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.
Dr. Sarah Bordan ’95, Philosophy
Support to convene a group of English and theology faculty to provide feedback on a manuscript offering theological perspectives on the Harry Potter series.
Dr. Sarah Holman, Conservatory of Music
Support to present at a conference for voice science, performance, and pedagogy, organized by the European Voice Teachers Association in Lucerne, Switzerland. Following the conference, she will launch a year-long project based on a writing invitation from The Journal of Singing.
Dr. Alexander Loney, Modern and Classical Languages
Support for a project that explores themes of nostalgia and homesickness in early Greek literature, with a particular focus on the epics of Homer and Hesiod.
Science Division Block Grant for Faculty/Student Summer Research, Math and Computer Science
Wheaton College’s ten-week Summer Research Program provides opportunities for Wheaton undergraduates to conduct independent and collaborative research projects under the guidance of faculty mentors.
Dr. Eunice Hong, Litfin Divinity School - Ministry and Evangelism
Dr. Kevin Valson Jacob, Physics and Engineering
Faculty Missions Project
Dr. Sarah Holman, Conservatory of Music
Travel funds to work with the Mirai Choir and Music School in New Delhi, India in May 2026.
Dr. Mandy Kellums Baraka M.A. ’13, School of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy
Travel funds to provide consultation and teaching at Colombo Theological Seminary in Colombo, Sri Lanka in July 2025.
Dr. Muhia Karianjahi M.A. ’02, Litfin Divinity School - Spiritual Formation and Leadership
Travel funds to explore and share best practices for orientation programming at Daystar University in Nairobi, Kenya in May 2025.
Dr. David Gieser ’71
(L to R): Hannah Chung, Elisabeth Hendrickson, Joshua Sprinkle, YoungIn Yoo, Rebekah Naus, Gracyn Oelke.
Photo by Kayla Smith
Hannah Chung ’27, Plano, TX, Computer Science and Studio Art
Elisabeth Hendrickson ’27, Riverside, CA, History
Rebekah Naus ’27, Tucson, AZ, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Gracyn Oelke ’27, Mequon, WI, Psychology and Spanish
Joshua Sprinkle ’27, Basking Ridge, NJ, Art History and International Relations
YoungIn Yoo ’27, South Korea and Jordan, Biblical Theological Studies and Christian Formation/Ministry
Row 1 (L to R): Chloe Keene ’18, M.A.T. ’24, Allison Haugen Borton ’04, M.A. ’13, Doug Goebel ’90, Jerard Woods ’12, Eric Fowler ’81, Courtney Holt Crowder ’94, Lisa Biehle Files ’83. Row 2 (L to R): Aslin Tanco ’24, M.A.T. ’25, Alicia Vallejo Gorski ’82, Hannah Tan Follett ’06, Leonard Blair Jr. ’18, Cynthie Hall Haag ’75, Jim Hawthorne ’88, M.A. ’92, Mark Nelson ’91, Brent Armstrong ’91, Mark Hilde ’04, Celeste Elsenheimer Barnett ’04. Not pictured: Jim Black ’94, M.A. ’99.
Photo by Mike Hudson
