BLOOMINGTON, IL — Illinois Wesleyan University honored more than 400 candidates for graduation during Commencement Sunday, May 1. Dr. William Farrar (’71), considered to be one of the nation’s foremost experts in cancer care, and chief executive officer of The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, delivered the Commencement address.
Ely Kleinsmith, from Solon, majored in Theatre Design and Technology.
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, and complex world.