Former IWU men’s basketball coach and current Lewis University coach Scott Trost was among those included in the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021.
Read more on Ridgeview’s Rodney Kellar leads IBCA Hall of Fame awards from The Pantagraph
As the pandemic forces many small businesses online, IWU students assist the Small Business Development Center of McLean County at Illinois Wesleyan in offering support, particularly with web design and social media strategies.
Read and listen more on Pandemic Pushes Smaller Retailers Online from WGLT Radio
Retired IWU Professor of Economics Mike Seeborg offered insight on the surge in retirements due to COVID-19.
Read and listen more on COVID Drives Retirements, But It’s Not Best Time For Everyone from WGLT Radio
Ryan Jumper ’00, now an associate judge in the Third Judicial Circuit, was featured in a “Where are they now” spotlight, where they discuss his journey from a three sport athlete to a career in law.
Read more on WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Parents, coaches were role models for Jumper from the Edwardsville Intelligencer
Raven Stubbs ’13 is the new program director for PlayMakers Laboratory, a Chicago nonprofit offering educational programming focused on storytelling, theatre and social-emotional skills.
Read more on Raven Stubbs Named PlayMakers Laboratory’s New Program Director from Broadway World Chicago
Kate Tombaugh ’07 topped 155 other mezzo-sopranos in the Mildred C. Miller International Competition. She was the only finalist representing the Midwest in the event hosted by Pittsburgh Festival Opera.
Read more on Central Illinois Opera Singer Wins International Competition Amid COVID from WGLT Radio
Athletic trainers like Illinois Wesleyan’s Bill Kauth are adjusting to new demands during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more on Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan athletic trainers adjusting to new demands in COVID-19 sports world from The Pantagraph
Volunteers from Illinois Wesleyan and other local universities and colleges assist with translation services for Congolese patients at the local nonprofit Community Health Care Clinic.
Read and listen more on B-N Congolese Patients Face Health Inequity from WGLT Radio
IWU golfers Rob Wuethrich ’21 and Jimmy Morton ’22 honored fallen soldiers as they participated in the Patriot All-America Invitational in Litchfield, Arizona.
Read more on IWU golfer Rob Wuethrich honoring Joshua Rodgers in Patriot All-America Invitational from The Pantagraph
When she’s not playing basketball at Illinois Wesleyan, Emily Kleffman ’24 crochets for charity. For the last three or four years Kleffman has been making baby hats, scarves, and blankets to donate.
Read more on When she’s not playing basketball at Illinois Wesleyan, Tinley Park’s Emily Kleffman crochets for charity: ‘Be the change you want to see.’ from the Chicago Tribune
Booker T. Washington STEM Academy fifth-grade teacher Todd McCannon ’01 used his artistic skills to creatively engage students when instruction went remote, creating chalkboard murals for his Zoom background.
Read more on Top of the Morning, Dec. 19, 2020 from The News-Gazette
Illinois Wesleyan’s production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot was featured in a series reflecting on the creative, innovative moments in lighting design in 2020.
Read more on 31 Days of Plots: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot from Live Design
Jordan Koehler ’19 was recently named the head golf coach at St. Mary’s (Ind.) College. Koehler was previously the graduate assistant coach for the men’s and women’s golf programs at the University of Dubuque.
Read more on Ex-Streak Koehler named Belles’ golf coach from The Galesburg Register-Mail
Dr. Gregory Poland ’77, a vaccine researcher, discussed the difficulty of convincing enough people to take the COVID-19 vaccine to achieve herd immunity on WGLT’s “Sound Ideas.”
Read and listen more on Sound Ideas from WGLT radio
Associate Professor of Psychology Ellen Furlong has fostered a new generation of researchers passionate about dog cognition, including Zach Silver ’18, Ellen Stumph ’19, and Sydney Rowley ’20 – all of whom presented research at Yale University’s dog cognition workshop.
Read more on Faculty, Alumni and Students Shaping the Field of Canine Cognition from Illinois Wesleyan
Illinois Wesleyan University junior chemistry major Allison Schrader ’22 has been selected from a competitive pool of candidates from across the country to receive the Ciba Travel Award in Green Chemistry. She will have the opportunity to attend and present at an upcoming green chemistry conference of her choosing.
Read more on Schrader ’22 Earns National Green Chemistry Honor from Illinois Wesleyan
Dr. Stephanie A. Whyte ’91 will present the combined Founders’ Day Convocation and MLK Teach-In virtual keynote address titled “COVID-19: The great disruptor,” on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
Read more on Dr. Stephanie Whyte ’91 to Deliver Founders’ Day Convocation and Martin Luther King Jr. Teach-In Keynote from Illinois Wesleyan
Nominations for the 2021 Alumni Awards are now open!
Every year, Illinois Wesleyan University recognizes the outstanding achievement of our alumni with the announcement of the Alumni Awards. The winners are celebrated during Homecoming Weekend (October 1-3, 2021) at the Best of Illinois Wesleyan Awards Ceremony.
Please fill out the nomination form here before March 1, 2021.
Dave Varel ’05 authored “The Professoriate Needs Pedigree Diversity,” which was published by the American Association of University Professors in its Academe Blog on November 9. Varel’s second book, The Scholar and the Struggle: Lawrence Reddick’s Crusade for Black History and Black Power, will be published by UNC Press in December.
Read more on The Professoriate Needs Pedigree Diversity from the Academe Blog
La Ruta: Walter Benjamin’s Last Passage, a collaborative text and image installation by Professor and Chair of English Joanne Diaz and former IWU Photographer/Videographer Jason Reblando is on exhibit at the Arts + Literature Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin.
Read more on Sylvie Rosenthal, Lelia Byron, Jason Reblando & Joanne Diaz from Isthmus
Inspired by a Rotary Youth Exchange trip to Peru, Adjunct Instructor in Political Science Zoe Bouras ’18 is now the communications and development director for The Immigration Project.
Read more on Rotary exchange leads to helping immigrants from JG-TC
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. announced that Kristy Chipman ’93 has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Chipman previously served as Chief Financial Officer for Orangetheory Fitness.
Read more on Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. Announces CFO Transition from StreetInsider
As a recipient of the McLean County Scholarship Guarantee, first-year Illinois Wesleyan psychology major Haven Ryburn ’24 began her college career having already gained eight years of experience in the workforce. She graduated Bloomington High School in 2012, and hopes to use her degree in psychology to pursue a career in art therapy.
Read more on Ryburn ’24 Continues Education at Illinois Wesleyan from Illinois Wesleyan
In a Veteran’s Day spotlight from Titan Athletics, 2006 National Champion and active-duty service member Melissa Harden-Peterson ’06 reflects on her time at IWU.
Read more on Former Titan Flourishing in Role as Air Force Major from Illinois Wesleyan Athletics
Bloomington, home to Illinois Wesleyan, has been named the “happiest city” in the U.S., according to Zippia’s 2020 list of the 10 “Happiest Cities” in the country. Bloomington was also recently recognized as one of “America’s Best Small Cities,” by Best Cities.
Read more on Bloomington Tops National Survey from Illinois Wesleyan