Wheaton College Alumni Magazine Winter 2015 | Page 3

contents WHEATON 62 12 14 f e at u r e s From Darkness to Light Wheaton’s art students and faculty submitted their reflections on “light” for an exhibit this fall. One Neighborhood at a Time Wheaton will launch a new Center for Urban Engagement, preparing students to join alumni committed to renewing America’s cities. by Jeremy Weber ’05 20 24 by Andrew Thompson ’13 Professor and Chair of English Dr. Sharon Coolidge ’72 receives the Alumni Association’s 2014 Distinguished Service to Alma Mater Award. by Dr. Wayne Martindale, professor of English emeritus 26 Faith in the news How are Wheaton alumni in journalism fulfilling the call to bring their faith to work? A Life of Hospitable Service For the Blessing of Souls Unknown Thanks to a small band of alumni, the life and art of Victorian missionary Lilias Trotter continues to further the gospel today. by Katherine Halberstadt Anderson ’90 30 Feeding the Future Wheaton alumni work toward sustainable solutions to feed nine billion people by 2050. by Liuan Chen Huska ’09