2011 December 23 Image of the Week
Sending you wishes for a Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year is this week’s image of the stately Alumni Christmas Tree, which graces the third—and fourth—floors of Blanchard Hall. The 18-foot tree is bedecked with nearly 300 ornaments from alumni who live and serve in more than 60 countries.
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’” —Luke 2:8-12 (NIV)
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2011 December 16 Image of the Week
Each night of finals week at 9 pm, students emerge from their places of study around campus to partake in the scrumptious “exam treats” provided by Bon Appétit. Wednesday night’s ice cream sundae bar drew quite the crowd in the lower level of the Beamer Center. “The lines were ridiculous,” said Brian Delamarter ’12, who sent in the photo taken by Kyle Godden ’12. “People got in line 10 minutes early. The lines on Tuesday night, for root beer and pretzels, wrapped up and down the long halls of Beamer. It’s the best party Wheaton has.”
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2011 December 9 Image of the Week
"This group of dedicated Wheaton Women's Soccer fans made the long trip to San Antonio to watch our close friends in action as they vied for their 4th National Championship," wrote Dan Kratz '13, who sent the image. "In the picture are the diehard fans (note the inclusion of President Ryken), the happy coach, and the victorious Wheaton team, defeating Ithaca College 2-0 in the National Semifinal.
Pictured (L to R), Back Row: Brandon Julian '13, Caleb Duttweiler '12, Frank '15, Will Maxey '13, President Ryken '88, Paul White '12, Steve Tillman '11. Front Row: Dan Kratz '13, Joshua French '10, Coach Felske '86, and Kyungho Rhee '13.
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2011 December 2 Image of the Week
At the Todd Beamer Memorial Wall, Wheaton students left their prayers, thoughts, letters, and thanks for junior Ramie Harris, who was killed in a small plane crash on November 26. “Thank you for the time you were here and the lives you touched,” one student wrote.
The wall is now covered in verses and memories of Ramie’s time and influence on campus. The notes are mixed with thankfulness for her friendship, sadness over how greatly she will be missed, and hope for what is eternal. One letter reads, “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal [2 Corinthians 4:18].” Below the wall sits a box of letters for Ramie’s mother and brother.
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2011 November 24 Image of the Week
“I found this sitting on a bench in front of Blanchard on my walk to work this morning,” said staff member Marilyn Graham, regarding the pumpkin bearing a carved rendition of Blanchard tower. Marilyn took a photo of the collegiate gourd and shared it with her colleagues in the undergraduate Admissions office, and director Shawn Leftwich sent in the image. Happy Thanksgiving!
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2011 November 18 Image of the Week
“What was your major? What was your first job? How did you identify your career path?” were among the questions posed by Ita Fischer, Wheaton’s Director of Career Services, to a November 17 Leadership Council panel. Students in attendance contemplated the panel members’ candid responses—and asked a few questions of their own, such as, “How do you assess character and integrity in an interview?”
The Leadership Council is a group of senior executive alumni and friends who are committed to serving as a resource for equipping students to “cross the chasm” from academics to the workplace. The panel members pictured are, from left to right, Hasana Sisco '86, Director of Global Safety, Health, Environment & Compliance for Nalco; George Kohl '76, Managing Director with CB Ellis; David Wu '86, Executive Director of Pui Tak Center; Kristin Colber-Baker '86, Director of Corporate Finance for Wrigley, and Steve Wilhite '85, President and CEO of Summit Energy.
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2011 November 11 Image of the Week
“Here are a few photos from yesterday’s Kansas City Chiefs game,” wrote staff member Tom Farley, who sent the image of Chiefs linebacker Andy Studebaker ’08 with Wheaton’s commander-in-chief. “Dr. Ryken visited with Andy Studebaker after the game.”
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2011 November 4 Image of the Week
President Ryken supplied this week’s photo, taken on Reformation Day, of Josiah Cohen ’15, Professor Leland Ryken, and Josh Ryken ’15 (as Buddy the Elf, from the movie Elf, produced by Todd Komarnicki ’87).
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2011 October 28 Image of the Week
On Friday morning at Barrows Auditorium, 139 area residents took the Oath of Allegiance to become United States citizens as part of a naturalization ceremony hosted by the College.
Congressman Peter Roskam was the keynote speaker for the event, and the Honorable John W. Darrah, United States District Court Judge, presided over the ceremony. The new Americans hail from 39 countries.
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2011 October 21 Image of the Week
“This picture was taken at Casa Bonita restaurant in Denver, Colorado,” wrote Joshua Blaney ’10. “Although everyone in this photo has graduated, and we live in different parts of the country, we all convened in Denver for the wedding of Steve Hoey and Tamara Beason (now Hoey). This picture is made up entirely of Wheaton Improv alumni, ranging from 2008-2010. It was really wonderful to be able to reconnect with people who have gone on to do different things, from grad school to working at Groupon, and spend some quality time catching up on life and what's been going on post-Wheaton.”
Pictured: (top row) Josiah "Duke" Harrist '09, Steven Slagg '09, John Bagley Jr. '10, Marty Jones '10, Joshua Bartels '10, Tim Hunt '10, (bottom row) Meredith Malony '09, Joshua Blaney '10, and Jeff Arterburn '08.
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2011 October 14 Image of the Week
“Freshman Cadets Austin Wildermuth and Tyler Hultgren take the oath of office, committing themselves to serving as Army officers upon graduation,” noted Lars Jacobson, enrollment officer and staff coordinator for Wheaton’s Rolling Thunder Battalion.
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2011 October 7 Image of the Week
“One of our own ROTC graduates, Mark Inch ’82, was just promoted to Brigadier General,” wrote Lars Jacobson, enrollment officer and staff coordinator for Wheaton’s Rolling Thunder Battalion. “He’s only the third Wheaton ROTC graduate to reach that plateau, and the first ‘line officer’ (the others were a doctor and a chaplain).”
