Environmental Studies major Steven Burkett ’23 is working to improve the local ecology as an intern at the ParkLands Foundation’s Sweeney Woods preserve.
Read more on Towering bur oak a place to rest during Sweeney Woods hike from The Panagraph
Kendall Sosa (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) was named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America Wednesday, May 26.
Read more on Sosa Voted CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America Fifth all-time selection in program history
Matthew Leritz (St. Louis, Mo.-St. Louis University HS) was named to CoSIDA’s Academic All-American First Team Wednesday, May 26.
Read more on Leritz Named 25th CoSIDA Academic All-American in IWU Men’s Hoops History
Josh Yount ’95 has been named to the Illinois Wesleyan University Board of Trustees. Additionally, 11 current Board members were re-elected for three-year terms, and Board officers and committee chairs have been re-elected for the 2021-22 academic year.
Read more on New Illinois Wesleyan Trustee Named, Officers Elected
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.
A baseball lover and coach, Mike Brown ’92, touched countless lives through the game he loved. Brown died unexpectedly at his home in Bloomington on April 21 at the age of 51.
Read more on Kindred: Mike Brown was tough and tender, and the best friend baseball ever had from The Pantagraph
Meghan (Henwood) Burgess ’15, a fifth-grade teacher at Champaign’s Holy Cross Elementary School, was featured as The News-Gazette’s “Teacher of the Week.”
Read more on Teacher of the Week: Meghan Burgess from The News-Gazette
Kendall Sosa ’21 was named the D3hoops.com Central Region Player of the Year and Matthew Leritz ’22 was selected to D3hoops.com All-Central Region First Team. Leritz had a stellar junior season, averaging 16.1 points per game. In Sosa’s historic season she averaged 26.7 points per game.
Read more on Leritz Tabbed D3hoops All-Central Region First Team and Sosa Named D3hoops Central Region Player of the Year from Illinois Wesleyan Athletics
Cassandra Jones ’22 set IWU’s single-game goals record as women’s lacrosse clinched a share of the CCIW Regular Season Championship. Jones scored seven goals and added in one assist in a record setting game.
Read more on Jones Sets Single-Game Goals Record as Titans Crush Cardinals from Illinois Wesleyan Athletics
As we recognize all Illinois Wesleyan outstanding seniors, senior leaders were announced via video in five categories: Cultural Leadership, Intellectual Leadership, Service as a University Employee, Service to Community, and Campus Life Leadership.
Watch the award presentation here
Graduating senior Natalie Kuca ’21 has been awarded the 2021 Technos International Prize, which recognizes a student who has excelled academically and contributed to broadening international awareness and understanding. Kuca is an international studies major with a minor in Japanese studies.
Read more on Kuca ’21 Awarded Technos International Prize from Illinois Wesleyan