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Hawkinson Named Provost | Commencement Ceremonies |
Alumni House Grounds Renovation | WIU Out Front and Center
Hawkinson Named Provost and Academic Vice President
 Ken Hawkinson '78 MA '79, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Illinois University, has been named provost and academic vice president at WIU, effective Jan. 1, 2012.
Hawkinson has served as interim provost since July 1. Prior to that appointment, he had served as the associate provost and associate vice president for budget, planning and personnel since June 2008. Read more.
Fall 2011 Commencement Ceremonies Held
 The Western Illinois University Alumni Association welcomed new members during the Fall 2011 Commencement Ceremonies held December 17 in Western Hall. In all, 567 candidates for graduation participated in the two Commencement ceremonies.
The total number of participants by degree was: bachelor’s degree, 439; master’s degree, 126; and the Doctorate in Educational Leadership, two. Read more.
 In addition, three Western Illinois University alumni received the Alumni Achievement Award during the ceremonies. Regina Young Hyatt '94 MS '97, dean of students and associate vice president for student affairs at the University of Alabama, Huntsville; Mark Konkol '95, a writer with the Chicago Sun-Times and recent Pulitzer Prize winner; and Jim Krasula '79 of CBS Radio were recognized. Read more.
Alumni House Grounds Renovation Project Launches
The Western Illinois University Alumni Association is pleased to announce The Alumni Legacy Project. Kicked off last December by the Alumni Council, the project will support renovations to the Alumni House Grounds.
“The Alumni Legacy Project was initiated by members of the Alumni Council in an effort to upgrade the existing landscaping at the Alumni House,” said Roger Clawson, past president of the Alumni Council. “We hope other alumni of this great University will join us in our effort to raise funds for this campus beautification project. When I return to campus, I always feel like I am coming home – we want other WIU alumni to return and see what a beautiful place it truly is.”
The Alumni Council is made up of 25 alumni and the president of Student Alumni Association who represent the interests of Western’s now more than 115,000 member Alumni Association. Watch future issues of the Western News, RockeNews and your email inbox for more details coming soon! Read more.
WIU Marketing Out Front and Center
Billboards, commercials and ads ... oh my! University Marketing, under the direction of the Office of the Vice President for Advancement and Public Services, continues its work to keep Western out front and center across the state. A new 30-second commercial/promo, written and produced by University Relations, is currently airing during prime time shows on WGEM, Quincy (IL) NBC affiliate, and in theatres in Peoria, Bloomington, Warrenville, Lincolnshire, Lombard Springfield and Quincy. Ads were also placed in the Chicago Daily Herald and the Quincy Herald Whig, Peoria Journal Star and Springfield State Journal Register to congratulate WIU's first-ever Rhodes Scholar finalist. University Marketing and University Relations also heavily promoted the WIU vs. EIU rivalry weekend game Dec. 10 through a series of newspaper ads in the McDonough County Voice and the Western Courier. View the video.
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 December winner-- David J. Anderson '11. He found Rocky on the Athletics webpage.
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