The picture shows Brig. Gen. Inch with his wife, Barbara, and his father, Dr. Morris Inch (who taught at Wheaton), changing out the rank.
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2011 September 30 Image of the Week
“As a group, we've been holding ‘family vacations’ annually since our junior year at Wheaton,” noted Ashley Hepburn ’09 of the alumni ensemble shown here. “This summer we spent the Fourth of July weekend reveling in the slow life of sunshine and wiffle ball at Lake Lemon in Indiana.”
Pictured here are (top row) Kevin Rose '09, Mark Downey '09, Alex Cool '09, (middle row) Jensen Davis '09, David Pierce '09, Austin Lee '09, Joe Levon '09, Ben Theimer '09, (bottom row) Christina Ellerman '10, Caroline (Nix) Cool '10, Ashley Hepburn '09, Sierra Lee, Kari Klynstra '09, and Jonathan Liechty '09.
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2011 September 23 Image of the Week
“Gwen Dreyer is a junior Environmental Science/Communication major,” wrote Trina Dreyer, Gwen’s mother. “She spent the summer working with the activity staff at HoneyRock, and had the opportunity to make many new friends, some with four legs.”
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2011 September 16 Image of the Week
“I went to Cochabamba, Bolivia this summer to spend 2 weeks visiting the group home where I did my HNGR internship in 2009,” wrote Emily Goldberg ’10. “I got to spend time with Lauren Harlow '12, the current HNGR intern. I loved seeing her work, and it was amazing to reconnect with the staff and the girls. The Mosoj Yan staff work to provide a loving, stable home to girls coming out of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Lauren and I had a blast spending time with them.”
Pictured are Emily, second from left, and Lauren, second from right, with three teenage residents of the Mosoj Yan ("New Road") Home for Teenage Street Girls.
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2011 September 9 Image of the Week
This week’s picture was taken several years ago in a place far away, but it holds an unexpected connection to Wheaton’s upcoming “Words of Delight” conference. Dr. Wayne Martindale, a longtime faculty member in Wheaton’s English department who spent two years teaching in Beijing, provided the photo and the story.
“When Professor Huang picked us up at the Beijing airport at the beginning of our two years of teaching under his leadership as Chair of the English Department, we did not know that our new boss was the translator of Lee Ryken's Words of Delight into Chinese,” wrote Dr. Martindale.
“That moment gave us another thrilling insight into God's providence. Huang Zongying is now Dean of General Education at College of Arts and Sciences, Beijing Union University. This coming week, Professor Huang's new textbook, A Literary Introduction to the Bible, is being published by Higher Education Press, the leading publisher of educational books in China. The book is in English and is intended for Chinese English majors in courses on the Bible as literature.
“It was a joy to see the reach of my colleague Lee Ryken's work into the very university where we would be teaching for two years (2006-2008).”
Pictured here, from left to right, are Professor Huang, Dr. Martindale and his wife, Nita, and Professor Jiang. The shrubs shaped into the initials “UIBE” stand for the English name of the Beijing university: University of International Business and Economics.
Noting yet another Wheaton connection, Dr. Martindale added, “While Jiang was on sabbatical at Baylor as a guest of Wheaton graduate and Professor of English David Lyle Jeffrey '65, Huang and I were both teaching a graduate course in English for him at UIBE. Our connection with Professor Jiang, then Chair of the English Department, was made by David Jeffrey, who has remarkable connections in China... The reach of Wheaton College around the world is remarkable.”
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2011 September 2 Image of the Week
“This photograph was taken last year during Tyndale Theological Seminary’s twice-yearly board meeting,” wrote Marie Brice ’09. “We were surprised to see how strongly Wheaton College was represented in this small, international seminary right outside of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The years of graduates stretch from ’43 to ’09, with different majors and different programs, all coming together during this meeting. The board members present included a career missionary classmate of Billy Graham, Dr. Sam Faircloth ’43; missions pastor Dr. Tom Keppeler M.A. ’84; and a career missionary with Greater Europe Mission, Dr. Jerry Ericson ’67. The long-term staff included Tyndale’s President, Dr. Jeff Seume ’77; Jonathan Packard ’96; Laura Thomas ’07; and Marie Brice ’09.
“All came to Holland for the first time to serve in the Amsterdam Shelter hostels through Youth Hostel Ministry. Each of our experiences with YHM was so strong that we all felt the call to come back and serve in Holland. A year has passed, and many are going their different ways, but we all are grateful for our time in Holland as well as for Wheaton, which brought many of us here the first time. It will be exciting to see the relationship that continues to grow between Tyndale and Wheaton, and it serves as a good reminder of how small the world really is.”
Upper row: Carole Seume ’78, Dr. Jeff Seume ’76 (President), Marie-Elisabeth Brice ’09, Dr. Gerald Ericson ’67, Dr. Samuel Faircloth ’43.
Lower row: Laura Thomas ’07, M.A. ’08, Jonathan Packard ’96, Dr. Thomas Keppeler M.A. ’84.
Not pictured: Dr. Ellis Brotzman ’64.
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2011 August 26 Image of the Week
Professor Emily Langan ’94 sent this week’s photo, of “the Wheaton faculty who participated in last week's Wheaton Passage.” Dr. Langan noted, “We represent 17 different departments on campus but come together for one common goal: to help incoming students make a successful transition to Wheaton. This was my sixth year as a Passage prof; I return each fall not only for the incoming students, but for time with these people. Most of my closest friends on campus have come through my connection to HoneyRock. It was another great year. Welcome to Wheaton to the Class of 2015 students who did Passage, and to all new Wheaties! This is a great place to cultivate great relationships.”
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2011 August 19 Image of the Week
“Wheaton students get stuck in purgatory and return to tell the tale! Is this Biblical? You decide,” wrote David Blasing ’11. David and his friends Peter Held ’11, Lisa Batchelder ’11, and Peter Brice ’11 actually entered into their predicament in Attica, Indiana, where they had gone on a spring off-roading trip.
