CLASS OF 2014 | 2017 | ISSUE 1
Two updates this time around. Ali Ozols writes, “For the past two years, I’ve been working as a speechwriter to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.” Glenn Hartman-Mattson writes, “Right after Wes, I taught human...
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Kate Linde just got promoted to digital campaign manager for Teen Vogue. Silvia L. Diaz-Roa worked for a year with the nonprofit DKMS: Delete Blood Cancer to help register people to the bone marrow...
View ArticleCLASS OF 2014 | 2017 | ISSUE 2
The beloved class of 2014 has taken 2017 by storm. Read below for the latest on what they’ve been doing! Will Dubbs spent the last two years working for Hillary’s presidential campaign, but has now...
View ArticleCLASS OF 2015 | 2017 | ISSUE 2
Jenna Starr has switched positions at Wesleyan! She is now part of the alumni and parent relations team. Keep your eyes open for fun event invitations, and, as always, keep sending her your class...
View ArticleCLASS OF 2016 | 2017 | ISSUE 2
Congratulations to the Class of 2017 on their recent graduation! We are excited for them to join us as the new additions to the Wesleyan alumni community. Nikku Chatha completed Wes’s BA/MA in math and...
View ArticleCLASS OF 2017 | 2017 | ISSUE 2
Congratulations to the Class of 2017 on your recent graduation! We’ll be reaching out soon for your news, which will appear in the December issue of this magazine.
View ArticleArthur Chickering ’50
Arthur Chickering ’50, an educational researcher, received the Teachers College Distinguished Alumni Award on April 8. This honor is presented by Teachers College, Columbia University, to graduates...
View ArticleEugene Stanley ’62
Eugene Stanley ’62, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Leicester in July. Stanley has had a long academic career teaching physics, physiology, chemistry, and...
View ArticleJohn Huttlinger Jr. ’73
John Huttlinger Jr. ’73, CPA, was the 2017 recipient of the 14th annual Michael H. Urbach, CPA Community Builders Award by the New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. The award recognizes exemplary...
View ArticleCharisse R. Lillie ’74
Charisse R. Lillie ’74, businesswoman, attorney, and lecturer, received the A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. [Hon. ’96] Lifetime Achievement Award during the 29th Annual Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority...
View ArticleAntonie Kline ’81
Antonie Kline ’81, MD, is the recipient of Global Gene’s RARE Champion of Hope award, which recognizes individuals and organizations for their notable efforts in rare disease advocacy, science,...
View ArticleHillary Wells ’84
Hillary Wells ’84, executive producer and director of youth media at WGBH, was honored with the 2017 Margret and Hans Rey/Curious George Producer Award. Each year WGBH gives this award—made possible...
View ArticlePeter C. Reed ’67
Peter C. Reed, a corporate executive, died Aug. 10, 2017. He was 72. After receiving his degree cum laude, he received an MBA from the University of Rochester in operations research. A two-time NCAA...
View ArticleJohn P. Barlow ’69
John P. Barlow, 70, cyberlibertarian activist, cattle ranger and lyricist for the Grateful Dead, died Feb. 7, 2018. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he received his degree with high honors from the College...
View ArticleDavid J. Bonanno ’71
David J. Bonanno, longtime editor of the nationally renowned, Philadelphia-based, American Poetry Review, died Dec. 8, 2017, at age 68. He joined the APR, a premier venue for contemporary poetry, in...
View ArticleRichard E. Blake ’72
Richard E. Blake, M.D., 67, an obstetrician and gynecologist, died Dec. 20, 2017. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College. A diplomate of the American College of OB/GYN in OB/GYN...
View ArticleLisa S. Chedekel ’82
Lisa S. Chedekel, a journalist and educator, died Jan. 12, 2018. She was 57. After graduating with a degree in English, she worked at the now-defunct New Haven Advocate. Two years later she joined the...
View ArticleApril E. Cotte ’91
April E. Cotte, an outdoor educator and advocate for the rights of indigenous people, died Jan. 25, 2018. She was 49. After graduation she worked in the Connecting with Courage program at Outward Bound...
View ArticleTed Oviatt MAT’57
Edward P. Oviatt MAT’57, a teacher and administrator, died Oct. 29, 2017, at age 83. He received his BA degree in French from Williams College and an MAT in French from Wesleyan. After graduating, he...
View ArticleElizabeth Kimball MAT’71
Elizabeth Kimball MAT’71, 69, a management consultant, died Nov. 3, 2017. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, she received master’s degrees from Wesleyan and from Wheelock College, and then a PhD in...
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