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Alumni Awards

Alumni to be Honored at Homecoming

September 13, 2019 | By John Twork

Ed Rust Jr. '72, Erin Anderson '07, and Jean (Sullivan) Baird '80, will be recognized at the annual "Alumni Awards Reception: Best of Illinois Wesleyan" on Friday, Oct. 4.

Mark Evans Observatory

50 Year-Old Time Capsule to be Opened at Homecoming

September 13, 2019 | By John Twork

The contents of a 50-year-old time capsule from the Mark Evans Observatory, placed by Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman, will be unveiled during Illinois Wesleyan's Homecoming.

Dave Kindred

Dave Kindred Collection to Open at The Ames Library

September 13, 2019 | By John Twork

National Hall of Fame sportswriter Dave Kindred '63 will return to Illinois Wesleyan for the opening of the Dave Kindred Papers collection in the Tate Archives and Special Collections on Friday, Oct. 4.

Carol Phoenix Gates

Phoenix Gates to be Dedicated at Homecoming

September 9, 2019 | By John Twork

The campus gateway at the Presser Hall sidewalk, across from Evelyn Chapel, will officially be renamed The Phoenix Gates to honor Carol (Pedigo) Phoenix '67, her late husband John Phoenix, and the Phoenix family legacy.

Jack Sikma

Sikma '77 Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

September 6, 2019 | By John Twork

Jack Sikma, who graduated from Illinois Wesleyan in 1977 and went on to be a seven-time NBA all-star, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Sept. 6.

Madeline Bollinger

Bollinger '20 Earns National Education Honor

September 6, 2019 | By John Twork

Senior secondary education and mathematics major Madeline Bollinger '20 has been selected from a national pool of candidates to receive the Linda and Vincent McGrath Scholarship for undergraduate students of education from Kappa Delta Pi.

Oliver Lee Jackson

Oliver Lee Jackson '58 Featured at The National Gallery of Art

September 6, 2019 | By John Twork

The work of distinguished painter, printmaker and sculptor Oliver Lee Jackson '58 is showcased at The National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C., through Sept. 15.

Georgia Nugent

Nugent Addresses Quest for Truth at President's Convocation

September 5, 2019 | By John Twork

Interim President Georgia Nugent addressed the complexities of "Fact or Fiction" - the 2019-20 intellectual theme - during Illinois Wesleyan's President's Convocation on Wednesday, Sept. 4 in Presser Hall's Westbrook Auditorium.

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Presidential Search Committee Named

September 4, 2019 | By John Twork

The process of identifying the 20th president of Illinois Wesleyan University is moving forward with the naming of a 12-member search committee that includes members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and a student.

Ram Mohan

Mohan Receives Second Fulbright of 2019-20 to Teach in India

August 30, 2019 | By John Twork

Wendell and Loretta Hess Professor of Chemistry Ram Mohan is the recipient of a second Fulbright grant for the 2019-20 academic year, the third Fulbright award of his career.