October 27, 2025

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

Brenda Lessen Knoll '89 Receives Most Prestigious National Honor in Nursing Field

Associate Professor of Nursing and Illinois Wesleyan alumna Brenda Lessen Knoll '89 was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), the most prestigious national honor in the field of nursing, on Oct. 18 at a ceremony hosted in Washington, D.C.

James Plath Offers Glimpse Into Former Home of Mark Twain in Poetry Book ‘At Quarry Farm’

While visiting the place where Mark Twain penned some of his most famous tales, Illinois Wesleyan Professor of English James Plath couldn’t help but be inspired. 

Plath will give a reading from the book and show photos from the Farm at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library.

Galesburg Community News


Rick Yemm '78, a longtime Galesburg business owner and community advocate, has been chosen by the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association as its nominee for the 2026 TIME Dealer of the Year award, one of the automobile industry’s highest honors recognizing leadership and public service.

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