• ALUMNI IN THE CLEVELAND AREA should plan to attend the Lutheran Hymnfest in the famed Severance Hall at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, for the Festival of All Saints. The Wittenberg Choir, directed by Professor Donald Busarow, will perform a festival of hymns titled "Sing With All the Company of Heaven." Several choral works will also be performed. The choir from Cleveland's Lutheran West High School will assist in the concert, with two works presented by the combined choirs. Read more ...
• CYNTHIA LAWING '71 GLORIA COOK '73, will perform a duo piano recital at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, Krieg Hall. The performance will feature works by J.S. Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Peter Ilyich Tschaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
• KATIE WILTON '93 was a guest on the award-winning talk show Living the Life on Oct. 29, and another episode will air Thursday, Nov. 15. The program usually airs at 9:30 a.m. on the ABC Family Channel (FAM). Visit Wilton's Web site for future air dates.
• SEVERAL ALUMNI WERE INCLUDED AMONG the local young professionals recognized this year as the Springfield News-Sun's "Springfield's Top 20 under 40," which appeared in the paper on Oct. 21. Congratulations to SHANNON KROEGER MEADOWS '99, RICHELE SHEPARD '96, KELLY EVANS-WILSON '94, DARIN COTTER '91, KEVIN ROSE '03 and JEFFREY SMITH '96.
• JAMES K. FILAN JR. '84 recently left the United States Attorney's office where he specialized in prosecuting computer crimes — particularly those committed by pedophiles and predators, to enter private practice. Read more ...
• CHRIS HACKETT '85 recently announced his intention to run for United States Congressman from the Pennsylvania 10th District. Read more ...
• NANCY RIDE '73 recently announced her intention to run for council in Oakmont, Pa. Read more ...
• THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS asks for assistance in keeping alumni information as current as possible. Keep in touch with your classmates and friends from Wittenberg. Please send contact information to Pam Deselem at pdeselem@wittenberg.edu.