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2011 August 12 Image of the Week
"This photo was taken at ELIC's (English Language Institute China) closing banquet in Beijing, China," wrote Andrew Kemp '11, M.A. '12. "ELIC will have teachers this summer teaching Chinese English teachers speaking and listening methodology all over China. These four Wheaties are only some of many alumni doing exciting work in China!"
Pictured here are (l to r): Jenny Shepard '06, M.A. '09, Charlie Brainer '81, David Starks '57, and Andrew Kemp '11, M.A. '12."
2011 August 5 Image of the Week
“My current roommates and I had a blast during our trip to North Carolina this summer,” wrote Natalie Sherer '12. “All four of us transferred to Wheaton last year—Katie Nashland '12 and Susanna Hillerbrand '12 had never met each other but were assigned to be roommates last fall. They quickly found out that not only are they both from North Carolina, but they live ten minutes away from each other and had never met. Katie and I quickly became best friends because we both transferred into the Conservatory.
“When my roommate, Katie Meeks '12, and I decided to live with Katie and Susanna next year, we all thought it would be a wonderful bonding experience if we could all spend time together in N.C. during the break, and we actually followed through with it and enjoyed spending time at the beach, meeting their families, and experiencing southern hospitality! We are so glad that we have all been brought together by transferring to Wheaton. In fact, Katie Nashland is part of the Transfer Orientation Committee this year. We are all looking forward to living together, and we were so blessed by our time together in N.C.!”
2011 July 29 Image of the Week
“This constitutes four different groups of 2010 Wheaton grads who found each other like magnets out of the thousands who covered the lawn of the free Iron and Wine concert at Millennium Park in Chicago, June 6,” wrote Katy Lee ’10.
Katy explained how it happened: “Steve Hoey and Tamara Beason both live in Chicago and are getting married in the fall. They met up with Henry Cooley, whom I saw through the fence and feverishly called until he figured out we were at the concert… ‘Under the fifth hanging speaker stage left!!’ I kept telling him. Bethany Jacobs, Megan Turnquist, and I drove in from work and met Dan Fager, who took the train after work, and Nancy Swider-Pelz, Jr., who had finished her second Olympic training workout of the day and took the "L" to us. Finally Marissa Hunt took the train with her sister (also a Wheaton graduate) and found out that Tamara and Steve were there, so she met us after the concert.”
“It was a blast,” said Katy, who dubbed the gathering “A mini ‘Wheaton in Chicago.’”
2011 July 22 Image of the Week
"The Wheaton in The Holy Lands trip had the opportunity to attend the Special Olympics in Athens Greece,” wrote Jared Carlson ’13. “We watched the U.S. volleyball team from Texas play Austria and cheered them on to victory.”
Apparently, the cheering made a difference. Kim Richards, mother of U.S. team member Katherine, wrote about the group’s enthusiasm, and her story was featured in the Special Olympics blog. “I am not sure I can adequately express my heartfelt thanks to this group of young adults,” Kim noted. “Having chosen to watch our athletes, instead of shopping or going to the beach, meant so much to our athletes and even more to the parents.”
According to Jared, “The picture shows 28 graduated, current, and future Wheaton students at the game:” David Lauber '89, Bradley Lauber, Amy Vautin '11, Andrew Hillard '11, Marth Grace Givler '13, Kyle Carswell '13, Jeremiah Lepasana '12, Agnes Chen '13, Dawn Lauber '90, Caroline Lauber '19, Kathryn Gulleen '12, Kristina Loving '12, Megan LaRusso '11, Will Pearce '12, John Macikas '13, Jared Carlson '13, Ryan Jenkins '14, Rebecca Queen '13, Erik Most '13, Beth Phillips '13, Stephen Han '11, Jon Miser '12, Leslie Guenard '12, Heidi Flitton '11, Sarah Sagredo '12, Andrew Lauber '21, Rebecca Kinney '12, and Sydney Seagren '13.
2011 July 15 Image of the Week
"Kyri and I had the privilege of interning at His Mansion (hismansion.com) for the summer,” wrote Dave McHale ’12, who is pictured here with Kyri Gerogiorgis '12."His Mansion is a ‘Christ-centered healing community.' It focuses on ministering to individuals who struggle with various types of addictions and disorders, more often than not stemming from significant hurts and pains that are present in their lives. We were able to walk alongside these men and women as they journeyed through the healing process at His Mansion,” said Dave.
"His Mansion believes that all healing comes from the only one who has the power to heal, the Great Physician, Jesus Christ... The Gospel is central to their ministry. It was a joy to see the Holy Spirit working in the lives of these men and women, revealing to them just how much the Lord loves them in the midst of their pain. It was a delight to see men and women come to faith in Jesus. Oh that the Spirit would reveal to all of us just how much we are loved in Christ and Him crucified, even in the very midst of our rebellion against Him."
2011 July 08 Image of the Week
Kara Beth Vance '09, Stephanie Solari '09, and Lucy Solórzano '09 participated in Glen Ellyn's annual 4th of July weekend event, the "Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta."
"Hundreds of teams are challenged to build boats out of only corrugated cardboard, duct tape, and glue, and not only float, but finish the race," explained Lucy. "Although we didn't win in our category, we made it to the finish line—in third place!"
Stephanie and an additional teammate, Meagan Shannon, built the 11-foot long vessel using the cardboard provided by the race, "and had to buy plenty of hot pink and zebra-printed duct tape to wrap our boat enough to keep it from sinking," noted Lucy.
Tyler Keith '09 also helped the crew, loaning his truck for transporting the somewhat biodegradable yacht to the regatta. "He was a trooper," said Stephanie.
"On the day of the race there were weather warnings, so the race was moved 15 minutes ahead of schedule," said Lucy. "Unfortunately, Steph had timed leaving work perfectly for the original start time and missed the race. We still made third place thanks to Kara Beth's coaching on how to row. She was part of the Crew team while at Wheaton and passed along what she learned."
