During the annual Town & Gown celebration in October, Western Illinois University Director of Student Life Jessica Butcher and Steve Silberer were awarded with the 2023 Town & Gown Award and the 2023 Honorary Alumnus Award, respectively. The awards were given to them in recognition of their service to WIU and the Macomb community.
To recognize their service to Western Illinois University and/or the Macomb community, WIU English Professor Emeritus John Hallwas and the late Tate Lindahl received the 2022 Town & Gown Award and the 2022 Honorary Alumnus Award, respectively, during the annual Town & Gown celebration Nov. 3, hosted by the WIU Alumni Association.
Western Illinois University Physical Education Professor and Athletics Director Emerita Marion Blackinton has been named the 2022 WIU Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal. WIU will celebrate Homecoming 2022 Friday-Saturday, Oct. 21-22, with the theme "90 s Blockbuster: Rocky Brings the Good Times Home." The parade begins on the Macomb Square at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.
Western Illinois University will celebrate Homecoming 2022 Friday-Saturday, Oct. 21-22, with the theme "90’s Blockbuster: Rocky Brings the Good Times Home."