert) Lamb ’03 has been named the new executive director of the University of Illinois Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership.
Prior, Lamb served as deputy director of the Office of Health Protection in the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). She had been with IDPH for 11 years.
Read more on Lamb to head Center for State Policy and Leadership at UIS from “The Lincoln (Ill.) Courier”.
Sixth-grade social studies teacher Kenneth French ’84 was named a finalist for the Vanderburgh County (Indiana) Outstanding Educators of the Year awards.
Read more on Outstanding Educator of the Year 2020: Middle School Finalists By Abbey Doyle from “The Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press”
Dr. Zerth discussed ER conditions and treating COVID-19 patients at Amita Hinsdale Hospital, in a story written by Pamela Lannom Lister ’88.
Read more on Hinsdale ER handling patient load well By Pamela Lannom ’88 from “The Hinsdalean”
Jessica Schaeffer ’11, Senior Director with LaSalle Network, recently appeared in two segments on ABC7 regarding how the coronavirus has impacted the labor market.
View Tips for navigating job search, employment opportunities during COVID-19 pandemic
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Five Illinois Wesleyan senior leaders have been recognized as recipients of the 2020 Senior Leadership Awards, in categories of intellectual leadership, cultural leadership, leadership as a university employee, service to the community, and leadership for campus life.
Read more on Seniors Honored for Outstanding Leadership.
The Illinois Wesleyan student body voted Joseph Solberg as 2020’s Professor of the Year, Meghan Burke as Advisor of the Year and Hannah Mesouani as Staff Member of the Year.
Read more on Students Select Professor, Advisor, Staff Member of the Year
With in-depth knowledge from her years of leadership at Pfizer, Nancy J. Hutson ’71, Ph.D., has been appointed to Clearside Biomedical’s Board of Directors.
Read more on Clearside Biomedical Appoints Nancy J. Hutson, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors from “Clearside Biomedical, Inc.”
Matthew has been preparing for and responding to public health emergencies for more than 15 years. Currently the assistant vice president for Medicaid State Healthcare Assessment of IPRO, a nonprofit organization in New York City, Roberts and his colleagues are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak.
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