Added Kara Beth with a smile, "Rowing for Wheaton Crew really prepared me for life after college. Next year, with a little coaching, we're going to win that cardboard boat regatta!"
Pictured (l to r): Meagan Shannon, Kara Beth Vance '09, and Lucy Solórzano '09.
2011 July 01 Image of the Week
"We met up with some Wheaton grads while at the Sea of Galilee during the Wheaton in the Holy Lands trip," wrote Carl Sveen '13, who sent this week's image.
"Turned out that Michelle and Bill Hyer, Class of 1974, were on the first Holy Lands trip ever 39 years ago. Fred and Sherry Hartley, Class of '75, were also there, and they are the parents of Andrew Hartley, who just graduated this past May...Wheaton is everywhere we go!"
Pictured (left to right): Steven Han '11, Mary Mac Thielman '13, Megan LaRusso '11, Sherry Hartley '75, Michelle Hyer '74, Bill Hyer '74, Fred Hartley '75, Carl Sveen '13, Beth Phillips '13, Rebecca Queen '13.
2011 June 24 Image of the Week
"Here we are in front of the St. Louis arch after the marathon, Rachel Mends '10 and Megan (Cook) Tillotson '10," wrote Megan Tillotson, who sent this week's image back in April.
"We met as Freshman at HoneyRock before college even started. We stayed friends through college, often running and rock climbing together in the SRC. We always wanted to run a marathon together, and this past weekend we ran the Go! St. Louis Marathon with 3,000 other runners," noted Megan.
"At temperatures of 87 degrees it was brutal race, but we finished. All the runners towards the back of the marathon were detoured and had to run the half marathon because of the heat. We were able to finish the full marathon and we didn't walk at all! Rachel was such an incredible support and encouragement for me, I thank God for her friendship and for the time we had together at Wheaton."
Megan concluded her note by quoting Corinthians 9:24-27 (New Living Translation): "Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified."
2011 June 10 Image of the Week
"Kevin Ritchie '83 continues his '100th' year coaching the men's volleyball team," wrote Brad Churchman '11, who sent a picture of the 2011 squad back in April.
"[Coach Ritchie] somehow managed to work with a group of guys that began the season as a scrappy group of individual players and helped them develop into a capable and competitive team."
Brad added, "This year the team was comprised of four seniors, seven sophomores, and four freshmen (one who was not able to make the photo). The season began as most seasons do, with a slow start, but through excessive perspiration and strong leadership, the team was able to successfully put together a competitive squad.
"Pictured here you see the team in Pfund practice gym sporting their donated Boombah uniforms. The team finished the season strong with a second place finish on their home court at King Arena, losing to a very capable Chicago area alumni team in a 12-team tournament. The overall game record for the season was 51-31."
2011 June 3 Image of the Week
"Eric Nelessen '11 (right), Maggie McNamara '11 (center), and I (left) gathered together earlier this week to celebrate our final 'Neenah Dinner,'" wrote Andrew Spoehr '11, who sent this photo a few days before his graduation from Wheaton.
Andrew noted, "All three of us graduated from Neenah High School in Neenah, WI in 2007. In an unexpected turn of events we all ended up going to Wheaton. As if it wasn't crazy enough that three people from a town of 26,000 all went to the same smaller Christian college, we each independently became Christian Education and Ministry majors.
"It's safe to say that we all knew of each other in high school, but we became closer friends during our time at Wheaton. As we look forward to graduation this weekend, it was great to get together one last time as undergrads to reminisce, to see what the future holds for each of us, and to thank God for the surprise blessing of an extra four years together."
2011 May 27 Image of the Week
The "Image of the Week" is not done celebrating the Class of 2011.
This week's photo, of the "Paginators IM Ultimate Frisbee Team," came from Rachel Beveridge '11 during the time leading up to Commencement.
"This group of nostalgic seniors (except for a few) has been playing together for the past 3 years," wrote Rachel. "This year we enjoyed the addition of Dr. Ryken to our team."
Pictured (left to right), top row: Lindsey, Rachel, Katie, Jenn, Mallory, Abby, Annika.
Bottom row: Peter, Dr. Ryken, Steve, Adam, Riley, Peter.
"This picture was taken during our Smith/Traber RA [Resident Assistant] reunion," wrote Brittany King '11, who sent this week's image.
"The wonderful people in this picture served as members of the dorm's Reslife [Residence Life] team during the 2009-2010 school year," wrote Brittany. "During our year as RAs, we developed rich friendships that continued to deepen during our last year of college. It has been a blessing to live alongside this group of people, supporting one another as we enter our next stages of life and celebrating the lasting memories we have created together.
"I thank God for the investment each one of these people have made in my life. They each have contributed to the amazing experience I have had at Wheaton College. Wheaton truly invests in its community, and I have experienced its rich benefits through my experience in Reslife."
Pictured (left to right), top row: Brendan McAlpine '10, Tyler Witzig '11, Stephanie Holmberg '11, Kat Haase (RD). Middle Row: Erik Lunde '11, Kimberly Pelletier (GRA '09-'10), JoAnna Frederick '11, Kara Soule '11, Chelsea Nelson '11, Brittany King '11, Elliott Warden '11. Bottom Row: Peter Wickwire '11, Dan Haase '98, Ryan Buchanan '11.
2011 May 13 Image of the Week
This week's image is a picture of Frank Lyons '76, "checking out his likeness beside that of Chaplain Evan Welsh, first captured in conversation in a photo in the Welsh's home on College Avenue in the fall of '73, now viewed on the wall of Wheaton's Immortals." The image came in courtesy of Frank, who was in town for the recent Alumni Weekend reunion of the Class of 1976. The original 1973 photo is posted separately in this album as well, courtesy of the Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections.
2011 May 13 Image of the Week
This week's image (posted separately in this album) is a picture of Frank Lyons '76, "checking out his likeness beside that of Chaplain Evan Welsh, first captured in conversation in a photo in the Welsh's home on College Avenue in the fall of '73, now viewed on the wall of Wheaton's Immortals." The image came in courtesy of Frank, who was in town for the recent Alumni Weekend reunion of the Class of 1976. This photo is the original 1973 photo, courtesy of the Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections.
