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2021
Winter 2021-22
A lifetime of experiences prepared Bill Damaschke �85 to serve as producer of a Tony Award-winning musical that echoes real life as Broadway bounces back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A series of rejections didn檛 stop Torri 淭.J.� Newman �06 from writing a story that has become a New York Times bestseller and landed a seven-figure movie deal.
As Illinois Wesleyan celebrates the 25th anniversary of its association with the Pembroke Program and the University of Oxford, Rachel McCarthy �21 shares a firsthand account of her experience studying in the 淐ity of Dreaming Spires.�
Summer/Fall 2021
Burke Nihill �00 is the president and CEO of the National Football League檚 Tennessee
Titans, where he and his family are all part of the team.
Through her many campus roles, Vickie (Noltkamper) Folse �86 helped the Illinois Wesleyan
community safely navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
Illinois Wesleyan檚 storied campus radio station, WESN, is evolving through renewed
interest and investment while continuing to serve as an important platform for student
voices.
Illinois Wesleyan檚 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winner Dr. William Farrar �71 has made a lasting impact through his many leadership roles at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Spring 2021
Guided by her own adoption experience, Dr. Judith Eckerle �98 serves as director of
the University of Minnesota檚 Adoption Medicine Clinic.
The tallest mountain in North America beckoned Andrew Baldock �99 to Alaska and set
in motion a quest to climb the world檚 highest peaks.
A love of baking and a transformative volunteer experience led Katherine Slevin �10 to found C. Love Cookie Project, a bakery that supports the local immigrant community in Portland, Maine.