11 Jan 2022

Exhibition by Professor Janis Wunderlich Now on Display at Monmouth College

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 11, 2022) — Award-winning Monmouth College professor and artist Janis Wunderlich is featured in the current display in the Len G Everett Gallery in the College's Hewes Library.

Titled "Emergence," her exhibition will run through February 11. On that final day, there will be a reception for Wunderlich at 3PM in the gallery. She will speak about her work at 3:30PM.

05 Jan 2022

In Memoriam: Monmouth Emerita Professor of Education Esther White

By Duane Bonifer

Esther White is pictured during her Monmouth teaching days with education department colleagues George Arnold (left) and Frank Sorensen

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 5, 2022) — On December 31, two very accomplished, long-lived women with the surname White died — actress Betty White, who passed away just weeks before her 100th birthday, and Monmouth College emerita professor of education Esther White, who was 101.

14 Dec 2021

Monmouth College Political Psychology Class Examines How 9/11 Phrase Changed Everyday Life

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 14, 2021) — The phrase "if you see something, say something," is closely linked to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America. Its origins are traced to the day following the attacks, September 12, 2001, and to New York advertising executive Allen Kay, who is credited with coining the phrase.

13 Dec 2021

Monmouth College Gift Idea: The 12 Authors of Christmas, Plus One

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 13, 2021) — Running out of Christmas gift ideas for those special someones on your list?

Then read on and consider giving the gift of reading. Monmouth College alumni, retired staff, and current and retired faculty have enough recent literature on the market to fill up the twelve days of Christmas, and then some.

06 Dec 2021

Book Due Nearly a Half-Century Ago Returned to Monmouth College Library by Alumnus Living in Orland Park

By Duane Bonifer

More than 49 years after his original due date at Monmouth College, Battles on the Monsoon is put in its proper place by Hewes Library Director Sarah Henderson

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 6, 2021) — John Carlson and his 1974 Monmouth College classmate Lynette Johnson Carlson have been married for 46 years.

03 Dec 2021

“Novel concept” Allows Monmouth College Students to Work as Short-Term Substitute Teachers

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 3, 2021) — Monmouth College's educational studies department is already on top of a major issue, helping prepare its graduates to work in rural school districts, where there has been a shortage of teachers.

02 Dec 2021

Monmouth College Alumni Hope High-Tech Jobs Will Lead to Economic Growth in Aledo

By Duane Bonifer

Pictured from left are Shayne Sendera ('21), Kyle McEwen ('13), Mitchell Perez ('21), and Kenzi Lafferty ('19)

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 2, 2021) — Monmouth College graduates have a presence up the road from campus in Aledo, and there's room for more.

02 Dec 2021

“We're Back Live”: College's Popular 'Christmas at Monmouth' Concert Set for December 4

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 2, 2021) — "Christmas at Monmouth" is back in front of a live audience this year, and Monmouth College choral director Tim Pahel is thrilled for the underclassmen in the College's various musical ensembles.

01 Dec 2021

Robin Ottenad Galloway, President of the Ice Cream Division of DFA Dairy Brands, Named Monmouth College Trustee

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 1, 2021) — The career of Monmouth College graduate Robin Ottenad Galloway is a testament to the power of liberal-arts degree. A three-decade veteran of the ice-cream industry, Galloway has also worked in the oil and automotive industries.

30 Nov 2021

Legendary Monmouth College Emeritus Professor Gary Willhardt ('59) Remembered for Helping Build College's English Department with “18th-Century Elegance”

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 30, 2021) — Emeritus professor of English Gary Willhardt slipped into the "Realms of Light" on November 27. He was 84 at the time of his death in Clarksville, Iowa.

In addition to teaching English at Monmouth for 33 years, Willhardt was a 1959 Monmouth graduate.

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