2011 May 06 Image of the Week
"As a senior, I have had the privilege to be part of the Wheaton College Debate Team for the past four years," wrote Juliana Wilhoit '11, who sent this week's image. "I can honestly say that it was my best decision. I found my roommate of three years on the team, and my closest friends are on the team." Juliana went on to note, "The photos here are of our team at the National Christian College Forensics Invitational at Azusa Pacific in March. "Lauren Kim and Alyssa Phillips won the novice division. John Patrick and McNayre Nichols made it to Junior semi-finals. Josh Melby and Brittani Farrington made it Open octo finals. McNayre was also the #4 speaker in Junior and I was the #20 speaker in Open. "It was a great weekend of debate, friendship, fun, and sun. You'll notice the I'm not wearing any shoes, which is because the freshman boys convinced me that afternoon to go climb a mountain with them, which I did in my dress shoes!" Referring to the fact that the team's coach, Professor Rebecca Sietman, and her husband are expecting their first child, Julianna explained, "Oh yeah, and we are being 'pregnant' in the second photo in celebration of the new life that will soon join our team!"
2011 May 06 Image of the Week
"As a senior, I have had the privilege to be part of the Wheaton College Debate Team for the past four years," wrote Juliana Wilhoit '11, who sent this week's image. "I can honestly say that it was my best decision. I found my roommate of three years on the team, and my closest friends are on the team." Juliana went on to note, "The photos here are of our team at the National Christian College Forensics Invitational at Azusa Pacific in March. "Lauren Kim and Alyssa Phillips won the novice division. John Patrick and McNayre Nichols made it to Junior semi-finals. Josh Melby and Brittani Farrington made it Open octo finals. McNayre was also the #4 speaker in Junior and I was the #20 speaker in Open. "It was a great weekend of debate, friendship, fun, and sun. You'll notice the I'm not wearing any shoes, which is because the freshman boys convinced me that afternoon to go climb a mountain with them, which I did in my dress shoes!" Referring to the fact that the team's coach, Professor Rebecca Sietman, and her husband are expecting their first child, Julianna explained, "Oh yeah, and we are being 'pregnant' in the second photo in celebration of the new life that will soon join our team!"
2011 April 29 Image of the Week
"Cheezborger! Cheezborger!" noted Professor Read Schuchardt, with a photo of his students visiting the Billy Goat Tavern on Michigan Avenue, across the street from (and underneath) the Chicago Tribune, where they went on a field trip with Dr. Schuchardt's Journalism class on April 5.
2011 April 22 Image of the Week
Alumnus Michael Hudson's photo of the Wheaton College Gospel Choir, rehearsing for their April 16 concert under the direction of Mrs. Tanya Egler, is our offering for the week spanning Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday.
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
- Matthew 28:1-10 (NIV)
2011 April15 Image of the Week
"Over spring break this year members of the Wheaton Football team went on our annual WFMP [Wheaton Football Ministry Partnership] mission trip," wrote Kolby Kemp '12, who sent this week's image.
Kolby noted, "I went with a group to Constanza, Dominican Republic, to work with one of our former teammates, Kyle Bradley '09, and Kids Alive International. We played with the kids, helped paint their school building, and built them a basketball court. Some of us are pictured here, working on the basketball court."
Pictured (from left to right): Kolby Kemp '12, Garrett Meador '12, Brannen Dorman '12, and J.J. Clark '12.
2011 April 8 Image of the Week
"We here at His Mansion Ministries were recently very blessed by the team of 14 Wheaton students that came to serve as volunteers here during their spring break," wrote Jennifer Stanger, a staff member with the New Hampshire ministry (http://www.hismansion.com), who sent this week's picture of Wheaton team members.
"It was an amazing group of students who enthusiastically entered into our daily life and routine within our community here in Deering," added Jennifer. "I was excited to see that as they served and worked alongside our residents and staff, they helped us tremendously, and they too were ministered to through their week here."
"God is constantly at work here, restoring broken lives and bringing each of us to a place of healing and wholeness. It was exciting to share in this with the group from Wheaton."
2011 April 1 Image of the Week
"As the hours pass by the ides of March and the madness of March collegiate basketball tournaments, we see many filling out brackets to reach the final four and the championship game," wrote David Malone, Head of the Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections, who sent these images just after the ides of March.
"Well, in 1957, Wheaton College was the team that made it to the end. The men's basketball team won the first NCAA Small College National Championship, defeating Kentucky Wesleyan in the finals, 89-65."
2011 April 1 Image of the Week
"As the hours pass by the ides of March and the madness of March collegiate basketball tournaments, we see many filling out brackets to reach the final four and the championship game," wrote David Malone, Head of the Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections, who sent these images just after the ides of March.
"Well, in 1957, Wheaton College was the team that made it to the end. The men's basketball team won the first NCAA Small College National Championship, defeating Kentucky Wesleyan in the finals, 89-65."
2011 April 1 Image of the Week
"As the hours pass by the ides of March and the madness of March collegiate basketball tournaments, we see many filling out brackets to reach the final four and the championship game," wrote David Malone, Head of the Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections, who sent these images just after the ides of March.
"Well, in 1957, Wheaton College was the team that made it to the end. The men's basketball team won the first NCAA Small College National Championship, defeating Kentucky Wesleyan in the finals, 89-65."
2011 April 1 Image of the Week
"As the hours pass by the ides of March and the madness of March collegiate basketball tournaments, we see many filling out brackets to reach the final four and the championship game," wrote David Malone, Head of the Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections, who sent these images just after the ides of March.
"Well, in 1957, Wheaton College was the team that made it to the end. The men's basketball team won the first NCAA Small College National Championship, defeating Kentucky Wesleyan in the finals, 89-65."
