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2022
Spring 2022
As Title IX turns 50, the Illinois Wesleyan women™s athletics community reflects on
the progress that™s been made and the work that still needs to be done.
Propelled by an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to improve life in his home country
of Nigeria, Babawande Afolabi ™10 founded Green Africa Airways, a startup providing
affordable air travel in Africa™s most populous country.
Illinois Wesleyan™s Parent Fund supports enrolled students who lose a parent to death or permanent disability and has served as a beacon of hope to both current and former students by providing assistance during times of need.
Summer/Fall 2022
Dr. Nurman Noor ™08 may be a general practitioner by trade, but a passion for baking
earned him a spot in the TV series
The Great Australian Bake Off, where he won scores of fans with his likable personality, raw vulnerability and
mouth-watering creations.
Angela (Tomazin) Hesemann ™09 found herself laid off at the outset of the COVID-19
pandemic, but co-founded a successful business to meet a new demand also created by
the pandemic.
Despite working in different arenas ” medicine, higher education, and the intersection of performance and activism ” Illinois Wesleyan™s 2022 Alumni Award winners share the common bond of serving their communities.
Winter 2022
When ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog nursing student and community leader Toni Tortorella ™21 was diagnosed with cancer, her family at home and school advocated for her health and her academic success. Now she™s a nurse at the hospital that cured her.
After a summer of storytelling about what makes Illinois Wesleyan a unique gem of higher education, ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog will soon be streaming on Amazon!
The Tammens have farmed their family™s land for over 100 years. Now two generations of ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog grads are turning the farm into a craft brewery ” and a new legacy.