BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS (August 11, 2020) — Illinois Wesleyan University honored 388 candidates for graduation on August 2, 2020, during the University's first-ever virtual Commencement ceremony, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. President S Georgia Nugent delivered the Commencement address. The candidates include:
Adam Cady of Rock Island, Illinois, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa majored in English — Literature.
Founded in 1850, Illinois Wesleyan is a nationally-recognized, highly-selective liberal-arts university. The University is exclusively undergraduate and enrolls approximately 1,700 students from across the nation and around the globe. Illinois Wesleyan prides itself on producing graduates who are well-rounded, broadly-educated individuals with a spirit of inquiry who can successfully adapt to the demands of a rapidly-changing, complex world.