2011 March 25 Image of the Week
"Inspired by Dr. Ryken's style, the senior men pictured here thought it would be a cool tradition to have our campus house take a classy photo with the President," wrote Ryan Buchanan, who sent this week's photo of Dr. Ryken with the residents of the Graham House.
"He even shares his middle name with the campus house," added Ryan.
"Now this picture will be hung on our mantle piece; it is a priceless image that we won't forget. Quality men hanging with a quality man."
From left to right: Jon Chung '11, Peter Brice '11, Ryan Buchanan '11, Zach Johnson '11, President Ryken '88, Will Hughes '11, Brad Churchman '11, Justin Marble '11, and Andrew Hillard '11.
2011 March 18 Image of the Week
"When the earthquake shook Japan on Friday, March 11, I was in Tokyo, but my immediate thoughts were of the community I grew up in and where my children grew up near Sendai," said Philip Foxwell '80 in an excerpt sent in by his daughter, Alanna Foxwell Barajas '06, who provided this week's images.
Philip and his wife, Anda Margesson Foxwell '81, live in Tokyo, where they raised their four children, Alanna '06, Tyler '08, Jordan, and Marisa '13. Philip and Anda are both actively involved in the relief work of CRASH Japan (http://www.crashjapan.com/), which is currently mobilizing churches, mission groups, and Christian relief organizations in Japan.
"When I arrived there on Monday to try to find our loved ones, there had been no relief workers or news crews who had made it out to that peninsula yet," said Philip. "The roads were impassable, so I walked the rest of the way into the village… As I looked down at the flattened, utterly destroyed village, I saw a young couple picking through the rubble below. Realizing that this was the daughter of our very close friend, Hidemasa Endo, I ran to her, and she told me her father was safe."
Philip is pictured above with Hidemasa Endo and his wife after constructing a temporary shelter with them. Their house, noted Alanna, "wasn't just knocked over—they can't even find a shred of it."
"During these hours," said Philip, "I just had to hike over to our neighboring fishing villages of Hanabuchi and Shobudahama, on either side of us, where I had spent so much time growing up, and my kids as well…The places where many houses had been were simply smooth, without even a single toothpick left on them, and other places looked like a giant mass of shredded wheat: a jumble of houses, boats, buildings, and human belongings, and cars jammed in every conceivable position—upside down, on top of each other, inside houses, and on top of walls.
"In a huge pile of debris, I pulled out a broken wooden board (zelkova wood—my favorite!), and painted on it in Japanese kanji was 'Shu wa waga no…' and the next part of a kanji looked like 'michi.' 'The Lord is my way.' Japan just doesn't have signs like that, let alone the one in a million chance of finding the broken piece in the piles and piles of devastation. I am convinced it is a message from the Lord, and the message is obviously clear. I believe that though this is a devastating moment in the history of Japan, and I would never for a moment downplay the tragedy for so many, and the loss for so many more, that this can be a time of renewal and in many ways, new life. Japanese are very resourceful, resilient people in any circumstance, and I believe the world will see an example of courage and determination in the months ahead, and with it amazing Grace."
2011 March 18 Image of the Week
"When the earthquake shook Japan on Friday, March 11, I was in Tokyo, but my immediate thoughts were of the community I grew up in and where my children grew up near Sendai," said Philip Foxwell '80 in an excerpt sent in by his daughter, Alanna Foxwell Barajas '06, who provided this week's images.
Philip and his wife, Anda Margesson Foxwell '81, live in Tokyo, where they raised their four children, Alanna '06, Tyler '08, Jordan, and Marisa '13. Philip and Anda are both actively involved in the relief work of CRASH Japan (http://www.crashjapan.com/), which is currently mobilizing churches, mission groups, and Christian relief organizations in Japan.
"When I arrived there on Monday to try to find our loved ones, there had been no relief workers or news crews who had made it out to that peninsula yet," said Philip. "The roads were impassable, so I walked the rest of the way into the village… As I looked down at the flattened, utterly destroyed village, I saw a young couple picking through the rubble below. Realizing that this was the daughter of our very close friend, Hidemasa Endo, I ran to her, and she told me her father was safe."
Philip is pictured above with Hidemasa Endo and his wife after constructing a temporary shelter with them. Their house, noted Alanna, "wasn't just knocked over—they can't even find a shred of it."
"During these hours," said Philip, "I just had to hike over to our neighboring fishing villages of Hanabuchi and Shobudahama, on either side of us, where I had spent so much time growing up, and my kids as well…The places where many houses had been were simply smooth, without even a single toothpick left on them, and other places looked like a giant mass of shredded wheat: a jumble of houses, boats, buildings, and human belongings, and cars jammed in every conceivable position—upside down, on top of each other, inside houses, and on top of walls.
"In a huge pile of debris, I pulled out a broken wooden board (zelkova wood—my favorite!), and painted on it in Japanese kanji was 'Shu wa waga no…' and the next part of a kanji looked like 'michi.' 'The Lord is my way.' Japan just doesn't have signs like that, let alone the one in a million chance of finding the broken piece in the piles and piles of devastation. I am convinced it is a message from the Lord, and the message is obviously clear. I believe that though this is a devastating moment in the history of Japan, and I would never for a moment downplay the tragedy for so many, and the loss for so many more, that this can be a time of renewal and in many ways, new life. Japanese are very resourceful, resilient people in any circumstance, and I believe the world will see an example of courage and determination in the months ahead, and with it amazing Grace."
2011 March 11 Image of the Week
"This is a picture of us and our friends hanging out before our wedding," noted Kate (Matthews) Smith '09, who was wedded to Alex Smith '09 in December.
"Alex had the same roommates for all four years at Wheaton: Zach Taylor '09, Ben Fisher '09, and Jared Kindt '09," said Kate. "They have many fond memories of Wheaton, including Alex winning the Mr. Wheaton contest in February 2009."
