Alumni Board of Directors Annual Report

Board Directors ROW 1 (L TO R): Howard Curlin ’95, Susan Follett Davis ’04, Kirk Farney M.A. ’98, Renae Schauer Smith ’91, Paul Klobucher ’96, Kurt Tillman ’78, Cindra Stackhouse Taetzsch ’82, Daniel Doebler ’94, M.A. ’00. ROW 2: Jon Tuin ’83, David Doig ’87, Cindy Hoidas hon, Gary Keyes ’63, Ruth Lageschulte Johnson ’67, Beverly Liefeld Hancock ’84, Grant Hensel ’15, Lee Eakle Phillips ’77, George Kohl Jr. ’76, Claudia Kraftson Brice ’78, Paul Compton ’09, Esther Lee Cruz ’06. Not shown: Judy Briscoe Golz ’83.

photo by Mike Hudson '89

Each year the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors awards financial and nonfinancial grants and awards to faculty, students, and alumni. Funds for these grants flow from the annual Wheaton Fund, which also supports every faculty member’s salary and every student’s academic program.

Faculty Awards

ALUMNI FACULTY GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2017-18

Professor Sara Vroom Fick M.A. ’12 Education

Professor Cherith Lundin ’96 Art

Dr. Matthew Milliner ’98 Art

Dr. Sandra Rueger M.A. ’89 Psychology

Science Division Block Grant for Faculty/Student Summer Research

JUNIOR ALUMNI FACULTY GRANTS AWARDED FOR 2017-18

Dr. Danilo Diedrichs Mathematics & Computer Science

Dr. Ryan Kemp Philosophy

Dr. Esther Liu Communication

Dr. Kimberly Sasser English

Dr. Noel Stringham History

Dr. Christa Tooley Urban Studies

Dr. Adam Wood ’04 Philosophy

Dr. Gina Yi Conservatory

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FACULTY MISSIONS PROJECT 2016-17

Dr. M. Daniel Carroll, Guatemala, Biblical & Theological Studies

Dr. Paul Lee, Morocco, Business & Economics

Professor Mark Lewis, Rwanda, Communication

Student Awards

JUNIORS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR SENIOR YEAR (L TO R, above): Collin Flake '18, Basye Peek '18, Hannah Doan '18, Jennifer Ruda '18, Paul Vermeesch '18, Breánne Peacock '18

photo by Mike Hudson '89

Alumni Awards

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS 2016-17

Harold “Mac” Airhart ’61 For Distinguished Service to Alma Mater

Dr. Nathan O. Hatch ’68 For Distinguished Service to Society

2017-18 New Alumni Board Directors

Alumni Board Director Renee Chavez De Jager '90

photo by tony hughes

Alumni Board Director Bruce Gin '83

Alumni Board Director Morgan Jacob '17