Alexa Baltes ’14, a Notre Dame Law School graduate, will clerk for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the 2021-2022 term.
Read more on Alexa Baltes ’17 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh from University of Notre Dame
IWU alumna Dr. Courtney Botica opened Forever Family Dental in New Lenox, IL. The state-of-the-art dental practice opened to patients on September 8, 2020.
Read more on Dental Care Alliance opens de novo partnership practice in New Lenox, IL from Benzinga
The Ridgeview junior high gymnasium has been named “Coach Jones’ Court” in honor of Andy ’89 and Robyn Jones’ dedication and service to the school and its basketball programs. The couple have nearly 60 years of coaching experience between them.
Read more on Successful courtship: Andy and Robyn Jones build legacy with Ridgeview basketball from The Pantagraph
Jordan Baker ’20 is running for a seat on the McLean County Board in District 8.
Read more on Responsiveness, Transparency Key Issues In County Board District 8 Matchup from WGLT
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker appointed Esther Franco-Payne ’96 to the Adult Use Cannabis Health Advisory Committee. She is currently the Executive Director of Cabrini Green Legal Aid.
Read more on Gov. Pritzker Announces Over Two Dozen Appointments to Illinois Boards from RiverBender
State Farm agent John Caywood ’08 directed a $10,000 grant to Champaign’s Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club. This program serves about 100 kids a day, many of whom would otherwise be home alone, serving them breakfast and lunch and providing help throughout the school day.
Read more on State Farm agent gives non-profit a boost from The News-Gazette
Mathew Timm ’77, Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Bradley University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Croatia, where he will conduct research at the University of Split.
Read more on Dr. Mathew Tim
Brad McMillan ’84, a professor of leadership at Bradley University, announced his campaign for a seat on the Normal Town Council.
Read more on Bradley University professor to run for Normal Town Council seat from The Pantagraph
DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, elevated JJ Wilczewski ’99 to Head of Client Coverage Americas and Global Head of Institutional Clients & Consultants.
Read more on DWS Elevates JJ Wilczewski to Head of Client Coverage Americas from Citybizlist
Martin McLaughlin ’87 is a nominee for the Illinois House’s 52nd District.
Read more on Martin McLaughlin, Illinois House 52nd District Republican nominee profile from Chicago Sun-Times
Former standout swimmer Mike Firth ’12 will lead the boys’ and girls’ swimming teams at (East Moline, IL) United Township High School.
Read more on Firth brings new perspective to UTHS girls swim program from QCVarsity
Taylor Glass ’24 won an Antonali College Scholarship, awarded to deserving high school seniors who follow their passions in all aspects of the theatrical arts in college.
Read more on Pittsburg Theatre looking to 2021 shows, while Center REP debuts online offerings from Pioneer Publishers.
Kayla V. White ’14 has been promoted to co-artistic director of Ghostlight Ensemble, a nonprofit storefront theatre company in Chicago.
Read more on Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Announces Kayla V. White as New Co-Artistic Director Ahead Of Season 4 Selection from Broadway World
The American Gastroenterological Association recognized the research of Vijeta Pamudurthy ’10 in their August 2020 issue of Gastroenterology. She is one of twenty-five fellows making huge strides in GI patient care. Viji works as a D.O. at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Read more on Meet the 25 fellows making huge strides in GI patient care from American Gastroenterological Association.
Justin Zamirowski ’97 was named Better Therapeutics’ chief commercial officer.
Read more on Justin Zamirowski Appointed as Chief Commercial Officer from Benzinga
Thomas Welge ’92 was named president and chief executive officer of Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. by the company’s board of directors.
Read more on Gilster-Mary Lee board names Tom Welge CEO by Josh Sosland from Food Business News
The latest edition of the Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, now in mailboxes and online, features Titans on the front lines of the pandemic response.
Illinois Wesleyan’s Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2019-20 academic year included 831 students from 29 states and 16 countries.
Read more on Illinois Wesleyan Announces Spring 2020 Dean’s List
Stephanie Davis-Kahl, a member of Illinois Wesleyan’s library faculty since 2004, has been named University Librarian and Copyright Officer.
Read more on Stephanie Davis-Kahl Named University Librarian
Illinois Wesleyan University celebrated more than 380 graduating members of the Class of 2020 in a virtual Commencement ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 2.
Read more on Class of 2020 Honored at Virtual Commencement
Through Illinois Wesleyan’s Action Research Seminar, Katie Cavender ’21 earned a $3,310 “Beyond the Books” grant to fund a student literary and art journal for local high school students.
Read more on Cavender ’21 Earns Grant for Local High School Literary and Art Journal
Previously a scientific mystery, a team of six Illinois Wesleyan University student researchers recently resolved why increasing levels of thyroid hormone support faster rates of nerve growth within the eye.
Read more on Students Co-Author Peer-Reviewed Thyroid Hormone Research
The Hart Career Center’s annual First Destination Survey found that 97.2% of 2019 graduates were employed or enrolled in higher education programs within six months of graduating from Illinois Wesleyan.
Read more on Survey Finds 97% of 2019 Graduates Employed or Continuing Higher Learning
Qinfan Jiang ’12 was awarded the most prestigious Ph.D. dissertation award in musicology by the American Musicological Society, an Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Fellowship for “Toward a Global Enlightenment: Music, Missionaries, and the Construction of a Universal History in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century China and Europe.”
She graduated from IWU in 2012 and went on to earn a Master’s in Music from Rice University. She is currently pursuing her PhD (also in Musicology) from Columbia University.
Faizal Chaudhury ’96, Vice President of Customer Centricity at Salliemae, recently joined the advisory board for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Philadelphia Chapter.
Read more on Faizal Chaudhury from CAIR Philadelphia.