As for the story behind the candy bars, Kate explained, "Their freshman year, the guys made a pact that the first guy to get married would give the other guys each 40 large chocolate bars. The second guy to get married would give each of the other guys 30 large chocolate bars, and so on. This was the celebration of chocolate and marriage and friendship and God's faithfulness."
Pictured from left to right:
Back row: Jeremiah Hillebrand '10, Robb Robins '07, Peter Matthews.
Second row from the back: Christy Schweigert '09, Emily Matthews, Ashley Paulson '08, Meghan (Anderson) Robins '09, Derek Bailey '09, Elise Bremer '09, Ben Fisher '09, Jared Kindt '09, Jess McDougall '09.
Third row from the back: Zach Taylor '09, Kate (Matthews) Smith '09.
Front row: Austin Smith, Alex Smith '09.
2011 March 4 Image of the Week
"I'm a senior leading a trip of four Wheaton College students to Honduras over spring break (March 4-13) through the SAO," wrote Jeff Smith '11, who, along with Joseph Weber '11, suggested this week's image.
Jeff, Joseph, Yaphet Tedla '13, and Jacob Carter '14 are following a coffee company called Growers First.
"We'll be helping harvest their coffee, flying to Laguna, where the coffee is roasted, and then back to Chicago," said Jeff. "Growers First is doing business as mission. The company has several Wheaton alumni on its board, including Shayne Moore '92, and we're looking at establishing student trips with the company in the future."
Noted Joseph, "We'll be blogging about the experience with text, images, and video, and will produce a documentary about the experience upon returning. You can check us out at followthebean.tumblr.com."
2011 February 25 Image of the Week
"Wheaton juniors Levi Henkel, B. B. Taylor, and Matt Traylor are pictured reading the nativity account at the traditional site of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, Israel," noted Levi Henkel, who sent the photo in early February.
"The three are currently studying abroad at Jerusalem University College on Mt. Zion."
2011 February 18 Image of the Week
"Boy, have I got a good one for you!" wrote Professor Mark Thorne, who sent this week's image at the end of January.
"[On January 28], a 'Faculty Battle of the Bands' took place in Coray Gym as part of a fundraiser for Haiti relief, specifically the Spring Breakaway student trip there," said Dr. Thorne.
"The picture represents a rare shot of some of our top-notch Wheaton faculty giving their all in a venue quite different from their regular classroom stage! In this photo we see the grand closing act of the evening, the irrepressibly-named 'Funkagelicals' who delighted the near-capacity crowd of students with their talent and yes, bravery. The students were so impressed with the impeccable funk grooves, some spontaneous student crowd-surfing even broke out. The moral here? Looks like you can count on our Wheaton College faculty to bring *all* their talents to serve others and have a great time while they're at it!"
The Funkagelicals (from L to R):
The three 'Funkettes':
Dr. Tiffany Kriner
Dr. Larycia Hawkins
Dawn Lauber '90 (wife of Dr. David Lauber '89)
Faculty musicians:
Dr. Brian Howell - drums (mostly hidden behind Dr. Hawkins, but his hand with drumstick is visible)
Dr. Ray Phinney - bass
Dr. David Fletcher - lead vocals, guitar
Dr. Trey Buchanan - guitar
Student musicians:
Matt Peterson '11
Joe Foucachon '14
Jon Miller '13
2011 February 11 Image of the Week
Professor John Walford sent this week's images, which show "five works of New York artist, Makoto Fujimura, here seen hanging in Edman Chapel for Special Services, January 19-22, 2011."
The artist himself is pictured at the podium in the upper image; Makoto Fujimura spoke briefly at Chapel on January 19.
Noted Dr. Walford, "These paintings are the centerpiece of Fujimura's major commission from Crossway Books, Wheaton, to illuminate their fabulously produced The Four Holy Gospels, recently released, to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, 1611. Fujimura undertook the task of illuminating this publication alone, which is unprecedented in more than five hundred years."
2011 February 11 Image of the Week
Professor John Walford sent this week's images, which show "five works of New York artist, Makoto Fujimura, here seen hanging in Edman Chapel for Special Services, January 19-22, 2011."
The artist himself is pictured at the podium in the upper image; Makoto Fujimura spoke briefly at Chapel on January 19.
Noted Dr. Walford, "These paintings are the centerpiece of Fujimura's major commission from Crossway Books, Wheaton, to illuminate their fabulously produced The Four Holy Gospels, recently released, to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, 1611. Fujimura undertook the task of illuminating this publication alone, which is unprecedented in more than five hundred years."
2011 February 4 Image of the Week
Shutting down Wheaton's campus is close to impossible, and thus it took Chicago's third largest snowstorm on record, which blew into town February 1, to do just that. For students, the result was a snow day—and reason to get out and play, as shown in photos sent in by Susan Wilcox '11 and Joshua Blaney '10.
"I took the following pictures during my walk around campus on Wednesday morning following the blizzard the night before," wrote Susan, who sent three images and accompanying notes.
In this photo:"Wandering around campus, I was amazed by the way the wind continued to pick up the snow and throw it around in the air. [The image] captures the early morning light amidst the snowflakes caught up in the swirling wind."
2011 February 4 Image of the Week
Shutting down Wheaton's campus is close to impossible, and thus it took Chicago's third largest snowstorm on record, which blew into town February 1, to do just that. For students, the result was a snow day—and reason to get out and play, as shown in photos sent in by Susan Wilcox '11 and Joshua Blaney '10.
"I took the following pictures during my walk around campus on Wednesday morning following the blizzard the night before," wrote Susan, who sent three images and accompanying notes.
In this photo: "I stumbled upon a couple of guys snowboarding down Blanchard Lawn. How often does that happen?"
2011 February 4 Image of the Week
Shutting down Wheaton's campus is close to impossible, and thus it took Chicago's third largest snowstorm on record, which blew into town February 1, to do just that. For students, the result was a snow day—and reason to get out and play, as shown in photos sent in by Susan Wilcox '11 and Joshua Blaney '10.
