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WIU vs. Appalachian State Playoff Central | Four to Receive Alumni Achievement Awards | Former WIU Student Arrested by FBI in Connection with Threats | Alumni Directory Project | Join Us in Chicago

WIU vs. Appalachian State Playoff Central

The Leatherneck football team played its first postseason game since 2003 last weekend and notched an exciting 17-10 win over Coastal Carolina.

With the win, Western (8-4 overall) advances to the second round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs and will face Appalachian State.

You are invited to a pregame social and to cheer the 21st-ranked Fighting Leathernecks on to victory when they travel to Boone, NC for the second round game this Saturday (Dec. 4). Kickoff at Kidd-Brewer Stadium will be 12:00 noon EST.

For more details about our pregame social at Sagebrush of Boone, game tickets, hotel accommodations or transportation information, click here.

Photo courtesy of Western Illinois Athletics.

Four to Receive Alumni Achievement Awards

Three Western Illinois University alumni will receive the WIU Alumni Achievement Award at the December 18 Commencement Exercises, while another Western alumnus will receive the International Alumni Achievement Award.

This year’s Alumni Achievement recipients are John W. Gay II, president of John Gay & Associates of Aurora, CO; Jerilyn K. Scardina of Burr Ridge (IL), retired physical education teacher and head girls tennis coach, Hinsdale Central High School; and Harlan L. Watson of Cabin John, MD, distinguished professional staff member, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Washington, D.C.

The International Alumni Achievement recipient is Datuk Kamaruddin (“Dean”) Mohd Ismail, business development director and senior lecturer in security management at Saito College, Malaysia.

Click here to read more.

Former WIU Student Arrested by FBI in Connection with Threats

Western was faced with six bomb threats from Oct. 25 through Nov. 11. A former WIU student was arrested in connection with the threats.

For all information and updates regarding the threats and the arrest of Cameron McKoy, click here.

Alumni Directory Project

The Western Illinois University Alumni Association recently launched an Alumni Directory project and we invite you to participate in updating your Alumni information!

"Many WIU Alumni have requested an updated Alumni Directory and because it has been 10 years since our last directory was published, we believe it is time for a new one," said Director of Alumni Programs Amy Spelman. "The directory is a great way for us to help our Alumni stay connected to each other and to reconnect with classmates who now live around the world. Some will prefer a hard copy directory which can be used much like a telephone book, and others may prefer an electronic version. With all the changes in technology, our Alumni have the option to order one in either a hard copy or in a CD-ROM, depending on their personal preference."

The comprehensive alumni data verification project will help the Alumni Association make sure your alumni information is as up-to-date as possible which in turn will make the directory even more helpful to those who want to reach out to fellow Leathernecks. In the coming weeks and months, WIU alumni will receive a request via mail to call in and update their Alumni information. "We hope you will consider making that call as we continue to do all we can to connect you to your alma mater," Spelman added.

Join Us in Chicago

Your WIU Alumni Association is coming to Chicago this month for three great events! We will visit the Chicago Lyric Opera House on Saturday, December 11 for a 6:00 p.m. social and a performance of The Mikado. On Monday, December 13, join us at Howl at the Moon in Chicago for a 6:30 p.m. social and dueling pianos. Finally, on Wednesday, December 22, we will be at Hamilton's in Chicago for an 11:30 a.m. social before the WIU Women's Basketball team battles Loyola!

Saturday, December 11, 2010
Chicago Alumni & Friends Event at the Chicago Lyric Opera House
Civic Opera House
20 N. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL

Monday, December 13, 2010
Chicago Alumni & Friends Event at Howl at the Moon
Howl at the Moon
26 W. Hubbard
Chicago, IL

Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Chicago Alumni & Friends Event - WIU vs. Loyola
Pregame Social & Women's Basketball Game
Social: Hamilton's
6341 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL

Game: Gentile Center
6511 N. Winthrop
Chicago, IL

****Congratulations to the December winner--Gary Waites '90. He found Rocky on the International Studies webpage.

Can you find this exact Rocky (in black and white) somewhere else in the eNewsletter? If you find him, email us at A-Association@wiu.edu and let us know where he was placed. One winner will be picked from all the entries emailed on the first day of the month and will get a WIU Prize Pack! Good luck!

****Congratulations to the November winner--Kevin Froehlich '05. He found Rocky on the COEHS webpage.

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