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 makes a direct impact on the excellence and affordability of every student’s Wheaton experience.
ROW 1 (L-R): Noah Chung ’12, Priscilla Barclay Kibler ’12, Eric Fowler ’81, Beverly Liefeld Hancock ’84, Renae Schauer Smith ’91, Mary Ashley Miller ’69, Jerard Woods ’12
ROW 2 (L-R): Becky Gray Jordan ’88, Manette Galvan Turner ’92 M.A. ’98, Brian De La Cruz ’21, Barbara Bates Alexander ’77, Jim Wilkes ’79, Leigh Naraine Pylman ’08, Kari Shook Anderson ’91, Chris Peterson ’93, Lissy Verseput Jones ’08
Not pictured: Bryan Eklund ’89, M.A. ’14, Jeffrey Shafer ’96
Dr. Nadine Rorem
Biology
Dr. Allison Ruark
Applied Health Science
Dr. James Schroeder ’09
Physics & Engineering
Dr. Tammy Schultz
Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy
Science Division Block Grant for Faculty/Student Summer Research
Dr. Allison Dick ’02
Chemistry
Dr. Olga Dietlin
Mission, Ministry & Leadership
Mr. Dan Haase ’97, MA ’02
Mission, Ministry & Leadership
Dr. Emily McGowin
Biblical and Theological Studies
Dr. Thomas Hueber ’82
Uganda
Conservatory
Dr. Alan Seaman
Colombia
Applied Linguistics & International Education
Brett Bauman ’22
International Relations and Spanish
Julia Chavez ’22
Economics Major, Biblical/Theological Studies Minor
Emma Folts ’22
Communication
Genevieve Nelson ’22
Physics
Priscilla Barclay Kibler ’12, Chicago, Illinois
After working in higher education and at a faith-based non-profit organization, Priscilla is currently serving as Young Life’s Chicagoland Associate Regional Director. Priscilla holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Bethel Seminary. While at Wheaton, Priscilla was involved in Diakonoi, the William Osborne Society, B.R.I.D.G.E., 1-2-1, and served as a student chaplain. She and her husband, Scott ’12, have an infant son. ROW 1 (L-R): Noah Chung ’12, Priscilla Barclay Kibler ’12,
Noah Chung ’12, Chicago, Illinois
Noah is the pastor of Park Community Church in Hyde Park and works part-time as Director of Strategy and Impact at Resource Global. After Wheaton, he earned a Master of Divinity degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. As a student, Noah served as a leader in Koinonia, Global Urban Perspectives, and Solidarity Cabinet. He and his wife Sophia Yoo ’12 have two small boys.
Brian De La Cruz ’21, Waukegan, Illinois
Brian is our young alumni representative. He graduated from Wheaton with a degree in Business Economics and works as a Business Operations Coordinator for the American Medical Association in Chicago. While a student, Brian was an Innovation Scholar at the Center for Faith and Innovation, a member of the National School Project, and a marketing assistant for Graduate and Undergraduate Admissions.