"I took the following pictures during my walk around campus on Wednesday morning following the blizzard the night before," wrote Susan, who sent three images and accompanying notes.
In this photo: "[This] is a picture I caught of my friend, Fischer RA [Resident Assistant] Meredith Muir '12, falling backward into 20 inches of snow in order to make a snow angel."
2011 February 4 Image of the Week
Shutting down Wheaton's campus is close to impossible, and thus it took Chicago's third largest snowstorm on record, which blew into town February 1, to do just that. For students, the result was a snow day—and reason to get out and play, as shown in photos sent in by Susan Wilcox '11 and Joshua Blaney '10.
Regarding this photo, Joshua noted, "I was taking photos around campus when I saw someone rolling down the hill in a plastic barrel. It was so unusual that I had to take a picture."
2011 January 28 Image of the Week
This week's images came courtesy of Danielle Seaman '11, a performance major in violin and co-concertmaster of Wheaton's symphony orchestra, pictured here with violinist Charlie Siem after a master class.
During the week leading up to his January 22 Artist Series performance, the British virtuoso spent time on campus in a variety of activities not typically expected of one of the greatest emerging talents in the classical world of violin, including speaking with all of the Conservatory students, playing in the symphony orchestra's violin section during rehearsal, eating lunch with students in the cafeteria, offering a short performance at Chapel—and participating in the master class.
About the class Danielle noted, "I performed the first movement from the Dvorak violin concerto for Charlie. It was very inspirational and challenging to perform and learn from a virtuoso so close to my age. Three other students performed that afternoon. We also had a chance to ask Charlie any questions and to see his exquisite violin up close. He was fun to talk to, and everyone enjoyed taking part in this amazing experience."
2011 January 28 Image of the Week
This week's images came courtesy of Danielle Seaman '11, a performance major in violin and co-concertmaster of Wheaton's symphony orchestra, pictured here with violinist Charlie Siem after a master class.
During the week leading up to his January 22 Artist Series performance, the British virtuoso spent time on campus in a variety of activities not typically expected of one of the greatest emerging talents in the classical world of violin, including speaking with all of the Conservatory students, playing in the symphony orchestra's violin section during rehearsal, eating lunch with students in the cafeteria, offering a short performance at Chapel—and participating in the master class.
About the class Danielle noted, "I performed the first movement from the Dvorak violin concerto for Charlie. It was very inspirational and challenging to perform and learn from a virtuoso so close to my age. Three other students performed that afternoon. We also had a chance to ask Charlie any questions and to see his exquisite violin up close. He was fun to talk to, and everyone enjoyed taking part in this amazing experience."
2011 January 21 Image of the Week
"For the past two years, the Archives & Special Collections has been uploading information into an archival database (Archon) that allows users to access descriptive information and digitized material housed in its varied collections that are stored on over one linear mile of shelving," wrote David Malone, head of the Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections, who sent this week's images.
"One of the most recent 'uploads' of data is the descriptive information of nearly 1,000 letters from the Charles Albert Blanchard papers," noted David. "Ranging in date from 1858 to 1937, the correspondence tells the story of Blanchard's life, including his marriages, loss of children, and relationship with his father, and it also includes correspondence between Blanchard and President William Howard Taft.
"Among its data, Archon also contains descriptive information for thousands of Wheaton College audio recordings, a digital collection of the artwork of Allen Lewis, as well as descriptive information for the papers of Oswald Chambers. Find some treasures for yourself at http://archon.wheaton.edu/."
In this photo, reference archivist Keith Call reshelves some of the nearly 1,000 letters of Charles Albert Blanchard, second president of Wheaton College.
2011 January 21 Image of the Week
"For the past two years, the Archives & Special Collections has been uploading information into an archival database (Archon) that allows users to access descriptive information and digitized material housed in its varied collections that are stored on over one linear mile of shelving," wrote David Malone, head of the Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections, who sent this week's images.
"One of the most recent 'uploads' of data is the descriptive information of nearly 1,000 letters from the Charles Albert Blanchard papers," noted David. "Ranging in date from 1858 to 1937, the correspondence tells the story of Blanchard's life, including his marriages, loss of children, and relationship with his father, and it also includes correspondence between Blanchard and President William Howard Taft.
"Among its data, Archon also contains descriptive information for thousands of Wheaton College audio recordings, a digital collection of the artwork of Allen Lewis, as well as descriptive information for the papers of Oswald Chambers. Find some treasures for yourself at http://archon.wheaton.edu/."
In this photo are a sampling of letters from the Charles Albert Blanchard correspondence.
2011 January 21 Image of the Week
"For the past two years, the Archives & Special Collections has been uploading information into an archival database (Archon) that allows users to access descriptive information and digitized material housed in its varied collections that are stored on over one linear mile of shelving," wrote David Malone, head of the Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections, who sent this week's images.
"One of the most recent 'uploads' of data is the descriptive information of nearly 1,000 letters from the Charles Albert Blanchard papers," noted David. "Ranging in date from 1858 to 1937, the correspondence tells the story of Blanchard's life, including his marriages, loss of children, and relationship with his father, and it also includes correspondence between Blanchard and President William Howard Taft.
"Among its data, Archon also contains descriptive information for thousands of Wheaton College audio recordings, a digital collection of the artwork of Allen Lewis, as well as descriptive information for the papers of Oswald Chambers. Find some treasures for yourself at http://archon.wheaton.edu/."
In this photo is Charles Albert Blanchard, who served as president for 43 years, from 1882 to 1925.
2011 January 7 Image of the Week
The Wheaton College Athletic Department submitted this week's photo, taken by the Kansas City Chiefs, of "Wheaton alums Andy Studebaker '08 of the Kansas City Chiefs and Pete Ittersagen '08 of the Tennessee Titans, when their teams played each other on December 26."
According to Sports Information Director Brett Marhanka, "It is believed to be the first meeting of former NCAA Division III teammates since 1986."
Visit the Wheaton College Athletics site for the complete story by Bryan Holmgren '06.